Daft
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten

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From:
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
9%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 8.58%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
76
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 02, 2018
Added:
Feb 19, 2012
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  14
Our on-going expedition mostly dedicated to those ever questing ‘rye, whiskey, bourbon, etc. barrel-aged beer zealots’. This particular ‘aged-one’ is a barley-wine ale that rested for a few months in a rye whiskey barrel, imparting it with some not so subtle notes of spicy rye, oak and sweet caramel. As you enjoy this complex and potent beer, please heed those words of advice – “Imbibe with care, lest you be a Daft fool!”

12 IBU
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.46/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Pours the color of rye whiskey with a one finger head that leaves a wispy pattern of lacing

Smell: Treacle tones dominant, with pecan nut, apple, brown sugar, vanilla, rye whiskey and earthy hop tones

Taste: Treacle dominates from start to finish, with a progression of other flavors emerging; apple and brown sugar emerge first, with pecan nut and earthy hop tones arriving in the middle; the rye barrel and vanilla come, after the swallow and linger; the overall effect is sweet, fruity and rather complex

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation

Overall: I have wanted to try this beer for quite some time and have been periodically keeping my eye on the Urban Chestnut website to see when it was available; I love a good English barleywine and this one pushes all my buttons; this one is particularly well-balanced with layers of flavor

Thanks, Gregwilsonstl, for the opportunity to taste this one from the growler
Jul 02, 2018
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.05/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
this is pretty intense, and for not being insanely strong for the style, it sure feels like it is, a slow sipper to say the least, but this has excellent flavor, a lot of the rye whiskey coming through in both aroma and flavor, and there is a lot of malt character here too, sweet caramel and toffee notes, somewhat more pale and on the lighter side than a lot of these, but then also some earthy, nutty, and even bitter aspects as well. maybe its not overly layered or complex in the grain build, but i think its a great platform for the whiskey, which is hot for sure, but also full of flavor, i get maple, bruleed white sugar, charred old oak, and the rye itself, which adds a needed spice intensity to this, slightly peppery and earthy, and then a whole bunch of booziness which slows me down quite a lot. i like how much whiskey comes through here, but i do think this could be more mellow than it is on the alcohol and the sugar. it also doesnt seem to have quite enough body for all the intense flavors in here, more smoothness would be a good add to this. overall though, this is a really solid barleywine, warming as it should be, and with a distinctly rye profile to it. a little bit outside what i know the wheelhouse of urban chestnut to be, but this is nice beer this time of year.
Dec 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by 4DAloveofSTOUT from Illinois

Jun 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by crow from Illinois

May 22, 2016
 
Rated: 4.48 by Branlott42 from Missouri

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Apr 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Bosoxfan20 from Missouri

Apr 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Feb 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by jewellrunner from Missouri

Jan 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by gibgink from Missouri

Dec 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by jroberts8811 from Missouri

Jul 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.68 by DGSchmitt from New York

Apr 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.42 by Drew88 from New Jersey

Apr 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.38 by Flabbyjandro from Illinois

Mar 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Mar 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by shirtless_mike from Indiana

Mar 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Mar 15, 2015
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

4.34/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap. Poured a clear, golden burgundy color with a small, off-white head of foam. It smelled of bourbon, oak, vanilla and sweet toffee. Big boozy taste with toffee, caramel and a sharp bitter bite.
Mar 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.7 by Gary63 from Illinois

Feb 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by FanofHefe from Illinois

Feb 14, 2015
Daft from Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 76 ratings