Four Roses Bourbon Barrel Aged Ophel's Lowly Barleywine
Conquest Brewing Company
- From:
- Conquest Brewing Company
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 9.73%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 20, 2015
- Added:
- Aug 08, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by marc2010 from Ohio
4.89/5 rDev +21.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.89/5 rDev +21.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Great mouth feel. Can't believe it 12%. Can't wait to get more.
Dec 25, 2014
Reviewed by Craigory from South Carolina
4.24/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
32oz growler fill from Green's PG, poured into a Conquest snifter.
A: Pours a deep copper, approaching a reddish-brown; this reveals a bright, clear copper body when held to the light. The initial 1/2 inch, off-white hide recedes momentarily, but returns upon swirling, leaving long legs along the curves of the glass. This is even prettier than the base beer.
S: Toffee, more toffee, caramel, vanilla, just a little bourbon, slight fusel, and a sweet candi scent. The barrel has added a complexity and sweetness. Inviting.
T: Far more going on here than in the base beer--the barrel has treated this (and me!) well. Toffee, caramel, and vanilla are prominent, along with a mild, earthy hop bitterness. Not at all a bourbon bomb, yet a clear display of barrel characteristics, with the added bonus of a candi sweetness like a tangerine jolly rancher (do they even make those?).
M: Full, just a bit sticky, but not as syrupy as other examples of the style. Smooth (ha !), fairly short finish, with a bit of lingering sweetness.
O: A marvelous improvement over the (solid) base beer, and more than a little reminiscent of Weyerbacher's Insanity. That's high marks for the first barrel-aged effort from a little brewery in Columbia, SC.
Aug 08, 2014A: Pours a deep copper, approaching a reddish-brown; this reveals a bright, clear copper body when held to the light. The initial 1/2 inch, off-white hide recedes momentarily, but returns upon swirling, leaving long legs along the curves of the glass. This is even prettier than the base beer.
S: Toffee, more toffee, caramel, vanilla, just a little bourbon, slight fusel, and a sweet candi scent. The barrel has added a complexity and sweetness. Inviting.
T: Far more going on here than in the base beer--the barrel has treated this (and me!) well. Toffee, caramel, and vanilla are prominent, along with a mild, earthy hop bitterness. Not at all a bourbon bomb, yet a clear display of barrel characteristics, with the added bonus of a candi sweetness like a tangerine jolly rancher (do they even make those?).
M: Full, just a bit sticky, but not as syrupy as other examples of the style. Smooth (ha !), fairly short finish, with a bit of lingering sweetness.
O: A marvelous improvement over the (solid) base beer, and more than a little reminiscent of Weyerbacher's Insanity. That's high marks for the first barrel-aged effort from a little brewery in Columbia, SC.
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