Brewers Reserve: Bourbon Barrel Aged ESB
Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub & Guesthouse
- From:
- Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub & Guesthouse
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 26, 2017
- Added:
- May 26, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by HipCzech from California
3.51/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.51/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Serving: 650 mL bottle (stamped "10/16"), poured into a small nonic glass.
Appearance: Hazy brownish orange. Pours with a terrific off white, latte foam head and keeps a persistent foamy cap and streaky lace.
Smell: Unexpected wet hay, farmyard and vinegar notes intermingle with wood and vanilla.
Taste: More tart and funk: sherry vinegar, goat cheese. Toffee, caramel malt, oak, vanilla, bourbon and some hoppy earth and citrus all emerge as well. Clean, bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body and medium carbonation.
Overall: Some interesting notes and still drinkable, but the dominating funk and sour notes suggest it picked up more than just bourbon barrel character while aging.
May 27, 2017Appearance: Hazy brownish orange. Pours with a terrific off white, latte foam head and keeps a persistent foamy cap and streaky lace.
Smell: Unexpected wet hay, farmyard and vinegar notes intermingle with wood and vanilla.
Taste: More tart and funk: sherry vinegar, goat cheese. Toffee, caramel malt, oak, vanilla, bourbon and some hoppy earth and citrus all emerge as well. Clean, bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body and medium carbonation.
Overall: Some interesting notes and still drinkable, but the dominating funk and sour notes suggest it picked up more than just bourbon barrel character while aging.
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