Snow Hands (Maple Syrup-Bourbon Oak Barrel Aged)
Haw River Farmhouse Ales

Snow Hands (Maple Syrup-Bourbon Oak Barrel Aged)Snow Hands (Maple Syrup-Bourbon Oak Barrel Aged)
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From:
Haw River Farmhouse Ales
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 13, 2023
Added:
Dec 18, 2022
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One of our most requested winter beers has gotten a facelift this year (2022)! Our big, beautiful deep amber Trappist-style dark strong ale is brewed with real Grade A maple syrup from the Blais family's maple farm in Maine, now aged in maple syrup-bourbon oak barrels for a full year, and finished with bright, floral spicebush berries before packaging, which layer in just a touch of warm, citrusy spice at the end.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

4.04/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A friend of mine picked up a can from the brewery 12-17-22. No canning date; consumed 7-13-23.

Beer poured deep reddish-brown with a very nice tan head.

Nose is nice, very maple forward with a faint touch of bourbon lingering in the background.

Taste is a large but light feeling malt base that takes on the maple bourbon barrel nicely. Getting a good blend of maple and bourbon that offsets the fruity esters i would imagine the yeast is producing. Would love to try the base.. SDBA. Finishes a touch sweet from the maple.

Mouthfeel is light bodied and very smooth and satisfying with each sip.

Overall a really fun beer to try. Can't recall many SDBA variants over the years but this one is nicely done!
Jul 13, 2023