Cave Bear (Red Wine Barrel-aged)
Great North Aleworks
- From:
- Great North Aleworks
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 09, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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Our 2025 Barrel Aged Cave Bear was aged for 11 months in red-wine barrels from Labelle Winery, resulting in a warm, rich and smooth sipper of a beer.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Bierman9 from New Hampshire
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I love the regular Cave Bear from Great North.... so always tickled to see a barrel-aged version....
It's a clear, rich, amber-mahogany colored libation. Has a frothy, creamy, light beige head, sitting steadily at about 1/2", with A-1 lacing. Aroma has a good dose of caramel and toffee, with a hint of brown sugar. Body is easily medium-plus, and the feel as it traverses the tongue is quite smooth.
Flavor has more toffee and caramel, a smidge of caramelized brown sugar, and some figs and dates. Red wine notes are present, but don't add too much to the overall flavor profile. Has some earthy, floral hopping action in the finish. A solid brew, though I do prefer the Bourbon-aged version better.... Cheers!
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2469
Feb 09, 2025It's a clear, rich, amber-mahogany colored libation. Has a frothy, creamy, light beige head, sitting steadily at about 1/2", with A-1 lacing. Aroma has a good dose of caramel and toffee, with a hint of brown sugar. Body is easily medium-plus, and the feel as it traverses the tongue is quite smooth.
Flavor has more toffee and caramel, a smidge of caramelized brown sugar, and some figs and dates. Red wine notes are present, but don't add too much to the overall flavor profile. Has some earthy, floral hopping action in the finish. A solid brew, though I do prefer the Bourbon-aged version better.... Cheers!
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2469
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