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Jeffersons Reserve Big Fella Bourbon Barrel Stout
Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
- Kentucky, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 16%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 15.04%
- Reviews:
- 2
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 17, 2014
- Added:
- Nov 07, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Proteus93 from Virginia
4.17/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I still chuckle at 'Big Fellow' Served on draught @ Beer Run in Charlottesville... from backlog:
A: Pitch black with a short head, but that is mostly attributed to the draft pour being a little heavy handed... It's basically beer to the brim. Some nice stickiness is left behind, though.
S: A wonderful medley of woods, strong bourbon scents, vanilla and toffee, some hints of maple.
T + M: Bourbon, strong on the forefront without the harsh heat that could be attributed to the alcohol. A smooth and creamy vanilla bean and a full bodied oakiness. Some nice, roasted notes. Quite a delicious beer and amazingly smooth and rich.
D: I have trouble believing the ABV of this one, though I feel it quite quickly. A nice tasting, smooth beer. A gentle sipper with good company.
Nov 25, 2008A: Pitch black with a short head, but that is mostly attributed to the draft pour being a little heavy handed... It's basically beer to the brim. Some nice stickiness is left behind, though.
S: A wonderful medley of woods, strong bourbon scents, vanilla and toffee, some hints of maple.
T + M: Bourbon, strong on the forefront without the harsh heat that could be attributed to the alcohol. A smooth and creamy vanilla bean and a full bodied oakiness. Some nice, roasted notes. Quite a delicious beer and amazingly smooth and rich.
D: I have trouble believing the ABV of this one, though I feel it quite quickly. A nice tasting, smooth beer. A gentle sipper with good company.
Reviewed by CrellMoset from Virginia
3.55/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Big Fellow, the typical Jefferson Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout ... but left in for 16 months. This one clocks in at 16.0% abv, watch out!!
Appearance: A thick, black, but not too heavy-looking beer, with some splotches of tan lacing left on the sides. It's sort of dead looking, still, stagnant, but not too thick.
Aroma: Bourbon! Oh my gaw. It's pungent, intense, and though a soupcon of maple syrup and brown sugar get through, it's mainly bourbon, woody, strong, intense bourbon.
Taste: Maple syrup and bourbon in the mouth, with plenty of vanilla bean and wood. Dkachur says waffles, and I have to agree. But only if those waffles are soaked in bourbon. Creamy, milky in places, tons of vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, but minimal effervescence. Surprisingly not as thick as you'd think. Very even and creamy, but a thick creaminess.
Drinkability: Would you like some beer with your bourbon? This one's incredibly, intensely, crazily bourbony, and the alcohol is absolutely off the hook. That said, it's a damn fine bourbon - apparently, it's typically about 70 dollars a bottle - and is pretty enjoyable.
Nov 07, 2008Appearance: A thick, black, but not too heavy-looking beer, with some splotches of tan lacing left on the sides. It's sort of dead looking, still, stagnant, but not too thick.
Aroma: Bourbon! Oh my gaw. It's pungent, intense, and though a soupcon of maple syrup and brown sugar get through, it's mainly bourbon, woody, strong, intense bourbon.
Taste: Maple syrup and bourbon in the mouth, with plenty of vanilla bean and wood. Dkachur says waffles, and I have to agree. But only if those waffles are soaked in bourbon. Creamy, milky in places, tons of vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, but minimal effervescence. Surprisingly not as thick as you'd think. Very even and creamy, but a thick creaminess.
Drinkability: Would you like some beer with your bourbon? This one's incredibly, intensely, crazily bourbony, and the alcohol is absolutely off the hook. That said, it's a damn fine bourbon - apparently, it's typically about 70 dollars a bottle - and is pretty enjoyable.
Jeffersons Reserve Big Fella Bourbon Barrel Stout from Bluegrass Brewing Co. - East St. Matthew's
Beer rating:
3.99 out of
5 with
5 ratings
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