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Arcane Rituals
Bottle Logic Brewing


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- From:
- Bottle Logic Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
Ranked #7 - ABV:
- 11.37%
- Score:
- 99
Ranked #265 - Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 5.32%
- Reviews:
- 27
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 10, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 20, 2019
- Wants:
- 22
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
99
World-Class
99
World-Class


Notes:
Collaboration with Ritual Brewing Co.
The crackling magic of Chevallier Heritage malt courses through this English-style barleywine. A combination of bourbon, brandy, and VSOP cognac barrels cast a spirited spell over the brew and mix to manipulate space and time, opening a viscous liquid portal into what surely must be immortality.
The crackling magic of Chevallier Heritage malt courses through this English-style barleywine. A combination of bourbon, brandy, and VSOP cognac barrels cast a spirited spell over the brew and mix to manipulate space and time, opening a viscous liquid portal into what surely must be immortality.
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.69/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.69/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Look - dark dark brown nice slight tan head rimming and lacing
Smell - barrel, bourbon brandy cognac... Possibly prune
Taste - fig, prune, so much barrel... Bourbon brandy, slight slight cognac
Feel - medium full body creamy very light carb
Overall - really incredible
Apr 10, 2023Smell - barrel, bourbon brandy cognac... Possibly prune
Taste - fig, prune, so much barrel... Bourbon brandy, slight slight cognac
Feel - medium full body creamy very light carb
Overall - really incredible
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
4.65/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Received a bottle in a trade 3-13-23. 2021 edition consumed 4-8-23.
Beer poured a ruddy brown with a nice off-white head.
Nose is very nice, notes of dark fruit are front and center, a touch of vanilla and bourbon are also present.
Taste is awesome! The three different barrel types lend a touch to the large malt base which give notes of raisin, figs, and brown sugar. Barrels give a dark fruit dominate theme and marry up with the bourbon expertly. Finishes with a touch of sweetness appropriate for the style.
Mouthfeel is large bodied and very smooth, making each sip a pleasant experience.
Overall a fantastic beer! Thank you, Tim @beersnake1, for giving me the opportunity to try!
Apr 08, 2023Beer poured a ruddy brown with a nice off-white head.
Nose is very nice, notes of dark fruit are front and center, a touch of vanilla and bourbon are also present.
Taste is awesome! The three different barrel types lend a touch to the large malt base which give notes of raisin, figs, and brown sugar. Barrels give a dark fruit dominate theme and marry up with the bourbon expertly. Finishes with a touch of sweetness appropriate for the style.
Mouthfeel is large bodied and very smooth, making each sip a pleasant experience.
Overall a fantastic beer! Thank you, Tim @beersnake1, for giving me the opportunity to try!
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
3.73/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev -17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Re-watching Ozark. Need alcohol to numb emotions. So much crazy. I love it. And hopefully this 500ML bottle, too.
The pour is dark brown with red highlights. Nose is dominated by booze & brandy.
Arcane Rituals could be a barrel aged blonde ale for all the base beer shows. Plenty of brandy lakeside with a soft undercurrent of cognac, but amazingly, the booze is gentle, restrained, like a Arraez flair to left (may he rest in peace…in Miami). There is a backing malt sweetness along with brown sugar, grassy herbs, with a finish of plums, no doubt the influence of the brandy. Sweet enough that splitting this minor bottle was a fine idea.
A stronger base beer that could hold up to the swarm of barrels would have catapulted this up a notch or two. As is, a very good brew.
Mar 10, 2023The pour is dark brown with red highlights. Nose is dominated by booze & brandy.
Arcane Rituals could be a barrel aged blonde ale for all the base beer shows. Plenty of brandy lakeside with a soft undercurrent of cognac, but amazingly, the booze is gentle, restrained, like a Arraez flair to left (may he rest in peace…in Miami). There is a backing malt sweetness along with brown sugar, grassy herbs, with a finish of plums, no doubt the influence of the brandy. Sweet enough that splitting this minor bottle was a fine idea.
A stronger base beer that could hold up to the swarm of barrels would have catapulted this up a notch or two. As is, a very good brew.
Reviewed by lucius10 from California
4.66/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.66/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2022 Batch! Sweet honey-caramel malty, hint of molasses, slight hint of dark fruits, and cognac/bourbon barrel nose on this one!
Taste follows with some sweet caramel/burnt brown sugar notes upfront...and then a smooth and balanced, brown liquor barrel finish. Yummy!
This is very good! My only complaint is that it finishes a little light or "short"...it doesn't carry its heft all the way through the backend. It could be a touch more viscous IMO.
Feb 17, 2023
Taste follows with some sweet caramel/burnt brown sugar notes upfront...and then a smooth and balanced, brown liquor barrel finish. Yummy!
This is very good! My only complaint is that it finishes a little light or "short"...it doesn't carry its heft all the way through the backend. It could be a touch more viscous IMO.
Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois
4.83/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.83/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Just what I want from an English Barleywine, and another check off from the top 250. Dark brown with a mild head and leasing. Strong notes of all the barrels, which is a very impressive thing, with notes of dark fruits, molasses, and brown sugar. Taste is really flavorful of all those, but it has a nice subtlety to it. A bit thick and syrupy, very boozy, but an easy sipper. The best thing I can say about it is I’m drinking it rather chilled, and I just don’t think it’s going to warm up because I can’t stop drinking it. Excellent, excellent beer.
Jan 22, 2023Reviewed by JLK7299 from North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Drinking with a few friends at a bottle share. We ALWAYS have to have a Barleywine during our shares. Boy is this good! The brandy really is prominent but I ain’t complaining!
Nov 11, 2022
Arcane Rituals from Bottle Logic Brewing
Beer rating:
99 out of
100 with
116 ratings
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