Paw Paw (Pappy Van Winkle 20-Year Barrel)
Country Boy Brewing
- From:
- Country Boy Brewing
- Kentucky, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.37 | pDev: 7.78%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 20, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 11, 2012
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
No description / notes.
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Rated by cjgator3 from Florida
3.25/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Country Boy Brewing out of Lexington, KY
Mar 16, 2015
Reviewed by macher0 from Kentucky
4.3/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A. Pours deep mahogany, slightly translucent, and a frothy head. The head slowly retreats to a nice film and spotty laces.
S. Not much fragrance at first. As it warms I get sweet malts, bourbon, oak, leather, and tobacco.
T. The taste is mild, it doesn't hit you with bourbon on the front. This ale really is balanced and works well together. I get a sweet medium malt bill with bourbon, hazelnuts, vanilla, and honey.
M. Very smooth, high carbonation, moderate body, with a little bite in the end.
O. I find most non stouts have a hard time holding up to barrel aging but this works. This is technically a retired beer but it can be had on special occasions in the bluegrass state. I for one grab it when the chance arises. Word on the street is being bottled so it may be the Micheal Jordan of beers (referencing his return from retirements and not his absolute greatness). Although this is a great beer.
Jan 13, 2014S. Not much fragrance at first. As it warms I get sweet malts, bourbon, oak, leather, and tobacco.
T. The taste is mild, it doesn't hit you with bourbon on the front. This ale really is balanced and works well together. I get a sweet medium malt bill with bourbon, hazelnuts, vanilla, and honey.
M. Very smooth, high carbonation, moderate body, with a little bite in the end.
O. I find most non stouts have a hard time holding up to barrel aging but this works. This is technically a retired beer but it can be had on special occasions in the bluegrass state. I for one grab it when the chance arises. Word on the street is being bottled so it may be the Micheal Jordan of beers (referencing his return from retirements and not his absolute greatness). Although this is a great beer.
Reviewed by KYGunner from Kentucky
4.46/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One of the most gorgeous beers I've ever seen it has deep mahogany color with a thick creamy head and tremendous lacing.
The scent is robust with thick barley grains over tell tale barrel aged notes. Coconuts and vanilla start a creamy caramel malt finish and it has hints of bourbon and oak.
Sublime creaminess lends to feel and taste as caramel, chocolate, barley, bourbon, oakey woodiness, slight char and thick toffee all come together in a full, viscous swallow.
A lot of hype surrounding this but it combines so much in its aging that it almost redefines the genre of amber.
Aug 19, 2013The scent is robust with thick barley grains over tell tale barrel aged notes. Coconuts and vanilla start a creamy caramel malt finish and it has hints of bourbon and oak.
Sublime creaminess lends to feel and taste as caramel, chocolate, barley, bourbon, oakey woodiness, slight char and thick toffee all come together in a full, viscous swallow.
A lot of hype surrounding this but it combines so much in its aging that it almost redefines the genre of amber.
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