Vicennial Series: III - Father Time (2024)
River North Brewery

Vicennial Series: III - Father Time (2024)Vicennial Series: III - Father Time (2024)
Beer Geek Stats
From:
River North Brewery
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
19.6%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.1 | pDev: 2.44%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 22, 2026
Added:
Dec 20, 2024
Wants:
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Gots:
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Our 19.6% ABV barleywine, aged to perfection in Colorado whiskey barrels. A full-bodied classic, it boasts flavors of caramel and dark fruit with a bold whiskey finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Rated by stortore from Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fobab 2025.
Apr 22, 2026
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

4.2/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a murky, brownish-orange color, dark, opaque brown in the glass; initial fizzy head that rapidly dissipates to a thin, wispy ring around the glass. Big nose; toffee and caramel sweetness; dark pitted dried fruit, dates and figs; chewing tobacco. The taste amplifies the smell sensation with a big does of brown sugar, dark maple syrup, whiskey, and building on the chewing tobacco element; subdued spiciness, star anise and peppery. Heavy body; boozy warmth; tingling stickiness.

Some beers hide their ABV quite well, others, such as this beer, feature it and in a bold, good way. The beer may seem brash at first, but as it warms and opens up, it really shines and offers a well-balanced yet hard-hitting beer experience. If huge barrel-aged dark beers are your thing, this one is definitely worth a try.

ABV: 19.6%; pouring temperature: 44.5 °F; bottling info: Vintage: 2024; cases bottled: 99; barrel: Colorado whiskey
Source: local purchase (Coaltrain Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits)
Dec 21, 2024