Alpha Hop Society: Barrel-Aged Cinnamon Swirl
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Porter
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 5.58%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 22, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 19, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Ale Aged in Cinnamon & Vanilla Whiskey Barrels.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by wmartin from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Found this to be very nice. Would definitely have again, should it ever be available, but wouldn't expend extra effort to acquire it like some things. Label states that is was aged in vanilla and cinnamon barrels. Not sure what that means as I didn't know vanilla and cinnamon were stored in barrels.
Has a bit of head when poured straight into teku. It is like a BA quad, with cinnamon and vanilla instead of dark fruit flavors. It is interesting that the strongest cinnamon taste occurs on the first sip. The taste buds may become somewhat accustomed to the flavor on subsequent sips. Except for possibly that first sip, the adjunct flavors are not over-powering. About as good a balance as I can imagine, all things considered. While flavors developed on warming, I found the flavors to be better at the cooler end, perhaps 40 to 45F.
It would probably be difficult to ever have something like this in the regular Sierra Nevada canon of mass releases, due to either limited barrel availability, or market acceptance of something different. Still different sometimes sells, and this is a very nice deviation from the usual hoppy spectrum of offerings.
Mar 26, 2018Has a bit of head when poured straight into teku. It is like a BA quad, with cinnamon and vanilla instead of dark fruit flavors. It is interesting that the strongest cinnamon taste occurs on the first sip. The taste buds may become somewhat accustomed to the flavor on subsequent sips. Except for possibly that first sip, the adjunct flavors are not over-powering. About as good a balance as I can imagine, all things considered. While flavors developed on warming, I found the flavors to be better at the cooler end, perhaps 40 to 45F.
It would probably be difficult to ever have something like this in the regular Sierra Nevada canon of mass releases, due to either limited barrel availability, or market acceptance of something different. Still different sometimes sells, and this is a very nice deviation from the usual hoppy spectrum of offerings.
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