Barrel Aged Demolition Derby
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bear Republic Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 9.7%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 9.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2019
- Added:
- Feb 17, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.14/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
July 28th, 2015 - Moving to one of the sweeter beers of the day is the Demolition Derby. It's a lighter auburn color with little head, and a hugely sweet smell of graham cracker, and honey. And then there's some skittles and strawberry frosting, making it just a touch too sweet. The body salvages this with a heavy weightiness, and more of the strawberry frosting flavor. It gets large and a little scary after a few sips, imitating something more like a dessert beer.
Mar 08, 2019
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.21/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Thin Man Brewery in Buffalo, NY.
This one pours a light rusted looking amber, with a small white head, and basically no lacing.
Smells like dark fruit, oak, light caramel, and toasted bread. It says it's aged in Hungarian oak chardonnay barrels- I definitely get an oak aroma- but no chardonnay.
This is pretty solid- not amazing, but solid. The oakiness is great, and gives off a hint of vanilla, along with piney hops, toasted bready malt, lots of dark fruit, and a hint of booze.
This is light bodied for the style, but very drinkable, with a normal level of carbonation.
A definitely interesting take on the style. I very much enjoyed it.
Oct 02, 2016This one pours a light rusted looking amber, with a small white head, and basically no lacing.
Smells like dark fruit, oak, light caramel, and toasted bread. It says it's aged in Hungarian oak chardonnay barrels- I definitely get an oak aroma- but no chardonnay.
This is pretty solid- not amazing, but solid. The oakiness is great, and gives off a hint of vanilla, along with piney hops, toasted bready malt, lots of dark fruit, and a hint of booze.
This is light bodied for the style, but very drinkable, with a normal level of carbonation.
A definitely interesting take on the style. I very much enjoyed it.
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