Barrel-Aged Old Kaya Dog
Tighthead Brewing Company
- From:
- Tighthead Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
Ranked #167 - ABV:
- 10.3%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #14,279 - Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 9.7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 22, 2026
- Added:
- Oct 28, 2012
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
American-style barleywine aged 5 months in Woodford Reserve bourbon barrels.
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Rated by stortore from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Fobab 2025.
Apr 22, 2026
Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan
4.16/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours slightly cloudy copper. Foaming, medium off white head that Fades slowly.
Smells caramel, vanilla, Rose malt, light citrus peel and bourbon.
Taste Pine, caramel, sweet vanilla, light peppery earthiness, citrus peel and bourbon. Finish is dry with a bourbon and pine linger. Medium body and creamy medium carbonation.
Sep 10, 2018Smells caramel, vanilla, Rose malt, light citrus peel and bourbon.
Taste Pine, caramel, sweet vanilla, light peppery earthiness, citrus peel and bourbon. Finish is dry with a bourbon and pine linger. Medium body and creamy medium carbonation.
Reviewed by homebrew311 from Illinois
3.71/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.71/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
2013 vintage. Served on tap.
Pours a bright orange with a tint of amber. No head and some lacing. Nose starts with some grassy hops followed by some earthiness. This gives way to a strong bourbon note which clashes a little bit with the hops. Taste is spicy with hops and bourbon. The bourbon brings vanilla, and char to the flavor. Mouthfeel is light in terms of carbonation, heavy in terms of body. This reminds me of a barrel aged ipa... The earthy hops and the barrel do not come together harmoniously for me.
Feb 21, 2015Pours a bright orange with a tint of amber. No head and some lacing. Nose starts with some grassy hops followed by some earthiness. This gives way to a strong bourbon note which clashes a little bit with the hops. Taste is spicy with hops and bourbon. The bourbon brings vanilla, and char to the flavor. Mouthfeel is light in terms of carbonation, heavy in terms of body. This reminds me of a barrel aged ipa... The earthy hops and the barrel do not come together harmoniously for me.
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