Alan From The Wood
Breakside Brewery - SE Taproom
- From:
- Breakside Brewery - SE Taproom
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 10.3%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 17.62%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 03, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 28, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Strong smoked amber ale aged in rye whiskey barrels for seven months; a tribute to brewer Alan Sprints.
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.27/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.27/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
650 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Clear amber body. Not much of a head. Thin khaki collar.
Smell - Caramel malt. Vanilla. A little bit of whiskey.
Taste - Caramel malt still the most prominent. Light whiskey. Adds a bit of spice. Oak.
Mouthfeel - A little dry. Oak cuts some body.
Overall - I don't get the point of barrel aging such a weak beer, but it's ok.
Nov 26, 2013Appearance - Clear amber body. Not much of a head. Thin khaki collar.
Smell - Caramel malt. Vanilla. A little bit of whiskey.
Taste - Caramel malt still the most prominent. Light whiskey. Adds a bit of spice. Oak.
Mouthfeel - A little dry. Oak cuts some body.
Overall - I don't get the point of barrel aging such a weak beer, but it's ok.
Reviewed by HuskyinPDX from Washington
4.28/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottle opened on 10.15.13
A - Pours a dark cloudy caramel brown with a small tan head.
S - Molasses, caramel, bourbon.
T - Molasses, dark ripe fruit, bourbon, caramel.
D - Low carbonation with a medium to heavy body.
O - An Adam from the Wood clone, and I am not sure how close it is, but it's a damn good beer.
Oct 31, 2013A - Pours a dark cloudy caramel brown with a small tan head.
S - Molasses, caramel, bourbon.
T - Molasses, dark ripe fruit, bourbon, caramel.
D - Low carbonation with a medium to heavy body.
O - An Adam from the Wood clone, and I am not sure how close it is, but it's a damn good beer.
Reviewed by derftron from Oregon
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
bought a bomber
thin head, that disappears pretty quick
amber/dark reddish color
smells sweet and rich. bourbon-y for sure
mouthfeel was a little thin. but that was actually nice for this beer
really enjoyed it. not as much of a sipper as I thought it would be. very drinkable actually, but not nearly as thick or intimidating as the Hair of the Dog beers it intended to honor. Breakside makes some very good beer, and I really liked this offereing. nowhere near the complexity of hair of the dog beers and you can tell this was a new effort for them. I would not pay $12-$13 again for it, but this is a really good beer that is damn near sessionable at 10.5%.
well done
Oct 16, 2013thin head, that disappears pretty quick
amber/dark reddish color
smells sweet and rich. bourbon-y for sure
mouthfeel was a little thin. but that was actually nice for this beer
really enjoyed it. not as much of a sipper as I thought it would be. very drinkable actually, but not nearly as thick or intimidating as the Hair of the Dog beers it intended to honor. Breakside makes some very good beer, and I really liked this offereing. nowhere near the complexity of hair of the dog beers and you can tell this was a new effort for them. I would not pay $12-$13 again for it, but this is a really good beer that is damn near sessionable at 10.5%.
well done
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