Barrel Wasp
Gizmo Brew Works
- From:
- Gizmo Brew Works
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 7.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 20, 2017
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Barrel-aged IPA
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
3.68/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
In agreement with the original review. This is highly bitter, somewhat harshly so, on the initial sips--full of pomelo and bitter melon flavors, with little balance it out. Barrel notes and malt sweetness only emerge once your bitter receptors are a bit numbed, but they do eventually emerge. I still wouldn't say this works well at that point, but I'm happy to have tried it.
Oct 20, 2017
Reviewed by Radome from Florida
4.21/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Tasted from a large bottle (1 pt, 6 fl oz) bought in Raleigh, NC. The Gizmo website says they released 100 bottles at the brewer's whim.
L - Medium golden color and hazy. Decent white head persists, along with lacing on the glass.
S - Aromas of West Coast hops, lower levels of sweet malt and a hint of bourbon. Aromas not overly strong or assertive.
T - Very good American IPA hops flavors with a good malt backbone. Overlaid on those are strong oak and bourbon flavors, which seem to tone down the hops bitterness.
F - Medium to thick body. Creamy, moderate to strong carbonation. Strong alcohol presence. Strong hops bitterness, but it seems smoothed out and moderated by the barrel aging.
O - This is a big, complex beer. The flavors and bitterness seemed a bit harsh on the initial pour, but it mellowed out and got more interesting as it breathed and warmed.
Sep 02, 2016L - Medium golden color and hazy. Decent white head persists, along with lacing on the glass.
S - Aromas of West Coast hops, lower levels of sweet malt and a hint of bourbon. Aromas not overly strong or assertive.
T - Very good American IPA hops flavors with a good malt backbone. Overlaid on those are strong oak and bourbon flavors, which seem to tone down the hops bitterness.
F - Medium to thick body. Creamy, moderate to strong carbonation. Strong alcohol presence. Strong hops bitterness, but it seems smoothed out and moderated by the barrel aging.
O - This is a big, complex beer. The flavors and bitterness seemed a bit harsh on the initial pour, but it mellowed out and got more interesting as it breathed and warmed.
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