Barrel Constrictor
Alpha Acid Brewing Co.
- From:
- Alpha Acid Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,395 - ABV:
- 14.3%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #18,571 - Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 14.82%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 05, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 02, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
3/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
375 ML bottle topped with white wax so the brewery can charge more for it, probably.
The pour is 3AM black with a head that hits age 61 in minutes. Nose is surprisingly spare; little vanilla, roast, barrel, but not much of any of these things.
Barrel Constrictor isn’t quite right. There’s an earthiness to this as if a layer of soil slipped into the bottom of the barrel, along with an entire bottle of Everclear. Boozy, earthy, with a sharp tang of wood with scattered showers of vanilla & chocolate. More like a mist. No bourbon to speak of. Glad this bottle wasn’t bigger.
New breweries to me are always a gamble & this one didn’t pay off. Strictly mediocre.
Nov 17, 2022The pour is 3AM black with a head that hits age 61 in minutes. Nose is surprisingly spare; little vanilla, roast, barrel, but not much of any of these things.
Barrel Constrictor isn’t quite right. There’s an earthiness to this as if a layer of soil slipped into the bottom of the barrel, along with an entire bottle of Everclear. Boozy, earthy, with a sharp tang of wood with scattered showers of vanilla & chocolate. More like a mist. No bourbon to speak of. Glad this bottle wasn’t bigger.
New breweries to me are always a gamble & this one didn’t pay off. Strictly mediocre.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle from 2021 release set. Black pour, thin ring of beige head. Aroma is a big hit of boozy roasty malts. Taste brings a touch of sweetness, light chocolate and coffee notes, and an ample supply of alcohol heat. Full and warming.
Dec 18, 2021
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