Papier - Rye Whiskey-Barrel
The Bruery
- From:
- The Bruery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 17%
- Score:
- 96
- Avg:
- 4.44 | pDev: 9.23%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 21
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 13, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 24, 2009
- Wants:
- 170
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
96
World-Class
96
World-Class
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.46/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A- pours a murky dark brown with a razor thin foamy khaki head that has short retention
S- a bit of oxidization up front, followed by dark fruit notes of raisin, fig and dried prunes. Peppery rye, cracked black pepper, caramel chews, toffee, leather, pipe tobacco and wet oak close it out
T- sweet, malty and boozy up front with loads of caramel and toffee up front, followed by dark fruit notes of figs and raisins. Mid-palate brings out some spicy and peppery rye, along with old wet oak and tobacco. The finish gives more dark fruit, with a vinous-like wine linger, almost like a port
M- medium-heavy body with virtually zero carbonation leads to a syrupy mouthfeel that continues into a warming finish
O- glad to get to try this piece of Bruery history!
Nov 13, 2021S- a bit of oxidization up front, followed by dark fruit notes of raisin, fig and dried prunes. Peppery rye, cracked black pepper, caramel chews, toffee, leather, pipe tobacco and wet oak close it out
T- sweet, malty and boozy up front with loads of caramel and toffee up front, followed by dark fruit notes of figs and raisins. Mid-palate brings out some spicy and peppery rye, along with old wet oak and tobacco. The finish gives more dark fruit, with a vinous-like wine linger, almost like a port
M- medium-heavy body with virtually zero carbonation leads to a syrupy mouthfeel that continues into a warming finish
O- glad to get to try this piece of Bruery history!
Reviewed by ivegot3Dvision from Oregon
4.63/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.63/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
This has to be one of the last ones out there.
Look: zero carb, chestnut brown, nice and clear
Smell: slight oxidation, caramel, dark fruit
Taste: once again, a little oxidation but so little it's almost not perceived. Dark fruit, caramel, slightly woody, zero rye spice, sweet
Feel: syrupy due to the zero carb, but it doesn't take away from it
Overall: so glad I was able to get this. It's been in a fridge since release and it tastes nowhere near 12 years old. It's delicious and I wish I had one more to hold on to.
May 27, 2021Look: zero carb, chestnut brown, nice and clear
Smell: slight oxidation, caramel, dark fruit
Taste: once again, a little oxidation but so little it's almost not perceived. Dark fruit, caramel, slightly woody, zero rye spice, sweet
Feel: syrupy due to the zero carb, but it doesn't take away from it
Overall: so glad I was able to get this. It's been in a fridge since release and it tastes nowhere near 12 years old. It's delicious and I wish I had one more to hold on to.
Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
4.42/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
The Bruery just celebrated their 10th anniversary so I figured it was time to bust these old gems out. Drank along side the other 2 100% BA Papier versions.
Bottle into a snifter appears brown in color with a couple big bubbles of carbonation that quickly fade.
Aroma is earthen with tobacco/leather, but has a strong vanilla sweetness about it before getting mildly fruity with caramel too.
Taste is boozy, slightly fruity like raison with an oaked aspect tasting of coconut. Earthen across the aftertaste with plenty of solvent alcohol and neutral oak/woody flavors that meld to hints of chocolate.
Full bodied, very light on the carbonation. A very enjoyable sipper that has tons of booze and depth. This is an almost 10 year old beer and it truly is not even showing its age. Magnificent.
This differs quite a bit from the brandy and bourbon BA versions in that it has the alcohol masked the best and also has significantly more barrel character than the other two. Id drink the hell out of this but man there cannot be many left considering how limited this was even back when it was released.
Jun 07, 2018Bottle into a snifter appears brown in color with a couple big bubbles of carbonation that quickly fade.
Aroma is earthen with tobacco/leather, but has a strong vanilla sweetness about it before getting mildly fruity with caramel too.
Taste is boozy, slightly fruity like raison with an oaked aspect tasting of coconut. Earthen across the aftertaste with plenty of solvent alcohol and neutral oak/woody flavors that meld to hints of chocolate.
Full bodied, very light on the carbonation. A very enjoyable sipper that has tons of booze and depth. This is an almost 10 year old beer and it truly is not even showing its age. Magnificent.
This differs quite a bit from the brandy and bourbon BA versions in that it has the alcohol masked the best and also has significantly more barrel character than the other two. Id drink the hell out of this but man there cannot be many left considering how limited this was even back when it was released.
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