For Gabe
Side Project Brewing
- From:
- Side Project Brewing
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- 99
- Avg:
- 4.69 | pDev: 4.26%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 11, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 02, 2020
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
99
World-Class
99
World-Class
For our blend and what we are calling For Gabe, I blended up this one-off BA Barleywine / BA Stout that consists of:
-Double Barrel MJK (English Barleywine for our second son and inspired by Triple Oak Deal with a Devil) aged twice in Willett Bourbon Barrels for a total of 22 months
-Anabasis (American 100 IBU Barleywine but fermented with English Yeast - Blend 4 barrel) aged in Eagle Rare Barrel for 24 months
-OWK (OWK is a specific recipe now, but this contains no vanilla) aged in Willett Bourbon Barrels for 24 months
-Ellipses (One of our Derivation/BBT recipes) aged in EH Taylor Barrels for 28 months
-Ellipses (One of our Derivation/BBT recipes) aged in Willett Bourbon Barrels for 28 months
-Double Barrel MJK (English Barleywine for our second son and inspired by Triple Oak Deal with a Devil) aged twice in Willett Bourbon Barrels for a total of 22 months
-Anabasis (American 100 IBU Barleywine but fermented with English Yeast - Blend 4 barrel) aged in Eagle Rare Barrel for 24 months
-OWK (OWK is a specific recipe now, but this contains no vanilla) aged in Willett Bourbon Barrels for 24 months
-Ellipses (One of our Derivation/BBT recipes) aged in EH Taylor Barrels for 28 months
-Ellipses (One of our Derivation/BBT recipes) aged in Willett Bourbon Barrels for 28 months
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
4.59/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.59/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dark dark brown with muted head. So complex, so good, so much going on in the blend, and all accompanied with a nice boozy bourbon kick. Bourbon, walnut, chocolate, caramel, molasses, dates, espresso. Thick, chewy, smooth, light carbonation.
Aug 27, 2022
Reviewed by rodmanfor3 from Vermont
4.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
When you bottle a beer in honor of the master of the barleywine (who brewed legendary beers like like M and ADWTD), the natural assumption is that the blend is going to be amazing. It wasn't. Instead, this beer was just okay (slightly above average but not stellar.) It's like repaying a friend who just served you a world-class meal with a Maine-style backwoods cookout, featuring red hot dogs and Humpty Dumpty BBQ potato chips. It's good, just misguided.
Jan 25, 2022
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.8/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
#WickedBeerSideProjectShare2021. Incredible complexity. Barleywine-forward, with undertones of smoky barrel, dark fruit, and hot bourbon. This thing will continue to age gracefully.
Jul 11, 2021
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.34/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
2020 vintage; drank 6/26/21 @ the Seventh Tee.
A bit busy; probably not surprising considering all that's going on in the blend. However, it's interesting and ultimately accessible. I'd have another (if I could afford it!).
Jun 29, 2021A bit busy; probably not surprising considering all that's going on in the blend. However, it's interesting and ultimately accessible. I'd have another (if I could afford it!).
Rated by Ckgibu from Hawaii
4.88/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.88/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Best blended stout/barleywine ever
Jan 03, 2021
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