26th Anniversary Bourbon Barrel-Aged Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
- From:
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 12.5%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 9.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 24, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 10, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
This full-bodied ale has dark fruit and caramel flavors, with hints of bourbon and toasted oak. The warm finish makes this beer perfect for celebrating, whether it’s your first anniversary or your 26th.
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Ratings by khmel:
Rated by khmel from Ukraine
4.04/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very bourbony taste, but nice.
Jul 07, 2015More User Ratings:
Rated by trippytbta from California
4.63/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a great beer. The caramel And toffee notes are amazing. Great barrel chatacter
Mar 20, 2015
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.8/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
Sweet and hot, spicy and lush. Full of high boozy notes with a sweet caramel taste. A pleasant sip. It's more of a Barleywine taste, though the Belgian yeast comes through to dry out the finish.
Lovely aroma of Bourbon and roasted malt. The flatness and flabby mouthfeel does not show this very well. Surprising bitter aftertaste. On tap at 57 Degrees at Washington and Pacific Hwy.
Mar 01, 2015Lovely aroma of Bourbon and roasted malt. The flatness and flabby mouthfeel does not show this very well. Surprising bitter aftertaste. On tap at 57 Degrees at Washington and Pacific Hwy.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.98/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Type: 10-oz. draft
Glass: Snifer
From: Karl Strauss Brewing Company in La Jolla, Calif.
Price: $10.00 w/ a 26th anniversary snifter
Purchased: Feb. 7, 2015
Consumed: Feb. 7, 2015
Misc.: On the release day (I think); Board read 12.5% ABV
Poured a dark, reddish, hazy color with one finger of khaki tan head. Light lacing on the sides of the glass. Average retention. (Sight - 3.75)
Smelled plum, bourbon, black cherry, raisins and toffee. (Smell - 3.75)
Tasted much better than the nose. Got black cherry, light tobacco, plum, raisins, bourbon, sweet toffee and caramel. (Taste - 4.00)
Medium body. Oily-to-creamy texture. Soft carbonation. Long, warming finish. (Feel - 4.50)
This was a really good beer. I’d love to have it again. (Overall - 4.00)
3.98 | 89 | B+
Feb 10, 2015Glass: Snifer
From: Karl Strauss Brewing Company in La Jolla, Calif.
Price: $10.00 w/ a 26th anniversary snifter
Purchased: Feb. 7, 2015
Consumed: Feb. 7, 2015
Misc.: On the release day (I think); Board read 12.5% ABV
Poured a dark, reddish, hazy color with one finger of khaki tan head. Light lacing on the sides of the glass. Average retention. (Sight - 3.75)
Smelled plum, bourbon, black cherry, raisins and toffee. (Smell - 3.75)
Tasted much better than the nose. Got black cherry, light tobacco, plum, raisins, bourbon, sweet toffee and caramel. (Taste - 4.00)
Medium body. Oily-to-creamy texture. Soft carbonation. Long, warming finish. (Feel - 4.50)
This was a really good beer. I’d love to have it again. (Overall - 4.00)
3.98 | 89 | B+
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