As You Wish...
Pipeworks Brewing Company

 

 

Appearance - The beer poured an inky black color with a dark mocha colored head.

Smell - There were big sweet burbon notes in the nose.

Taste - At the front, there was smooth sweet bourbon. Leathery notes were accompanied by dark chocolate. Bourbon and oak really come through in back. It gets better as it warms.

Mouthfeel - The beer was smooth and very full bodied.

Overall - This beer was pretty awesome, but bordered on elite as it warmed.

 

 

Jet black with a tiny and quickly disappearing tan head. Smells strongly of bourbon, roasted malt, baker's chocolate, and caramel, but mostly booze. Taste really opens up, bourbon leads but met with caramel, vanilla, leather, baker's chocolate, coffee, wood, marshmallow, raisin, and molasses, but all through the lens of robustness. Unrelenting in feel, can't believe it is a porter except the mouthfeel of the finish is definitely porter like with the dry thinning. Fantastic beast of a beer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 release. Very dark, nearly black, with minimal head from a gentle pour. Thick. Copious booze on the nose and the palate, with bourbon notes that are true to the Elijah Craig it was aged in: creamy vanilla, nougat, dates, dark chocolate, and touches of pie spices. Round, big flavors and complex oscillations between malted grains, delicate fruit, and baked goods, all infused with a very health dash of bourbon.

 

 

 

 

Thanks again to HIGHPA, who has become my official Pipeworks dealer. Plus, extra points for being named after a quote from one of the greatest movies of all time. 22 oz. bottle split with my wife (who first forced me to watch said movie against my will).

Black. Smells fantastic – chocolate, bourbon, & sweetness that borders on molasses. Lovely.

As You Wish…then I wish The Dojo were five miles from my house. Terrific shot of bourbon laced vanilla right up front, like chomping on a toothpick from the bourbon barrel. That’s backed with deep, sweet malts with a tidgeon of roast, dark chocolate, cocoa marshmallows, with a brown sugar finish. Supremely smooth, with the 11% ABV showing only in the lining of my stomach. I could have done this on my own.

Inconceivably decadent. Excellent beer.

 

The availability of aged Pipeworks beers in Chicago always blows my mind. I purchased two bottles of As You Wish at Binny's just after FoBAB, 2017 - there was no rush, no jostling, and no one got pissed that I took two bottles. How many other ~4.5 rated beers can you find that can brag that? Way to go, Pipeworks.

I shared this bottle with friends at a local brewery. The beer smells richly alcoholic immediately, and at range - that's saying something, given my current head cold. The aromas strong bourbon and chocolate - quite promising. As it was mildly chilly, the beer hadn't quite opened up just yet when I tasted it - the barrel presence was enormous though, imparting a very dry, woody taste and mouth feel to the beer. The chocolate does not overwhelm but as a nice sweetness to the beer. It becomes a bit more forward as the beer warms.

Overall - another tremendous BA porter from Pipeworks. Recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Completely black in color. Two fingers of dark brown foam that recede to nothing almost immediately. Leaves no lacing. Aroma is bourbon, oak, chocolate, vanilla, and some mild roast & smoke. Really hits everything you wanting a BB Porter. The flavor follows exactly, with the same prominent notes. Medium-full body, low-moderate carbonation, dry, slightly boozy finish. Another excellent barrel aged brew from Pipeworks!

2017 release poured into a snifter. Tons of barrel and smokiness on the nose, followed by dark chocolate notes with each sip. A wonderful BA porter by Pipeworks, I'm definitely hoping to get more!

2017 release, enjoyed October 2017. Great BA flavor combined with the thinner mouthfeel that is style appropriate for a porter make this dangerously drinkable. recommended

 

At a tap takeover at Iron and Glass. Dark, lightly thinning edges and very slight lacing. Smell is roasty malt and barrel. Seems more like a stout by smell. Taste is definitely porter, slightly thinner than a stout. Plenty of barrel presence. Real smooth with a mild burn. Real good.

 

 

 

 

2015 vintage - finally opened this up for a bottle share due to Pdubs brewing and selling more of it recently. It'd been a long two year wait....but it was worth it! Appearance is as a Imperial Porter should be; deep black with a very thin head that faded quickly and visibly low carbonated. Nose is all bourbon with hints of oak, malt, sugar and a very faint Port aroma. Taste still has plenty of carbonation which was very surprising considering it's appearance and how it poured. This is forsure on the sweeter side for a porter but fucking fantastic nonetheless. Matches the nose pretty damn closely with a bit more sugary sweet. Feel is outstanding, full bodied mouthfeel and even more body than most stouts that're surrounded by smug hype. This is the real deal, I need more and more of this. This holds up supremely well after only 2 years but I dunno if I'd hold it much longer than that. Another very impressive showing by Pdubs who seem to master the low carbonated looking barrel aged beasts that taste nothing like they look.