Barleywine (Big Bottom Whiskey #2) (Sole Composition Series)
Upright Brewing Company
- From:
- Upright Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 12.3%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 11, 2015
- Added:
- Apr 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.09/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Bottle #38 of 114.
Appearance - Deep amber. Nice wispy surface. Collar of off white foam.
Smell - Less impressive whiskey than the Eastside, which was not intense to begin with. Still has a vanilla presence. Lots of grapefruit and other light fruits. Caramel aroma of course.
Taste - Whiskey is slight, doesn't permeate the barleywine. Bright flavor. Sharp alcohol. Caramel malts all over, but very fruity. Bitter finish.
Mouthfeel - Less smooth than the Eastside. Slightly sharp booze.
Overall - Still an impressive barleywine, but this whiskey treatment wasn't as good as Eastside.
Apr 06, 2013Appearance - Deep amber. Nice wispy surface. Collar of off white foam.
Smell - Less impressive whiskey than the Eastside, which was not intense to begin with. Still has a vanilla presence. Lots of grapefruit and other light fruits. Caramel aroma of course.
Taste - Whiskey is slight, doesn't permeate the barleywine. Bright flavor. Sharp alcohol. Caramel malts all over, but very fruity. Bitter finish.
Mouthfeel - Less smooth than the Eastside. Slightly sharp booze.
Overall - Still an impressive barleywine, but this whiskey treatment wasn't as good as Eastside.
More User Ratings:
Rated by kscaldef from Oregon
3.25/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A touch better than Big Bottom #1
May 03, 2015
Reviewed by dirtylou from Oklahoma
3.77/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
#101/114, from the taproom
"single cask from big bottom whiskey" ; sharpie marked "2" on the cap
Needed something to knock me out so i can get up early and catch a flight east - this should do the trick. Muddy garnet body, creamy carbonation, nice lace. The bourbon barrel provides heavy doses of bourbon but not much wood or other common traits. Very sweet - lots of dark fruit, caramelized brown sugar, booze for miles. I appreciate Upright screwing around with styles, but this is pretty deviant from their sweet spot
Nov 21, 2013"single cask from big bottom whiskey" ; sharpie marked "2" on the cap
Needed something to knock me out so i can get up early and catch a flight east - this should do the trick. Muddy garnet body, creamy carbonation, nice lace. The bourbon barrel provides heavy doses of bourbon but not much wood or other common traits. Very sweet - lots of dark fruit, caramelized brown sugar, booze for miles. I appreciate Upright screwing around with styles, but this is pretty deviant from their sweet spot
Reviewed by standardcherry from Massachusetts
3.84/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
CBC bottle share.
A: Hazy dark brown color with a thin off-white head.
S: Tons of booze! Followed by oak, caramel, vanilla and coconut. A bit of chocolate and brown sugar in the end.
T: A bit hot. Brown sugar, toffee and tons of caramel. Some chocolate roastiness. Pretty sweet and boozy.
M: Full bodied with low carbonation.
O: Nice barleywine that I would gladly drink again if it were available. Far from Upright's best effort though.
Aug 28, 2013A: Hazy dark brown color with a thin off-white head.
S: Tons of booze! Followed by oak, caramel, vanilla and coconut. A bit of chocolate and brown sugar in the end.
T: A bit hot. Brown sugar, toffee and tons of caramel. Some chocolate roastiness. Pretty sweet and boozy.
M: Full bodied with low carbonation.
O: Nice barleywine that I would gladly drink again if it were available. Far from Upright's best effort though.
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