Fun Size - Bourbon Barrel-Aged - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Coffee
Pollyanna Brewing Company
- From:
- Pollyanna Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 25, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 20, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Already a Fun Size treat, we aged our Milk Stout with all sorts of Smuggler's Cove Bourbon Barrel Aged coffee, peanut, vanilla bean, cocoa nib, and sea salt in Bourbon Barrels for 9 months. The result is nearly King Sized!
25 IBU
25 IBU
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.12/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Medium black body with a dark brown foam head. Smell has bourbon all through it, hitting coffee, milk chocolate, vanilla, soil and big salty peanuts along the way. Taste is surprisingly mild and light, bourbon is there but not too powerfully, rather sugary and salty chocolate, malt, peanut, nougat, vanilla and light coffee dominate. Not as cloying as most in the series, very much appreciated, some wood here and there helps with this. Feel is very light and slightly frothy. Hides booze taste well, but has the right amount of booze in the feel
Jun 07, 2019
Reviewed by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington
3.87/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This milk stout was a sweet sipper. Even more so that most I've tried this was a liquid candy bar. The coffee was certainly present but did not present enough backbone to counter the sweet milk chocolate. I imagine this is perfect for someone as it is well made, but complex it is not.
Apr 30, 2019
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
4.21/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
There is a whole lot going on here. Quite an additive fest, but in contrast with the usual standards for beers like this, weighing in at only 7% ABV. I really respect that, and they've achieved a great intensity of flavor, even if it's not as complex as I'd expect from so many ingredients. The bourbon barrel contributes some modest oak and puts a little stank on it, but this mostly ends up being a coffee and chocolate showcase with hints of peanut. Definitely glad I picked this up as a mixed single, and I'd consider checking out other variants in the series as a result.
Apr 27, 2019
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.17/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Canned 4/2/19; drank 4/14/19 @ the Yarchives.
Black/brown appearance.
A violent pour yielded a small tan head; minimal lace.
Burnt black coffee, dark chocolate & faint oak notes in the nose.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Dark roast coffee bean, cream & dark chocolate flavors up front; burnt oak & faint bourbon notes on the finish.
A bit too robust for the sweet stout genre; flavorful, but unbalanced & tough to love. I've had my last.
Apr 22, 2019Black/brown appearance.
A violent pour yielded a small tan head; minimal lace.
Burnt black coffee, dark chocolate & faint oak notes in the nose.
Medium thick, creamy mouthfeel.
Dark roast coffee bean, cream & dark chocolate flavors up front; burnt oak & faint bourbon notes on the finish.
A bit too robust for the sweet stout genre; flavorful, but unbalanced & tough to love. I've had my last.
Reviewed by Tucquan from Pennsylvania
4.5/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Had this on 2019-04-20 in Lemont, IL at the brewery on tap. ABV is 7.0%
A - Opaque dark brown with a short tan head.
S - Chocolate fudge and coffee latte
T - Medium roasted grain and coffee. Semi sweet chocolate. Light bourbon. Earthy spice. Pleasantly sweet and mildly bitter. Delicious.
M - Medium-heavy body and light carbonation.
O - Fun size never disappoints and this version is a leap forward. Well done.
Apr 20, 2019A - Opaque dark brown with a short tan head.
S - Chocolate fudge and coffee latte
T - Medium roasted grain and coffee. Semi sweet chocolate. Light bourbon. Earthy spice. Pleasantly sweet and mildly bitter. Delicious.
M - Medium-heavy body and light carbonation.
O - Fun size never disappoints and this version is a leap forward. Well done.
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