Fourth Dementia - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

Excellent

Dark brown color. One-finger thick, beige head. Dark fruits, raisins, caramel malt, and wood in the aroma. Sweet, malty taste with notes of bourbon. Warming.

 

Great pour. Brown body, good carbonation, beautiful brown head that stuck around and left lacing.

No nose.

Smooth, easy to drink.

This is not a style I especially enjoy, but still very delicious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 vintage

In the glass, this is fairly unremarkable, but the actual pour out of the bottle makes up for it. There's a beautiful red tint that adds a certain brilliance to this as it pours out of the bottle. In the glass it disappears and just becomes a meh dark brown with a little bit of head, but man was the pour itself attractive.

Molasses lead the way on the nose, with some faint fig like notes lurking underneath. It's very rich smelling, but in the best possible way. Perhaps rethinking my decision to enjoy this in the morning vs. evening, but there's never a wrong time to drink good beer, right?

Raisins & figs are more prominent on the tongue than the nose, particularly early in my first few sips. Caramel and toffee start to take a more prominent role with subsequent sips, emerging even more on the long finish. Wonderful subtle alcohol warming, and this coats the mouth very nicely.

Overall, this is excellent.

 

 

12 ounce bottle into a snifter. 2022 edition, had 12/23/23.

Pours a semi opaque dark amber, with a short head and light foamy cling. Aromas of bourbon, caramel, figs, raisins, malt, oak, brown sugar. The flavors almost match: bourbon, caramel, figs, brown sugar, malt, oak, light raisins, a little cherry. Smooth, a very good medium body, appropriately carbonated on the low side.

The barrels and the caramel and fig notes stand out. Very enjoyable, but kind of thought it would be better, after hearing about it for so long. However, the cap came off with almost no resistance, so maybe not at its best. Have one more bottle to adjust my attitude.

 

Dark, opaque color, looks black in the glass; thin, light khaki colored head. Fine aroma; a touch of dark malt and chocolate with a note of bourbon and white oak; star anise. Light milk chocolate base flavor with an almost mint-like backdrop; mild bourbon flavors sneak into the picture late into the sip. Heavy body; smooth and silky; a fine, lingering alcohol heat and warmth.

This is a beautiful rendition of a barrel aged beer. Being an old ale, I certainly appreciate and love what this Michigan brewery has done with this particular beer. Smooth, tasty, hides its ABV very, very well -- this is a good'n...

Pouring temperature: 51 °F; bottling info: 2022
Source: Tavour

2022 vintage

A -- Deep tawny brown in the glass with near total clarity and just a scant tan head produced with aerated pour. Minimal retention and some lacing
S -- Herbal hop, leather, smoke, toffee, musk, oak, dark roast coffee, char, nori seaweed, port wine. Got this real old cellar character. Many layers of complexity
T -- Tobacco leaf, molasses, caramel, wet bourbon, roast, astringent herbal hop, black licorice, and a hint of diacetyl on the back end
F -- Very full but low viscosity. Astringent finish. As expected for the style and the barrel aging
O -- A style I don't have all that often and this makes me wish I did more

86/100