Barrel Project #06/2016
Brouwerij Kees
- From:
- Brouwerij Kees
- Netherlands
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 17.55%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2020
- Added:
- Sep 26, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.25/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
De Zombier. En copa Teku. Jugando a Dragon's Boy y luego Skyland. Bastante alcoholica, con perfil claro a vino pero ni rastro del bourbon o la madera. No desagrada pero no es lo que esperaba y se bebe lenta
Mar 08, 2020
Reviewed by lmaduells from Spain
4.81/5 rDev +27.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.81/5 rDev +27.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A beer that is not balanced, a beer that is not indifferent. A large beer worked well, with a clear intention and achieved. The barrel is very noticeable. I m really liked but I can understand that it is not like a beer can.
Apr 18, 2017
Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
2.92/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Got this one at the Duvel guy in Utrecht
From a bottle into a snifter
EBC: 30
EBU: 65
Malts: Pale ale & caramel
Hops: Citra & Cascade
Barley wine aged on Barton bourbon barrels
APPEARANCE: Pours a one finger, looser, foamy, very fizzy off-white head with somewhat lousy retention. Deep maroon red/brown, opaque, with no carbonation evident. Head quickly fizzes down to a half cap. Slight wisp remains but no real lacing on the glass.
SMELL: A good dose of red fruit, some caramel, wood, booze, bourbon, touches of vanilla, and a definite tart quality on the nose. Tartness could easily come from the wood. Not bad, but not quite as decadent as other bourbon BA b-wines in the style.
TASTE: Boozy with bourbon, light vanilla, caramel and wood up front. A alcoholic swallow with a bolder and lingering finish with piles of alcohol, bourbon, some woody flavors, caramel, toffee, and a slight astringent note. No tartness at all.
PALATE: Thinner body and higher levels of carbonation for the style. Lighter on the palate, prickly, goes down okay with a harsher burn at the swallow and finishes a bit sticky. Lots of heat lingers.
OVERALL: Like the cognac version, this one is just alright. It’s also too harsh and boozy to really be world class, and the base barley wine doesn’t really have a chance against the woody, slightly astringent barrel. The feel is also far too thin, light and harsh, unfortunately. It kind of has the character of a ghetto bourbon b-wine as opposed to a patiently aged b-wine in a quality barrel. A decently enjoyable drink but not something worth writing home about.
Nov 26, 2016From a bottle into a snifter
EBC: 30
EBU: 65
Malts: Pale ale & caramel
Hops: Citra & Cascade
Barley wine aged on Barton bourbon barrels
APPEARANCE: Pours a one finger, looser, foamy, very fizzy off-white head with somewhat lousy retention. Deep maroon red/brown, opaque, with no carbonation evident. Head quickly fizzes down to a half cap. Slight wisp remains but no real lacing on the glass.
SMELL: A good dose of red fruit, some caramel, wood, booze, bourbon, touches of vanilla, and a definite tart quality on the nose. Tartness could easily come from the wood. Not bad, but not quite as decadent as other bourbon BA b-wines in the style.
TASTE: Boozy with bourbon, light vanilla, caramel and wood up front. A alcoholic swallow with a bolder and lingering finish with piles of alcohol, bourbon, some woody flavors, caramel, toffee, and a slight astringent note. No tartness at all.
PALATE: Thinner body and higher levels of carbonation for the style. Lighter on the palate, prickly, goes down okay with a harsher burn at the swallow and finishes a bit sticky. Lots of heat lingers.
OVERALL: Like the cognac version, this one is just alright. It’s also too harsh and boozy to really be world class, and the base barley wine doesn’t really have a chance against the woody, slightly astringent barrel. The feel is also far too thin, light and harsh, unfortunately. It kind of has the character of a ghetto bourbon b-wine as opposed to a patiently aged b-wine in a quality barrel. A decently enjoyable drink but not something worth writing home about.
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