Skillbilly Barleywine Bourbon Barrel Aged
Bare Hands Brewery

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From:
Bare Hands Brewery
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
11%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.25 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 10, 2022
Added:
Jul 09, 2022
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

4.25/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This big ol’ BBA barleywine pours a rich brown color with some hazy residue in the body and a sudsy light tan head that isn’t interested in sticking around. The nose features an abundance of toffee aromas, some stone fruit, and a substantial boozy note.

The toffee is forward on the taste, and the stone fruit is a nice tangy flavor that wages eat with the boozy barrel notes, but succumbs at the end of the taste - there’s a LOT of warming alcohol at the back of the palate.

The mouthfeel is full and fitting the gravitas of this beer. I just wish the booze was a little more restrained - I usually sit on these big BBA beers, but I drank this one relatively fresh. It could probably use a little time to mellow and find its legs.
Jul 10, 2022