2012 Coming Home Holiday Ale - French Oak Wine Barrel Aged
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
- From:
- Grand Teton Brewing Co.
- Idaho, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 02, 2014
- Added:
- Oct 02, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Barleywine aged in oak barrels for 11 months.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho
4.06/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
RB
Growler fill from the River Room at the Boise Whole Foods.... Pours a murky light amber... Seriously looks muddy... Short lived light khaki head... no lacing.
Nose has a surprising amount of oak and vinous wine character... Not really heavy oaky vanilla, instead more subtle and spicy.. Wine character is Syrah (says my wife :-), no idea if she is right.
Caramel and toasty malt are more than present on the palate.. but are pummeled pretty readily by the barrel... I get the barleywine essence, but the barrel completely transforms this into a new beer... hints of apricot fruitiness.. Oaky and mildly tannic on the finish with warmth.
IMO, a light body for the style... but still very respectable.
Really happy I got a chance to try this one.
2.75/4.25/4.25/3.75/4
Oct 02, 2014Growler fill from the River Room at the Boise Whole Foods.... Pours a murky light amber... Seriously looks muddy... Short lived light khaki head... no lacing.
Nose has a surprising amount of oak and vinous wine character... Not really heavy oaky vanilla, instead more subtle and spicy.. Wine character is Syrah (says my wife :-), no idea if she is right.
Caramel and toasty malt are more than present on the palate.. but are pummeled pretty readily by the barrel... I get the barleywine essence, but the barrel completely transforms this into a new beer... hints of apricot fruitiness.. Oaky and mildly tannic on the finish with warmth.
IMO, a light body for the style... but still very respectable.
Really happy I got a chance to try this one.
2.75/4.25/4.25/3.75/4
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