Chessie 2022 Barleywine Aged in Tawny Port Barrels
Union Craft Brewing Company
- From:
- Union Craft Brewing Company
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 08, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 08, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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The beast of a beer you hold in your hand has quietly slumbered in Portuguese Port, 5 year barrels for 15 months — slowly breathing in the vanilla and oak notes from the barrel staves and adding layers of complexity to this full-flavored barleywine-style ale. The Columbus and Centennial hops have blended with rich malt and oak barrel flavors to produce a beer that is meant to be savored with every sip.
It pours a reddish mahogany brown with a strip of light tan head. Sweet, luscious, & heady aromas of toffee, black cherry, golden raisin, & marzipan present, clinging tightly to a velvety base of dried fruit & vanilla bean. Heavy & full on the palate, finishing with a contrasting oak tannin & alcoholic warmth
It pours a reddish mahogany brown with a strip of light tan head. Sweet, luscious, & heady aromas of toffee, black cherry, golden raisin, & marzipan present, clinging tightly to a velvety base of dried fruit & vanilla bean. Heavy & full on the palate, finishing with a contrasting oak tannin & alcoholic warmth
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Look: It pours brown with a bit of clouding. It has a tan head that has good head retention.
Smell: It has strong malty and nutty aromas up front. There are some vinous elements that are clearly port. Alcohol is evident in the background as well.
Taste: It has strong malty and vinous flavors. The port wine flavors are a bit overpowering. There are some nutty elements with caramel.
Feel: It is full bodied with strong alcohol warming.
Overall, for my tastes I want less port wine and more barleywine. I felt the port wine ended up being the start with some barleywine falvors.
Oct 08, 2023Smell: It has strong malty and nutty aromas up front. There are some vinous elements that are clearly port. Alcohol is evident in the background as well.
Taste: It has strong malty and vinous flavors. The port wine flavors are a bit overpowering. There are some nutty elements with caramel.
Feel: It is full bodied with strong alcohol warming.
Overall, for my tastes I want less port wine and more barleywine. I felt the port wine ended up being the start with some barleywine falvors.
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