Deduction - Bourbon Barrel
Taxman Brewing Co.

Dark brown color. One-finger thick, off-white head. Candy sugars, caramel malt, raisins, and bourbon in the aroma. Same notes in the malty, moderately sweet taste.

Huge fan. I actually had it at the pool and there were huge notes of caramel and molasses. It hides the booze really well and goes down smooth.

05/06/25 can @ home

Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a dark cola brown with a thin head that dissipate to patches with light lacing. Aroma of caramel and candi malt, raisins, dried plums, bourbon and dried citron. Flavor is candi and lightly caramel malt, raisins, figs, toffee, bourbon, dark dried plums. Dry fruit finish with a touch of barrel oak and vanilla. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. A pleasant Belgian dark profile that seemed more like a thinned down quadrupel than a dubbel, but with fruit typical of both. The plummy notes from the bourbon fit quite nicely with the Belgian yeast character. Normally, I find that lighter ales do not hold up to barreling as well as 10% one do, but this worked out well. Great flavor up front and a very nice lingering fruit and vanilla taste afterward. These guys have a fine barrel program. These newer cans state "bourbon barreled", but seem like the same brew as the older "barreled" labelled ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 ounce can into a goblet. Canned 1/11/22, had 4/1/22.

Pours a ruddy copper, semi opaque, with a half inch quickly dissipating head and some very faint specks of cling. Aromas of malt, caramel, some plums and bourbon, light oak, light strawberries. Flavors of malt, caramel, some bourbon- more as it warms, some plums, light oak. Smooth, a good medium body, well carbonated.

Very enjoyable. A solid base, a decent amount of wood and the barrels are effective. Best very warm.

Clear, golden brown body; excellent carbonation; fairly thin head, light khaki colored, dense and creamy texture. Excellent malt-forward nose; roasted grain; dried dark pitted fruit elements in the backgound; leather and tobacco. Earthy sweetness to the taste; figs and prunes; light honey; a fine undercurrent of subliminal booziness. Heavy body; dense and silky on the palate; incredibly smooth residual sugars.

An outstanding offering from Taxman, well-balanced with intriguing complexity.

Pouring temperature: 53 °F; canning info: 01/11/22
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Had Bourbon Barrel Deduction poured from 12-oz. can, label stamped "CANNED ON 01/15/21," into goblet.

Pours deep, murky amber-brown with fizzing, 1/2-finger very light-tan head, which quickly dissipates to a persistent ring, and leaves only a little sketchy lace. Aromas of sweet bourbon, dark fruits and a little hop spice off pour, then aromas of huge caramel malt with a hint of whiskey, which continue. Begins smooth, hugely malty, and whiskey sweet, soon replaced by moderate whiskey burn, with the caramel malt carrying into some dark fruit, before a drying whiskey and oak barrel finish.

Just enough whiskey barrel to get you out to the porch, but not so much to leave you there until sunrise.

 

Opaque dark brown pour with a tan cap. Taste I am getting plenty of molasses, caramel, dark fruit, candi sugar, big bourbon, sneaky candied citrus, decent oak and yeast with slight oxidation. Started off simple but by the end of the sip it had been an adventure of flavor. Smell is a simpler version of the taste, focusing on the bourbon and dark flavors. Feel is medium bodied, boozy and warm with a smooth presentation, but barrel did cover up some of the beer's texture nuances a little. The wife liked it

 

Thanks to jkblr for this one from a recent trade. 12oz can (canned on 12/30/19) poured into 14oz teku. Poured a solid dark brown color with just a thin cap of white head that had very low retention and lacing.

Gentle bourbon was at the front of the nose, with the dark fruit aromas of the style providing a solid base.

It started out similar on the tongue, but the flavors expanded and grew. There was solid, but subtle grain/malt, the dark fruits, and lastly the bourbon came through, gently. A touch of alcohol lingered at the back.

The body was, perhaps, a touch light for the style, was smooth and even, and had the expected semi-sweet finish.

Drinkability was very nice. A solid sipper that went down easily.

Overall, a very nice brew. Certainly worth trying if you get the chance.

Taxman Brewing Co. - Bourbon Barrel Deduction

A Belgian-style dubbel ale aged in bourbon barrels.

Thank you @AyatollahGold!

Look: Barely translucent, murky dark brown to reddish brown in the light. A lot of visible carbonation streaming up the sides of the glass. Khaki colored head settles to a thick ring around the edge of the glass and a thin layer of foam/sporadically placed small and large bubbles atop the beer. Really has that nice Belgian murky brown color

Smell: Sweet, fruity esters and spice. Definitely a yeast driven aroma. I get some brown banana sweetness along with nutmeg and allspice. Other dark dried fruit including figs and dates. In addition to the yeast, the bourbon barrel has an impact on the aroma too. Soft and sweet bourbon. Natural vanilla and hazelnut sweetness. I wouldn’t expect so much sweetness on the nose from a Dubbel. Thinking about the ripe banana aroma here, but the BBA could amplify this aspect.

Taste: Driven by dark, dried fruit. Figs and dates again. The bourbon barrel adds a nice layer to the beer. Some nutty vanilla and raisin sweetness. I still get some banana on the flavor. Not as spicy as the aroma but still getting some hints of nutmeg and allspice.

Feel: Medium level of carbonation. Smooth and a bit warming at 8.5%. A little sticky sweetness on the lips. Both aspects I enjoy in a dark, high ABV Belgian beer.

Overall: A really nice iteration of the Belgian style Dubbel. Warming at 8.5%. Dark dried fruit, spicy, vanilla, some ripe banana pushing the sweet fruit boundary, but not over the top. Nutty and woody. My favorite non-sour beer from Taxman. Nice stuff

12 oz can from Tavour. Dark brown, filmy beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light fruity notes. Taste is sweet malts, prunes, raisins and a nice woody bourbon flavor. Finishes with a pleasant warmth.

Huge, beautiful dried fruits tangling with light notes of caramel, vanilla and a lingering bourbon barrel.