Bourbon Barrel- Aged Big Buck 2020
Jack Pine Brewery

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From:
Jack Pine Brewery
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
10%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
4.25 | pDev: 13.18%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 27, 2023
Added:
Nov 29, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by ZAP:
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Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Look--Deep brown with ruby highlights..

Smell-Sweet bourbon...perhaps Four Roses...definitely a bourbon sweeter in style.....richer rounded maltiness with toffee and baked breads...

Taste-A wonderful flavor of toffee, rum, oak, dark chocolate, earth, woods, baked bread and dark chocolate.

F-This is a big boy....rich...luxurious......velvety..smooth....just a light hint of dry bitterness on the finish.

O-Wow! This Big Buck lives up to its name. Compares to any of the top beers in this style. ANY! One of the best beers made in Minnesota.
Nov 29, 2020
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.77 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Dec 27, 2023
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3.48/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Big 22 oz. zombie killer. Fill it up with water & brain some walker! I shouldn’t watch so much TV. I didn’t used to. Old age does funny things to you.

The pour is supremely dark red, the delta from dark brown only evident when held up to a 100 watt lightbulb, the head falling fast & hard. Nose is a mix of hops & plums.

Big Buck – Whiskey Barrel Aged is mislabeled, ‘cause ain’t no whiskey barrel touched this beast. It is a barleywine though, so half points? I rarely compare beers but this harks back to 3 or 4 year aged Bigfoot without the rotting hop taste. Rich plums overarch, with soft notes of vanilla (is that the barrel??), toffee, & a dry, sharp hop bite on the end. Very dry. Splitting the bomber with the wife was a good call.

A solid barleywine that gets penalized for the poor advertising/execution of the barrels, or lack thereof. Pretty good brew.
Feb 06, 2021