Barrel Aged Last Kiss
Pipeworks Brewing Co.

 

Appearance - The appearance was blackish- brown with little carbonation noted after the pour.

Smell - The whiskey was apparent, but their was a noted sweetness.

Taste - The profile was whiskey forward, with a fresh bite from the barrel. Notes of dark fruits and tobacco were present. The sweetness works perfectly with the barrel. It led to a warming finish.

Mouthfeel - The body was not overly thick, but coated the tongue nicely. The profile was allowing to linger.

Overall - Since comparing is popular in the reviews, BA Last Kiss bullies Backwoods Bastard and takes away its lunch money.

 

 

 

When does a Wee Heavy not taste like a Wee Heavy? When the maple syrup barrel it was aged in turns it into a milk stout. With lactose.
I was satisfied with the aroma from the pour into a pint glass. The smell from the pint can was Wee Heavy. Ah! It didn't pour a head. A little bit of foam. But the Wee Heavy nose was still there.
The first sip told me this is not a Wee Heavy. The first sip had me wondering where it was. A preponderance of maple. I was expecting notes from the aging in maple syrup and bourbon barrels, not an overpowering of maple. The Pipeworks description on Untappd calls it a "Wee Heavy Style Ale." Now I wish I had a Backwoods Bastard to satisfy my expectation.

Absolutely outstanding.

16oz undated can purchased at Beer Bazaar, Grayslake. Coca Cola looking pour. Boozy aroma, something similar to agriculture, maple and vanilla. Taste is sweet, but I don't think it's from the maple syrup barrels. Sticky. I will stick to Backwoods Bastard.

16oz can
L: dark molasses colored ale with a thin tan head that disappears quickly
S: boozy bourbon, oak, maple, earthy peat, vanilla, dark grain, earthy hops
T: follows the nose with sweet maple, caramel, bourbon, oak, vanilla, earthy peat, dark grain, earthy hops, white pepper
F: full body, sticky & sweet, boozy, sweet finish with mild bitterness
O: fun one to try

 

04/15/25 can @ home

 

 

 

 

 

Picked up this 22 oz. bottle during our recently completed quick trip to Chicago, where there was plenty of kissing for our 20th wedding anniversary. Should have brought a bigger suitcase.

Dirty red, which is just ahead of dirty blonde as my favorite hue, with almost no head. There’s a joke there somewhere. The nose brings caramel, wood, bourbon, & vanilla. All good things.

Last Kiss is like a booze IV to the brain pan. Holy alcohol. After the grain alcohol comes a long, lingering tongue of caramel maltiness, strong vanilla bean, bourbon sting, burnt brown sugar, & an odd, pleasant herbal quality on the finish that I’ll call fenugreek. My wife has already offered to drink my half, so I guess we’d call that drinkable.

My wife loves this & give it an A+. Me, I think it’s a fine effort & a very good beer.

 

Very dark brown body, white ring. Smells like candied roasted nuts, amazing: nuts, brown sugar, vanilla, maple, oak, bourbon and candi sugar. Taste is more boozy, heavy bourbon washes the nuts, maple, vanilla, butterscotch and sugar, adding in some earth and smoke. Vanilla really stands out. Booze cut out on the edges of the feel, heads down the path to syrupy but stops short of it, warm.