Tio de Nadal - Brandy Barrel-Aged
Aardwolf Brewing Company
- From:
- Aardwolf Brewing Company
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 2.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 16, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 24, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.1/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Head production is solid, and retention is outstanding. Dark black body is inviting.
The nose provides everything you'd expect from the description: vanilla, mild chocolate notes, sharp red grapes, slight roast, and a warm, barrel booziness that only cleans up into distinctly brandy at the end of the sniff (at first, it's nearly indistinguishable from any other whisky).
Drier and slightly more bitter (read: less sweet) on the palate than expected. Bitter Baker's chocolate notes, woody and boozy brandy barrel influence, and a modest roast. Vanilla adds a very nice layer of depth to the profile without adding much sweetness. Decent back-end heat - not unexpected, given the ABV and the barrel treatment. Fairly thick and sticky; smooth with just a touch of liveliness.
A really nice overall brew, not quite as complex as some BA-adjunct brews, but very tasty overall.
Sep 16, 2018The nose provides everything you'd expect from the description: vanilla, mild chocolate notes, sharp red grapes, slight roast, and a warm, barrel booziness that only cleans up into distinctly brandy at the end of the sniff (at first, it's nearly indistinguishable from any other whisky).
Drier and slightly more bitter (read: less sweet) on the palate than expected. Bitter Baker's chocolate notes, woody and boozy brandy barrel influence, and a modest roast. Vanilla adds a very nice layer of depth to the profile without adding much sweetness. Decent back-end heat - not unexpected, given the ABV and the barrel treatment. Fairly thick and sticky; smooth with just a touch of liveliness.
A really nice overall brew, not quite as complex as some BA-adjunct brews, but very tasty overall.
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