Rothbard
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)

Beer Geek Stats
From:
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
15.6%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.2 | pDev: 0.24%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 02, 2021
Added:
Aug 16, 2021
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Rothbard is a traditional barley wine brewed exclusively using Maris Otter malt from the UK. This batch was matured in Tawny Port & Bourbon barrels.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.19 by Dharmelink from Wisconsin

Oct 02, 2021
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.21/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
This one pours a dark and murky brown color, with a small head, and no lacing.

This smells like dried cherry, plum, and raisin, port, earthy malt, caramel, and praline.

The port barrels are absolutely dominant here, in a pretty good way. There's loads of dark fruit - grape filling, leather, tobacco, chocolate, plum, and raisins, with some oak. There's also an intriguing earthy malt sweetness, and a touch of caramel.

This is medium bodied, with absolutely no booziness, or hint of the very high ABV. There's a fairly low level of carbonation here.

OEC is seemingly never going to make that big old oaky caramel and spirit driven barleywine that's the rage nowadays in some circles. They're gonna keep making weird, archaic, and arguably delicious takes on the style.
Aug 16, 2021