Living Corpse
Heist Brewery - NoDa
- From:
- Heist Brewery - NoDa
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 14.6%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.35 | pDev: 1.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 16, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 17, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Barleywine aged in a wheated Weller barrel, then transferred to a French cognac barrel. The end result is a beautiful blend of gingerbread and vanilla up front, with fig and orange zest coming to play later on the palette. Smooth and dangerous.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
4.31/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look: It pours dark brown with a tan head. It has average head retention.
Smell: Strong aromas of toffee, oranges and fig up front. There are some molasses notes with cognac and bourbon. There is a slight sherry touch well into the background. The bourbon and cognac aromas are well blended with the barleywine aromas as a compliment to them, instead of overwhelming them.
Taste: There are strong toffee and fig flavors blended with bourbon and orange. There are some cherry pipe tobacco notes with cognac and a slight touch of sherry.
Feel: It has a full body and very strong, but yet pleasant alcohol warming.
Overall, a full bodied beer with complex flavors that are blended well. The bourbon is a tad stronger than I would like, but this does not detract from the overall quality of the beer.
Aug 18, 2024Smell: Strong aromas of toffee, oranges and fig up front. There are some molasses notes with cognac and bourbon. There is a slight sherry touch well into the background. The bourbon and cognac aromas are well blended with the barleywine aromas as a compliment to them, instead of overwhelming them.
Taste: There are strong toffee and fig flavors blended with bourbon and orange. There are some cherry pipe tobacco notes with cognac and a slight touch of sherry.
Feel: It has a full body and very strong, but yet pleasant alcohol warming.
Overall, a full bodied beer with complex flavors that are blended well. The bourbon is a tad stronger than I would like, but this does not detract from the overall quality of the beer.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.3/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours coffee colored with a one finger beige head that rapidly fades to a collar; speckles and streaks
Smell: Caramel, fig, date and gingerbread with the Cognac barrel prominent and the Bourbon barrel discernable
Taste: The Cognac barrel makes a statement, at the outset, and dominates throughout, with the Barleywine flavors of caramel, fig, date and gingerbread rummaging underneath; at the very end, a hint of the Bourbon barrel appears to add an interesting twist
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with low carbonation; some warmth in the gullet
Overall: A lot ot like here, with a nice English Barleywine character and a sophisticated barrel treatment; I might prefer more Bourbon, though
Apr 04, 2024Smell: Caramel, fig, date and gingerbread with the Cognac barrel prominent and the Bourbon barrel discernable
Taste: The Cognac barrel makes a statement, at the outset, and dominates throughout, with the Barleywine flavors of caramel, fig, date and gingerbread rummaging underneath; at the very end, a hint of the Bourbon barrel appears to add an interesting twist
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with low carbonation; some warmth in the gullet
Overall: A lot ot like here, with a nice English Barleywine character and a sophisticated barrel treatment; I might prefer more Bourbon, though
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