Barrel Rider
Refuge Brewery

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From:
Refuge Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 28, 2017
Added:
Feb 26, 2017
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.85/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Brewery says this is aged in Bourbon barrels. Pours a deep red brown with persistent off-white foam. Rich, mouth-filling, and foamy. Long aroma of vanilla-tinged with a nice whiff of booze.

Woody as the vanilla fades. Slightly sweet and plenty malty. Bitter finish, despite the claimed 22 IBUs. Overall this seems a little rough. Were these Kentucky Deluxe barrels, by any chance? Interesting, though, and lively on the way down. From the 32 oz growler purchased at the brewery.
Feb 28, 2017