The Great Northern Barrel Aged Series 16
Evil Twin Brewing
- From:
- Evil Twin Brewing
- New York, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 4.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 08, 2022
- Added:
- May 13, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Barrel-Aged 27 months on Sine Qua Non red wine barrels and conditioned on Mexican Vanilla & Papua New Guinean Vanilla.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jngls from Germany
4.01/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
One year old. Can to tumbler.
Look: Pours a very dark brown with some floaters. No head, no lacing.
Smell: Boozy barrel notes with hints of dark chocolate and vanilla.
Taste: An almost stout-like body complemented by vinous barrel notes. Dark chocolate, roasted malts, toffee, brown sugar and just a little bit of vanilla. Boozy, sweet, roasty and bready. Dry finish.
Feel: Full and creamy with a very low carbonation. Smooth despite all its booziness.
Overall: Not a bad beer but all in all one of the weaker ones from this series. Even though the mix of two different kinds of vanilla sounds very promising, it is barely detectable. However, the typical barrel character paired with the distinctive red wine notes are balanced quite nicely and make for a smooth drink.
May 08, 2022Look: Pours a very dark brown with some floaters. No head, no lacing.
Smell: Boozy barrel notes with hints of dark chocolate and vanilla.
Taste: An almost stout-like body complemented by vinous barrel notes. Dark chocolate, roasted malts, toffee, brown sugar and just a little bit of vanilla. Boozy, sweet, roasty and bready. Dry finish.
Feel: Full and creamy with a very low carbonation. Smooth despite all its booziness.
Overall: Not a bad beer but all in all one of the weaker ones from this series. Even though the mix of two different kinds of vanilla sounds very promising, it is barely detectable. However, the typical barrel character paired with the distinctive red wine notes are balanced quite nicely and make for a smooth drink.
Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts
4.15/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Canned 4/29/21
First things first, I saw Evil Twin and assumed it was, well, Evil Twin. Little did I know there’s actually 2 breweries that go by basically the same name in New York. That’s very strange, but I’m interested in what we have here. A red wine BA barleywine aged on vanilla beans. It seems like an odd combination, but I’m excited for it nonetheless. Also, it's noteworthy for being the first 8 oz beer can I've seen
Pours a very dark brown with a finger of tan head that very quickly fades to a thin ring and leaves no lacing
Oh yeah, the red wine characteristics definitely shine through, making the dark fruit notes a bit brighter than typical for the style. I'm picking up on aromas of bourbon, creamy vanilla, fig, black cherry, toffee, red grape, brown sugar, and a touch of toast
It's quite a bit more sweet in taste than the aroma led on, being a full on vanilla attack, though in an interesting way. On the front end of the sip I'm tasting creamy vanilla, golden raisin, brown sugar, brown bread, and light cherry. The swallow sweetens up even more, bringing notes of sweet vanilla, molasses, red grape, milk chocolate, spiced bourbon, and a very odd lingering note reminiscent of sweetened bran flakes. Surprisingly, this is not a turn off
A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation from the alcohol, resulting in a creamy and slick beer. Finishes pretty dry for the style despite the sweetness
Yeah, I quite like this one. It's very unique and somehow not overbearingly sweet. I'd get this again if it shows up near me. This one I happened to pick up while in NY
Aug 27, 2021First things first, I saw Evil Twin and assumed it was, well, Evil Twin. Little did I know there’s actually 2 breweries that go by basically the same name in New York. That’s very strange, but I’m interested in what we have here. A red wine BA barleywine aged on vanilla beans. It seems like an odd combination, but I’m excited for it nonetheless. Also, it's noteworthy for being the first 8 oz beer can I've seen
Pours a very dark brown with a finger of tan head that very quickly fades to a thin ring and leaves no lacing
Oh yeah, the red wine characteristics definitely shine through, making the dark fruit notes a bit brighter than typical for the style. I'm picking up on aromas of bourbon, creamy vanilla, fig, black cherry, toffee, red grape, brown sugar, and a touch of toast
It's quite a bit more sweet in taste than the aroma led on, being a full on vanilla attack, though in an interesting way. On the front end of the sip I'm tasting creamy vanilla, golden raisin, brown sugar, brown bread, and light cherry. The swallow sweetens up even more, bringing notes of sweet vanilla, molasses, red grape, milk chocolate, spiced bourbon, and a very odd lingering note reminiscent of sweetened bran flakes. Surprisingly, this is not a turn off
A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation from the alcohol, resulting in a creamy and slick beer. Finishes pretty dry for the style despite the sweetness
Yeah, I quite like this one. It's very unique and somehow not overbearingly sweet. I'd get this again if it shows up near me. This one I happened to pick up while in NY
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