Barrel Aged Imperial Korova
Gnarly Barley Brewing Company
- From:
- Gnarly Barley Brewing Company
- Louisiana, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.13 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 07, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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We took Imperial Korova, which is a bigger, bolder version of our favorite Baltic Oatmeal Porter, and aged it in barrels for one year. Annually brewed in late fall for winter consumption, this higher alcohol version boasts a 9% alcohol by volume without getting too boozy. The malts provide flavors of chocolate and coffee, but Imperial adds notes of caramel, plum and molasses and the barrel aging process adds notes of vanilla and bourbon.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.13/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.13/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
On-draught @ the brewery. $8 per 12oz pour.
Aged for 1 year on Woodford Reserve barrels.
Leather, vanillin, tobacco, subdued oak, bourbon, plum, stonefruit, chocolate, fig. The barrel harmonizes nicely with the base beer, though some of the base beer's chocolate disappears behind the bourbon warmth.
The strengthened ABV is noticeable in comparison to ordinary Korova, but it's welcome alongside the concomitant bourbon flavours.
Viscous and coarse. The oatmeal can't smooth out the leathery bourbon.
Finishes a bit cardboardy, to it's detriment. Not an improvement on the base beer like so many of the other Korova variants, unfortunately, but nevertheless a welcome addition to the Korova lineup.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Mar 07, 2020Aged for 1 year on Woodford Reserve barrels.
Leather, vanillin, tobacco, subdued oak, bourbon, plum, stonefruit, chocolate, fig. The barrel harmonizes nicely with the base beer, though some of the base beer's chocolate disappears behind the bourbon warmth.
The strengthened ABV is noticeable in comparison to ordinary Korova, but it's welcome alongside the concomitant bourbon flavours.
Viscous and coarse. The oatmeal can't smooth out the leathery bourbon.
Finishes a bit cardboardy, to it's detriment. Not an improvement on the base beer like so many of the other Korova variants, unfortunately, but nevertheless a welcome addition to the Korova lineup.
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
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