The K13
Voodoo Brewing Company

The K13The K13
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From:
Voodoo Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
13%
Score:
99
Avg:
4.51 | pDev: 10.42%
Reviews:
32
Ratings:
247
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 12, 2022
Added:
Sep 28, 2013
Wants:
  346
Gots:
  26
Barrel Room Collection

13% Barleywine aged 15 months in Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon barrels.
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Rated: 4.25 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jul 12, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Mar 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.87 by Hallertau from Wisconsin

Dec 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by PassMeAZima from Kentucky

Jul 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by mklisz from New Hampshire

May 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

May 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Brown120 from Pennsylvania

Apr 16, 2016
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Reviewed by sposter4 from Pennsylvania

4.58/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
8 oz draft pour in a snifter. Deep amber color with a half inch head that dies down. Nose is easily the best part of the beer with carmrl,malt and bourbon popping. Taste is similar l. This beer still has some heat even with age. Good heat though. Maybe the best barley wine I've tasted. This is a must drink for barley wine lovers.
Apr 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.96 by Brian29 from Ohio

Apr 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.18 by BarrytheBear from Wisconsin

Feb 29, 2016
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Rated by madtowndmb1 from Wisconsin

4.57/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Just a notch below KH, but it's close! Well done!
Feb 29, 2016
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Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania

4.26/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark chocolate brown color with subtle purplish hues and dark mahogany edges. Half finger light beige head that quickly settles into a thin, lasting ring. Spotty lacing left behind.

Very inviting aroma with excellent barrel character that's nicely integrated into the leathery malts and vinous fruits of the base beer. Some softly charred oak, spicy spirit(with actuall pappy character), toasted coconut and silky vanilla bean. Underneath, there's a nice balance of vinous fruit and softly smoked leathery/tobacco-like malts. Hints of caramel drizzled raisin, date and fig along with toffee, tobacco and musty leather. Smells amazing!

Viscous full body with prominent barrel flavors nicely integrated into the Barleywine notes of the base. Dry toasted oak but not too powerful or acrid. Heavy dose of sweet, spicy spirit that actually has complex whiskey character. Great fiery heat but not harsh or overly boozy with cinnamon and toasted coconut on the exhale. The vinous fruit and malt sweetness isn't as stong as in the aroma but is still there with caramel, raisin, fig and molasses. Subtle leathery tobacco but the earthy Barleywine flavors are slightly overpowered by all the spirit. Another solid entry in this series from Voodoo.
Dec 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.49 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Jul 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.66 by jbdpsu82 from Pennsylvania

Jun 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by kscaldef from Oregon

Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by ScottP from New Hampshire

May 24, 2015
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Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York

4.4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
From 03/14/15 notes. Big thanks to BeerLawyer85 for sharing this; thanks Ross. 22 oz. bottle into a taster glass.

Pours a murky medium brown color with a few bubbles and no real head. Lots of sweet dark fruits, figs, delicious sweet bourbon, toasted malts, toffee, and caramel malts. Super smooth and very good. Well worth it.
Mar 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.79 by WVUbrew from North Carolina

Feb 08, 2015
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.85/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
On tap at Voodoo Homestead in Homestead, PA. Got two pours of this one.

Pours a moderately dark amber, with a spotty quarter inch head, and a little bit of lacing.

Smells richly of deep malt and bourbon- the bourbon is huge on this one. I can't really tell that it's Pappy, because I'm not well-versed in it, but I do know that the bourbon smells nice. I also get aromas of vanilla, coconut, caramel, toffee, and tobacco.

This is a wonderful barrel-aged barleywine. I've heard reports that it's falling off a bit at this point. Those reports seem to be exaggerated, or they're just about the bottles at this point. There's a big amount of sweet malt and grain up front, some honey, molasses, brown sugar, toffee, and some leafy tobacco bitterness near the end.

This is pretty thick bodied, with a syrupy, and very full mouthfeel, along with a lower level of carbonation.

One of the best barleywines ever. A really impressive achievement.
Feb 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.85 by whitenads from Michigan

Feb 01, 2015
The K13 from Voodoo Brewing Company
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 247 ratings