Fisticuffs
Westbrook Brewing Co.

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From:
Westbrook Brewing Co.
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
Old Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 7.6%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
95
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 07, 2018
Added:
Feb 12, 2015
Wants:
  20
Gots:
  20
A rye based old ale aged in Bittermilk barrels for one year.
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Ratings by dvmin98:
 
Rated: 4.39 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Feb 21, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.19 by StoutSnob40 from California

Jan 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by Kurmaraja from California

Oct 13, 2017
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Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina

4.4/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Had this beer on-tap at Westbrook's tasting room, poured into a snifter. Had a dark brown color and a thick, murky consistency. There was a small amount of off white, foamy head that quickly dissipated. Fair lacing.

S: A big, enticing aroma of bourbon, fruit, malt, caramel, and oak.

T: Tasted of a good amount of caramel, lots of malt (not too much, though), a woody oak element, just enough bourbon, vanilla, a nutty quality, some dark fruit, and a little citrus (orange). A very aggressive and complex flavor. Well balanced and somehow unusual.

F: An average amount of carbonation with a somewhat syrupy finish. Medium- to full-bodied.

O: An interesting, well made big beer. Certainly a sipping beer, but likable.
Sep 03, 2016
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Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina

3.97/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Had this at the Brewers Kettle a few days back.Poured into a goblet a menacing looking deep dark brown with a thinner almost non existent head atop.Mild spicy rye,vanilla tinged oak,and alot of nuttiness.Alot going on aroma wise,very complex.A full mellow feel with very light carbonation.Caramel and vanilla up front on the palate with just a faint almost lactic element from the rye with a candied orange note that comes thru late.Not quite as good as the Improved Old Fashioned I had awhile back from Brooklyn but an interesting beer none the less.Obviously this beer had some age to it.
May 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by thatoneguymike from Georgia

May 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.38 by wcu80 from Georgia

Apr 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.03 by Raziel313 from California

Apr 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by ryanhooks81 from Georgia

Feb 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by darktronica from Indiana

Jan 02, 2016
 
Rated: 4.49 by sendbeer from Georgia

Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by fehrminator from North Carolina

Nov 26, 2015
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Rated by IckyT2012 from Florida

4.21/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Smells and tastes like dough. I want to toast this and spread butter on it.
Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by JamLand from District of Columbia

Nov 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by lanciloti from Illinois

Nov 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by Hopbully from Virginia

Oct 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by djgustafson from North Carolina

Sep 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by tarheels4life23 from North Carolina

Aug 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by McAndrew from North Carolina

Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Jul 23, 2015
Fisticuffs from Westbrook Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 95 ratings