Raisin Eaters
Wren House Brewing Co.
- From:
- Wren House Brewing Co.
- Arizona, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 3.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 07, 2019
- Added:
- Sep 01, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Raisin Eaters is a tribute to the Fresno Raisin Eaters, a minor league baseball team from 1906. We brewed a traditional English Barleywine with 200lbs of Organic Raisin "Butter" (aka puree) and then aged the final beer for nearly a year in a mix of Bourbon and Rye Whiskey barrels. It's tasting like a fine port wine
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by yesterdayfaraway from Missouri
3.96/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
3.96/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
L: pours light brown with a small head...but is a rusty brown in the glass
S: caramel sweetness jumps out and some nice barrel notes
T: humm..nice flavors but lacking depth. The flavors fade away fast. Definite raisin and caramel notes, the barrel is very lacking.
F: very thin and watery. It’s too bad
Dec 28, 2018S: caramel sweetness jumps out and some nice barrel notes
T: humm..nice flavors but lacking depth. The flavors fade away fast. Definite raisin and caramel notes, the barrel is very lacking.
F: very thin and watery. It’s too bad
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.27/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had on tap. Off the smell you knew raisin, and other dark fruits, would be featured heavily. The barrel wood came across as buttery and sweet, though the rye, bourbon, and barley help balance. Very, very smooth, with a butterscotch sweetness on the finish. Good construction and execution of vision
Nov 29, 2018
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
4.39/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Received in a trade and shared with JLindros.
A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice hazy light chestnut hue with a thin wispy head. Great legs.
S - Aromas of nice raisins, bourbon juice, light rye. Good caramel as well. Really really pleasant barleywine notes. Lovely oak.
T - Taste is similar to the nose, really nice caramel. Good raisins that linger quite nicely on the after taste. Good bourbon and rye. Lingering caramel and lightly bitterness.
M - Mouthfeel is nicely carbonated, creamy, pleasant bitterness.
O - Overall this was a very solid barleywine. Excellent raisin notes and great barrel as well.
Serving Type: bottle
Sep 15, 2018A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice hazy light chestnut hue with a thin wispy head. Great legs.
S - Aromas of nice raisins, bourbon juice, light rye. Good caramel as well. Really really pleasant barleywine notes. Lovely oak.
T - Taste is similar to the nose, really nice caramel. Good raisins that linger quite nicely on the after taste. Good bourbon and rye. Lingering caramel and lightly bitterness.
M - Mouthfeel is nicely carbonated, creamy, pleasant bitterness.
O - Overall this was a very solid barleywine. Excellent raisin notes and great barrel as well.
Serving Type: bottle
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.39/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to rudzud
Light fizzy head, murky tan iced tea color, touch of lacing long legs
Nose nose is loads of raisin and dark fruits, sweet candy, toffee, buttery oak, buttery raisin, little soft bourbon, little rye whiskey, butterscotch
Taste big raisin and fruit, little bitterness, big candy, toffee butterscotch, buttery oak, brandy soaked raisin, candy bourbon, little rye, touch of alcohol, sweet syrupy candy but not too sticky finish
Mouth is med to fuller bod, decent carb very little alcohol, smooth rich
Overall very nice, tons of raisin, nice bourbon, smooth rich delicious
Sep 15, 2018Light fizzy head, murky tan iced tea color, touch of lacing long legs
Nose nose is loads of raisin and dark fruits, sweet candy, toffee, buttery oak, buttery raisin, little soft bourbon, little rye whiskey, butterscotch
Taste big raisin and fruit, little bitterness, big candy, toffee butterscotch, buttery oak, brandy soaked raisin, candy bourbon, little rye, touch of alcohol, sweet syrupy candy but not too sticky finish
Mouth is med to fuller bod, decent carb very little alcohol, smooth rich
Overall very nice, tons of raisin, nice bourbon, smooth rich delicious
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