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Old Bat Rastard
Freetail Brewing Company
- From:
- Freetail Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 9.1%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 10.93%
- Reviews:
- 29
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 19, 2018
- Added:
- Feb 17, 2009
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 21
No description / notes.
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Ratings by wethorseblanket:
Rated by wethorseblanket from California
3.6/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Aug 22, 2015
3.6/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Aug 22, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
3.95/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
2011 vintage. Bomber labeled of 200 poured into a tulip appears a clear dark mahogany with khaki cap that fades leaving spotty lace.
Aroma starts off with almost a cider feel blending to raisons, minerals, currant and molasses.
Taste has a buttery grain aspect, slight raison, currant and slight herbal touch. Very mild dusty grain and fruity alcohol finish.
Medium in body, modest carbonation. Held up very well for being ~7 years old.
Mar 30, 2018Aroma starts off with almost a cider feel blending to raisons, minerals, currant and molasses.
Taste has a buttery grain aspect, slight raison, currant and slight herbal touch. Very mild dusty grain and fruity alcohol finish.
Medium in body, modest carbonation. Held up very well for being ~7 years old.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
3.93/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a bomber from the Brookshire Brothers grocery store in Canyon Lake, TX for $5.49. Bottled on 11-24-15.
Beer poured reddish-brown with a decent off white head that dissipated pretty quickly.
Nose is toffee and light roast.
Taste is a nice play between the caramel malts, toffee, and molasses. Finish is sweet but not cloyingly so.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.
Overall i like the molasses play in this beer. It was very noticeable with the first sip but going forward the melding with the caramel malts is quite nice. Glad i gave this brew a shot!
Apr 09, 2017Beer poured reddish-brown with a decent off white head that dissipated pretty quickly.
Nose is toffee and light roast.
Taste is a nice play between the caramel malts, toffee, and molasses. Finish is sweet but not cloyingly so.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth.
Overall i like the molasses play in this beer. It was very noticeable with the first sip but going forward the melding with the caramel malts is quite nice. Glad i gave this brew a shot!
Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas
4.06/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
22 oz. bomber poured into nonic
(11/24/15 born on date)
L: brown, murky, almost 100% opaque to begin with, orange highlights when help up to light; pushes up small head of beige/tan foam, less than a finger tall; keeps thick beige collar and most of a skin; no major sticking or lacing
S: caramel, dried apricots, peat/earthy dirt note
T: sweet caramel, bitter dirt-hop bite midswallow with a lingering earthy flavor; peach
F: ale slick with a bit of heft; looks a bit flat but has plenty of carbonation; not milk stout thick and lumpy but it's filling with plenty of weight
O: fantastic brew with plenty of authentic English ale notes and a ton of great malt flavor; there's no tricks here in the final presentation, just a malty ale with a solid earthy backbone of hop flavor that's showing up despite nine-ten months of age
Oct 09, 2016(11/24/15 born on date)
L: brown, murky, almost 100% opaque to begin with, orange highlights when help up to light; pushes up small head of beige/tan foam, less than a finger tall; keeps thick beige collar and most of a skin; no major sticking or lacing
S: caramel, dried apricots, peat/earthy dirt note
T: sweet caramel, bitter dirt-hop bite midswallow with a lingering earthy flavor; peach
F: ale slick with a bit of heft; looks a bit flat but has plenty of carbonation; not milk stout thick and lumpy but it's filling with plenty of weight
O: fantastic brew with plenty of authentic English ale notes and a ton of great malt flavor; there's no tricks here in the final presentation, just a malty ale with a solid earthy backbone of hop flavor that's showing up despite nine-ten months of age
Old Bat Rastard from Freetail Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
97 ratings
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