Double Double Cask (2022)
Kane Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

Pours dark brown color with a one finger cocoa color silky head. Aroma is smooth and winy with leather and cherry notes. The flavor is so rich and complex- just amazing really. Up front you get the more fruit-forward notes of cherry and prune. By midtaste there are smooth chocolate notes that blend fantastically, mellow put in the finish. Wow! Mouthfeel is a bit boozy up front - nothing like a 15% beer, which is cool. Very soft and creamy that fades into a somewhat effervescent. I can see why this is a 100 rating beer. I will contribute to that

Pouring this into a tulip as the snifter is dirty... pours a dark brown with a very nice two fingers of mocha head. It has a sweet, molasses smell, raisins and chewy things. The taste follows the nose, a pleasant combination of fruit and barrel. Lots of things you could throw in there - chocolate, raisin cookies, maple, etc. Warming but not overwhelming. It's pretty full and smooth with little carbonation. Bit of a cherry or figgy finish. A shame you won't find this on shelves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canned 1.18.22, opened 4.28.22

Received from @beersnake1 in Bif15 , poured into a smog city brewing glass also from him. The #4 ranked barley wine on beer advocate is a double barrel aged barley wine


Brewers Notes: A blend of two different Double Barrel-Aged Barleywines. The first Barleywine was aged in a Woodford Reserve Malt Whiskey barrel for over 20 months, then finished in a combination of Weller and Blanton Bourbon casks for close to a year. The second Barleywine was first aged in an Armagnac puncheon for close to two year, then finished in a blend of Heaven Hill Rye and Sazerac Rye casks. Each beer was cold-conditioned in stainless, and then blended together to create this Double Barrel-Aged Barleywine.


Dark , murky, muddy brown liquid capped by a thin taupe foam layer , quickly recedes to a taupe ring

Aroma is bourbon, raisins, toffee

Taste is bourbon soaked raisins, toffee, dark fruits ,

Mouthfeel is soft and fizzy , sweet , the 15.7 % abv is very well hidden

Great beer , another want ticked off my list courtesy of @beersnake1, thank you

 

 

 

WOW,what a kick ass beer!

A: Pour an almost opaque yet still clear dark mahogany in color with light to moderate amounts of fine active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate chestnut brown + cola brown + garnet red + ruby red colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall foamy tan head that slowly reduces to a small to medium sized patch of wispy very thin film covering approximately 25% of the surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edge of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate to strong aromas of Armagnac/Brandy + Bourbon + Rye over the top of slightly stronger than moderate aromas of toasted + bready + caramel + toffee malts with a slightly stronger than moderate amounts of dark fruit (raisin + plum + cherry) + caramel + toffee sweetness. Light to moderate aromas of toasted oak + vanilla.

T: Upfront there are slightly stronger than moderate flavors of toasted + bready + caramel + toffee malts with a slightly stronger than moderate amounts of dark fruit (raisin + plum + cherry) + caramel + toffee sweetness. That is followed by light to moderate flavors of toasted oak + vanilla. Finally there are moderate to strong flavors of Armagnac/Brandy + Bourbon + spicy Rye. No perceptible hop flavor is present and the booziness along with spiciness from the rye linger well through the finish.

M: Full bodied with light to moderate amounts of carbonation. Smooth with slightly heavier than moderate amounts of alcohol warming in the finish.

O: Drinks quite easily considering how big/strong ABV and intense this beer is and the alcohol is well hidden other than the warming feeling. Very enjoyable with lots of complexity to the flavors and aromas with tons of contribution from the different barrel treatments.

So much going on in this one. Boozy, creamy and evolving taste. Bourbon, Cognac, caramel all in a smooth delivery and a clean finish. There may be too much going on but it is an adventure to drink and enjoy.
Pours medium brown with a thin white head that fades. Aroma is amazing, so complex with the aforementioned notes. Taste is also complex and somewhat overpowering, but in a good way. Feel is also excellent, creamy and clean. Overall, wow.

 

Oh wow!!!

Extreme Beer selection and this was hands down the best beer in the box. For a beer pushing 16% this was an absolute pleasure to sip and enjoy. Poured dark and toasty, nice thick head, deep bourbon in color to match the awesome aroma hit in the glass. Sit back and enjoy this one over time as it just gets better with every sip.

 

figs (newtons)
malty
the best brandywine Joel has ever had (it's not so bad)
monkfruit
butter on the aftertaste
a good beer

From the Extreme Beer selection, winter '22. Pours very dark brown, light head. Wonderful aroma, cognac and bourbon, of course. Taste is unbelievably complex, with layers of roasted grain, whiskey and top notch cognac. Not overly sweet, medium dry, very clean finish, not a fault anywhere. This could easily go with any steak in 5-star restaurant or as an after-dinner finish with the highest quality cheeses, fruits and Belgium chocolate.

 

Appearance: Pours a murky burnt caramel color that is clear enough if you look at it carefully; the one finger beige head fades to a ringlet and archipelago while leaving a few spots behind

Smell: The Armagnac puncheon and Rye casks really show their influence on the aroma though there is Bourbon in the fold, as well; the expected Barleywine tones of caramel, raisin, spice cake and vanilla; there is a strong sweet cherry component, too

Taste: The brandied flavors of Armagnac hit the taste buds at the outset, with the cherry, raisin, caramel and spice cake flavors emerging; spicy Rye, vanilla and Bourbon tones emerge, in the middle, with the finish being sweet and boozy

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with low carbonation; considerable warmth in the gullet

Overall: A lot going on here, perhaps too much, as I don't think the Armagnac, Rye and Bourbon coalesce very well and I would prefer a bit more of a hop presence to balance out the sweet cherry tones - definitely extreme, though

 

One thing is for sure, there's booze in this here can. In both scent and flavor, the whiskey character is strong. There's a slight butterscotch flavor on the tail of the first few sips, which is unique. The body is quite smooth. In the end, the barrels shine, which is downright delicious.

 

Canned 1/18/22

EBB night 3, beer 4! The finale! It's quite funny to me how I planned for me and my buddy to drink these box beers together over 3 nights and made sure this one was the finale, pretty much right as al the beers were officially announced. I just wanted something huge to finish off with. Now, I'm drinking what climbed up to the 4th highest rated American Barleywine, and the 93rd highest rated beer overall on BA. That's absolutely wild for a fest-exclusive beer, and I couldn't be more excited to finally try this one. Let's get into it

Pours a very dark brown with 2 fingers of light tan head that quickly fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing

This is very boozy in the nose, quite sweet for an American expression if the style. I’m picking up on aromas of brown sugar, hot bourbon, raisin, sweet caramel, dark bread, and light vanilla

As I’m sipping this, I think it’s good, but not really as good as everyone else is making it out to be. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting dates, molasses, brown sugar, earthy bourbon, vanilla, dark bread, and toffee. The swallow brings notes of dark cherry, earthy toffee, spicy whiskey, vanilla, light rye, raisin, and brown sugar

A medium full body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a smooth and boozy beer. Finishes mostly dry from the booze

Yeah so this was good, but I don’t think it was anything near what it was hyped up to be. I don’t think it was masterfully blended or anything but I enjoyed it

Can from the Extreme Beer Box. Pours an opaque dark brown with a finger of mocha head heat sticks around, boozy lacing, smell is bourbon, chewy dark toffee, dark/burnt caramel, fudge, dried dates, tootsie roll, hints of vanilla, wood, and dirt/mulch, taste is incredibly smooth bourbon, vanilla, toffee, caramel, chewy molasses cookies, hints of creme brûlée and maple syrup, feel is full bodied, velvety smooth, mouth coating. Bourbon candy. Extr-yams.

Canned 1/18/2022. 2nd to last from the 2022 Extreme box. Dark mahogany and brown, dense appearance, no head. Aroma of dark fruit/plum/nougat/fig and bourbon/rye barrel. Taste is right in line. Equal parts of many different flavors, sweet, and strangely easy drinking for the ABV. Feel is full, carbonation medium low. Overall, this may be my favorite bourbon barrel aged barley wine since the disappearance of a BCBBABW. Or whatever the acronym was.

 

The crowned glory of the Awesome Extreme Beer Box 2022!
I could go on and on, but let’s just say this is the best Barleywine I’ve ever passed over my toungue. That’s a Big Statement because Barleywine and Stout are what I seek out! Well done!