Barrel-Aged Framinghammer - Brandy
Jack's Abby Brewing

Barrel-Aged Framinghammer - BrandyBarrel-Aged Framinghammer - Brandy
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From:
Jack's Abby Brewing
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Baltic Porter
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 7.84%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
114
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 13, 2022
Added:
Apr 05, 2016
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  11
Big, bold, black, and aged in brandy barrels from Copper & Kings. This unusual lager style has many similarities to Imperial Stouts. A lengthy conditioning period creates a silky smooth chocolatey mouth feel enhanced by the use of oats and brown sugar. Noticeable sweetness gets balanced by roasted malt and hop bitterness. Additional flavors include brandy, vanilla, and oak. Copper & Kings is an American brandy distillery located in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Ratings by WunderLlama:
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bomber poured into teku

Thin brown liquid, quickly settles to a taupe ring around the edge

Aroma of raisins, roasted malts

Bit of brandy taste but not overpowering , alcohol lingers on the back of the tongue

Nice beer
May 19, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.19 by hopley from Massachusetts

Aug 13, 2022
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Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas

3.9/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle pour to taster glass, very dark brown, minimal head. Nose of roasted malt, not much else. Taste carries some wood, bitter, some maltier flavors, but not getting much brandy.
Dec 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Apr 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kurmaraja from California

Mar 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by oline73 from Maryland

Mar 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Feb 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by Gkruszewski from New York

Feb 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by joberlander from Massachusetts

May 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.01 by vfgccp from New York

Apr 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Mar 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by ScottP from New Hampshire

Feb 19, 2017
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Reviewed by Damian from Massachusetts

3.6/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Drank from a 1 pint .9 fl. oz. / .5 liters bottle purchased at Cambridge Wine & Spirits, Cambridge, MA
Served in a snifter

Dark brown, medium viscosity body. The liquid was topped by an inch-tall, tight, creamy and frothy cap of khaki colored foam. Excellent head retention. The crown slowly fell to a thick, bubbly, lasting cap. A wall of spotty lacing cascaded down the glass.

The nose was pretty subtle initially. Yeasty and dry. Bit of roast. The roasty notes intensified as the head died down. Touch of bakers chocolate. I definitely did not pick up any brandy however. As the beer sat, the aroma definitely improved. Powdered cocoa notes came forth. Good amount of brown sugar-like sweetness. Touch of chocolate fudge too. The booziness also intensified.

Roasty notes dominated in the flavor profile. Loads of booze as well. Some bitter espresso in the center. More roast on the back end and in the finish. The beer finished with big boozy notes, a subtle earthy hop presence and some lingering ashiness.

Frothy and fluffy mouthfeel. Medium bodied for the style. Perhaps a touch thin. The liquid contained a fine, soft, zippy, effervescence.

I have been pretty underwhelmed with almost every one of Jacks Abby's Framinghammer variants, but this just might be the most disappointing release to date. Not only did the beer contain hardly any brandy character but it seemed rather rough around the edges. I think more time in the barrels could have helped this tremendously.
Feb 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Jan 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.56 by Armando_Perez from Florida

Jan 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by brpendergast85 from District of Columbia

Jan 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.84 by Patlee3324 from Massachusetts

Jan 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.94 by smi69 from New York

Jan 06, 2017
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Reviewed by Flounder57 from Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500 ml bottle was poured into a pint glass.

Appearance: A one finger mocha head was poured that reduced to a thin layer. It is a pitch black color with no vision of anything. Frothy lacing down the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: Milk chocolate, caramel, vanilla, brandy, grape, mild warm alcohol, and a little roastiness.

Taste: Milk chocolate, cognac/brandy barrel flavor, vanilla, roasted, mild warm alcohol, and light bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Silky smooth, medium bodied, light boozy alcohol, low to medium carbonation, and light bitterness.

Overall: Not the best of the variants, but still good.
Dec 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.63 by rab53 from Washington

Dec 24, 2016
Barrel-Aged Framinghammer - Brandy from Jack's Abby Brewing
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 114 ratings