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The Colonel - Barrel-Aged "Wild" Porter
Cambridge Brewing Company
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- From:
- Cambridge Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 14.61%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 14, 2019
- Added:
- Apr 18, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
This wild, slightly sour porter has been aged forover two years in American oak bourbon barrels.
These barrels are home to various strains of Brettanomyces from previous batches - wild yeasts often found in aged beer. The “brett” contributes notes of fruitiness (dried cherries, cranberries), farmhouse-y funk, and acidity. This aged-and-blended strong porter pays homage to Colonel Albert Blanton, founder of the Buffalo Trace distillery, and is our modern interpretation of the ‘entire’ original porter-style
beers of the nineteenth century. While the contribution of bourbon flavors is slight, the wood itself has contributed smoothness with notes of vanilla and charred oak rounding out the beer’s complex flavors of berry, roast, and caramel. Its well-attenuated body and acidity remind you that this beer makes no attempt to fit in with modern times.
These barrels are home to various strains of Brettanomyces from previous batches - wild yeasts often found in aged beer. The “brett” contributes notes of fruitiness (dried cherries, cranberries), farmhouse-y funk, and acidity. This aged-and-blended strong porter pays homage to Colonel Albert Blanton, founder of the Buffalo Trace distillery, and is our modern interpretation of the ‘entire’ original porter-style
beers of the nineteenth century. While the contribution of bourbon flavors is slight, the wood itself has contributed smoothness with notes of vanilla and charred oak rounding out the beer’s complex flavors of berry, roast, and caramel. Its well-attenuated body and acidity remind you that this beer makes no attempt to fit in with modern times.
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Reviewed by davidtk from Massachusetts
5/5 rDev +25.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +25.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is one of my all-time favorites. I wish there were more beers in the world that are both sour and dark, and this one balances perfectly.
Fruity sourness, roasty stoutness, smooth rich mouthfeel like an imperial despite the abv being more like a double.
Pairs super well with dark chocolate.
Jun 14, 2019Fruity sourness, roasty stoutness, smooth rich mouthfeel like an imperial despite the abv being more like a double.
Pairs super well with dark chocolate.
Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts
3.77/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A-Pours dark. Minimal light penetration. Tan head pops away to nearly nothing.
S-Complex aroma. Lightly sour. Bourbon notes are slight but noticeable. Decent mixture of cocoa and roast and a big Bretty component.
T-Flavor brings more of the beer's base. Porter flavors of roast and powdery chocolate. Then the Brett and tartness kick in. I enjoyed how the okay bourbon rounds out the flavors.
M-Fuller bodied. A bit boozy. Feel is creamy. Moderate carbonation.
O/D-A neat beer. Really experimental. Some tartness and bourbon blended into a Porter.
Sep 15, 2013S-Complex aroma. Lightly sour. Bourbon notes are slight but noticeable. Decent mixture of cocoa and roast and a big Bretty component.
T-Flavor brings more of the beer's base. Porter flavors of roast and powdery chocolate. Then the Brett and tartness kick in. I enjoyed how the okay bourbon rounds out the flavors.
M-Fuller bodied. A bit boozy. Feel is creamy. Moderate carbonation.
O/D-A neat beer. Really experimental. Some tartness and bourbon blended into a Porter.
The Colonel - Barrel-Aged "Wild" Porter from Cambridge Brewing Company
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
55 ratings
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