Steve The Imperial Brown Ale (Aged In Whisky Barrels)
Right Brain Brewery
- From:
- Right Brain Brewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 8.8%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 17.41%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2014
- Added:
- May 20, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mattvandyk from Michigan
3.94/5 rDev +4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.94/5 rDev +4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Had this in a bottle this past Friday at a tasting I was hosting. Whomever brought it must've gotten it at RBB since I didn't find it on the site anywhere (which is highly unusual). I'm not usually one for browns, but this was interesting. The aging gave it a sweeter-than-expected and slightly boozy taste (despite the 8.8% ABV), and yet it finished quite smooth. I've not had anything quite like it. It was a pretty good showcase for what barrel-aging can do for a beer -- positive and negative. Underneath was what tasted like a solid brown ale, which although not my favorite style, is pretty immediately recognizable, but what made it stand out were the barrel-aging characteristics. All told, worth a bottle or a draft if you happen to be up at the brewery.
May 20, 2013
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