The Flannel
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- From:
- Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 10.8%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 7.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 27, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 09, 2022
- Wants:
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- Gots:
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Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
3.44/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
There doesn't appear to be a date code on the bottle or the label, however this is from the 2022 GBS Complete Set.
Appearance: The body is very murky looking and it has a golden-brown color with a copper center and amber edges. It is a light colored beer but it can not bee seen through. There are some suspended solids that are visible through the glass but it is difficult to see them given how the lack of transparency. It has a very thin film of a head that very rapidly fades out to nothing. No lacing.
Aroma: Allspice hits the nose before it is quickly rushed away by more fruity aromas. It smells like orange peel and cherries with a somewhat strong alcohol note. It smells like a cross between cherry lip balm and cough syrup. There is a bit of a date scent as well. It definitely has some complex aromas which are interesting.
Taste: Up front there is a cherry lip balm flavor mixed with some vanilla and menthol. Towards the center it is menthol and pine with a somewhat tart cherry flavor. It has this strong retronasal character of cherry and menthol that drives deep into the nose while drinking the beer, intensifying the aroma more than the flavor. Towards the back of the mouth there is some vanilla and oak flavor. As the beer warms up a bit there is a pleasant green banana flavor that starts to develop. As it warms up even more, it picks up a touch of almond character which is nice.
Mouthfeel: The body is somewhat medium and smooth up front but as it transitions off the palate it dries out. The beer is definitely a sipper given how it goes from being a somewhat heavier beer up front to a much lighter and drier one on the finish. It makes it so that it shocks the palate a bit each time the beer is sipped. Alcohol is present on the palate but in a warming way. The label states that this contains "ALCOHOL 10.8% BY VOL" which seems right.
Overall: The beer has a very lengthy description on the back that partially reads:
"We've blended together Gingerbread Stout that's been relaxing in rum barrels with an imperial golden ale resting in rum barrels. Then we added Laird's Apple Brandy barrel-aged golden ale to the party. Finally we ended the party with belgian tripel which had been patiently aging in bourbon barrels. We finished with allspice and a touch of orange peel..."
Interestingly the beer has a lot of cherry character which it seems was not an ingredient. The orange peel actually makes it through which is impressive though. The barrel character also comes through with notes of vanilla and oak. Some of the individual notes didn't show up like the rum or the bourbon, but the blend itself was done well. The beer combines all of these crazy flavors together into something that is cohesive. As a downside to the blend, it seems like some of those flavors which might have been very interesting are also lost in the mix. It is enjoyable but it isn't something I would recommend going out of the way to pick up. If it is easily accessible then it is worth trying though.
On a side-note this beer drinks a lot better on the warmer side. The label recommends to "SAVOR AT 50°F" but that might be a touch cold to bring out some of the more interesting flavors of the beer.
Dec 11, 2022Appearance: The body is very murky looking and it has a golden-brown color with a copper center and amber edges. It is a light colored beer but it can not bee seen through. There are some suspended solids that are visible through the glass but it is difficult to see them given how the lack of transparency. It has a very thin film of a head that very rapidly fades out to nothing. No lacing.
Aroma: Allspice hits the nose before it is quickly rushed away by more fruity aromas. It smells like orange peel and cherries with a somewhat strong alcohol note. It smells like a cross between cherry lip balm and cough syrup. There is a bit of a date scent as well. It definitely has some complex aromas which are interesting.
Taste: Up front there is a cherry lip balm flavor mixed with some vanilla and menthol. Towards the center it is menthol and pine with a somewhat tart cherry flavor. It has this strong retronasal character of cherry and menthol that drives deep into the nose while drinking the beer, intensifying the aroma more than the flavor. Towards the back of the mouth there is some vanilla and oak flavor. As the beer warms up a bit there is a pleasant green banana flavor that starts to develop. As it warms up even more, it picks up a touch of almond character which is nice.
Mouthfeel: The body is somewhat medium and smooth up front but as it transitions off the palate it dries out. The beer is definitely a sipper given how it goes from being a somewhat heavier beer up front to a much lighter and drier one on the finish. It makes it so that it shocks the palate a bit each time the beer is sipped. Alcohol is present on the palate but in a warming way. The label states that this contains "ALCOHOL 10.8% BY VOL" which seems right.
Overall: The beer has a very lengthy description on the back that partially reads:
"We've blended together Gingerbread Stout that's been relaxing in rum barrels with an imperial golden ale resting in rum barrels. Then we added Laird's Apple Brandy barrel-aged golden ale to the party. Finally we ended the party with belgian tripel which had been patiently aging in bourbon barrels. We finished with allspice and a touch of orange peel..."
Interestingly the beer has a lot of cherry character which it seems was not an ingredient. The orange peel actually makes it through which is impressive though. The barrel character also comes through with notes of vanilla and oak. Some of the individual notes didn't show up like the rum or the bourbon, but the blend itself was done well. The beer combines all of these crazy flavors together into something that is cohesive. As a downside to the blend, it seems like some of those flavors which might have been very interesting are also lost in the mix. It is enjoyable but it isn't something I would recommend going out of the way to pick up. If it is easily accessible then it is worth trying though.
On a side-note this beer drinks a lot better on the warmer side. The label recommends to "SAVOR AT 50°F" but that might be a touch cold to bring out some of the more interesting flavors of the beer.
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