Chessie 2022 Bourbon Barrel Aged
Union Craft Brewing Company
- From:
- Union Craft Brewing Company
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 14.2%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 29, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 29, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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The beast of a beer you hold in your hand has quietly slumbered in Barton 1792 five year barrels for 15.5 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 caramel candy brown with a thin wisp of eggshell white head. Clear & distinguished oak whiskey barrel notes up front. Warm, sticky, & sweet.Heavy toast, burnt marshmallow, & malted milk ball candy are balanced by a present, yet smoothly quaffable boozy spirit note. Medium-full in texture & body, with sweetness, alcoholic warmth, & oaky astringency playing a carefully balanced three voice counterpoint. Hangs around until the last call on the palate, though unlike Semisonic, this boisterous barleywine will stay right here.
It pours a caramel candy brown with a thin wisp of eggshell white head. Clear & distinguished oak whiskey barrel notes up front. Warm, sticky, & sweet.Heavy toast, burnt marshmallow, & malted milk ball candy are balanced by a present, yet smoothly quaffable boozy spirit note. Medium-full in texture & body, with sweetness, alcoholic warmth, & oaky astringency playing a carefully balanced three voice counterpoint. Hangs around until the last call on the palate, though unlike Semisonic, this boisterous barleywine will stay right here.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
3.63/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
2022 Vintage
A - Dark golden caramel color with light carbonation with a dense, creamy lacing ring.
S - Toasted toffee / caramel, vanilla, oak, and Bourbon
T - Booze, booze, and more booze. Once you get by the alcohol heat buried deep within is some vanilla, oak / oak barrel tannin, some traceable toasted caramel malt base, and a slight bit of
M - Big silky smooth medium body, pronounced warming in the back of the throat, and leaves a light sugary residue on the lips.
O - Totally dominated by Bourbon booziness and heat from start to finish, one dimensional, and not enough malt backbone to prop this beer up. Dial the alcohol back, it's a fusel bomb - a.k.a. "a hot mess".
Jan 29, 2024A - Dark golden caramel color with light carbonation with a dense, creamy lacing ring.
S - Toasted toffee / caramel, vanilla, oak, and Bourbon
T - Booze, booze, and more booze. Once you get by the alcohol heat buried deep within is some vanilla, oak / oak barrel tannin, some traceable toasted caramel malt base, and a slight bit of
M - Big silky smooth medium body, pronounced warming in the back of the throat, and leaves a light sugary residue on the lips.
O - Totally dominated by Bourbon booziness and heat from start to finish, one dimensional, and not enough malt backbone to prop this beer up. Dial the alcohol back, it's a fusel bomb - a.k.a. "a hot mess".
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