Bourbon Barrel Aged Redwood Stout
Mad River Brewing Company
- From:
- Mad River Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 1.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 31, 2019
- Added:
- May 20, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
3.44/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.44/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
$ 7.49 (Including shipping)/12 oz bottle ($ 0.624 /oz) from Tavour, Seattle, WA. Reviewed 5/20/19.
Undated. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 54 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.25.
First pour – Dark brown, barely translucent.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque.
Head – Large (Maximum 4.5 cm, aggressive center pour), dark tan, medium density, average retention, diminishing to a five to six mm crown and thin, complete cap.
Lacing – Fair. Wide partial ring of tiny bubbles with a few large holes.
Aroma – 4 - Predominantly roasted malt with some bourbon and chocolate.
Flavor – 3.25 - Initially some chocolate malt. After the first swallow all I can taste is the bitterness. Ends with marked malt bitterness which overpowers any flavor. No alcohol (9.5% ABV), no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl. As the temperature approaches 61 degrees, the bitterness seems to melt away and chocolate predominates. Still, neither bourbon nor barrel put in an appearance.
Palate – 3.25 – Medium, watery, lively carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 3 (-0.25 point for being undated.) Bitterer than most IPAs and less flavorful than any stouts I’ve had in recent memory. Too bad the flavor doesn’t improve until the last swallow.
May 20, 2019Undated. Stored at 42 degrees and served at 54 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter.
Appearance – 4.25.
First pour – Dark brown, barely translucent.
Body – Dark brown/black, opaque.
Head – Large (Maximum 4.5 cm, aggressive center pour), dark tan, medium density, average retention, diminishing to a five to six mm crown and thin, complete cap.
Lacing – Fair. Wide partial ring of tiny bubbles with a few large holes.
Aroma – 4 - Predominantly roasted malt with some bourbon and chocolate.
Flavor – 3.25 - Initially some chocolate malt. After the first swallow all I can taste is the bitterness. Ends with marked malt bitterness which overpowers any flavor. No alcohol (9.5% ABV), no dimethylsulfide, no diacetyl. As the temperature approaches 61 degrees, the bitterness seems to melt away and chocolate predominates. Still, neither bourbon nor barrel put in an appearance.
Palate – 3.25 – Medium, watery, lively carbonation.
Impression and interpretation – 3 (-0.25 point for being undated.) Bitterer than most IPAs and less flavorful than any stouts I’ve had in recent memory. Too bad the flavor doesn’t improve until the last swallow.
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