Arcane Rituals
Bottle Logic Brewing

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

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!

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

2022 Batch! Sweet honey-caramel malty, hint of molasses, slight hint of dark fruits, and cognac/bourbon barrel nose on this one!
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Taste follows with some sweet caramel/burnt brown sugar notes upfront...and then a smooth and balanced, brown liquor barrel finish. Yummy!⁣
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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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!