Wood Experimental Trial 3: Acer Saccharum
New Image Brewing Company
- From:
- New Image Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 9.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 14, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 16, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado
3.45/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.45/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
FYI- Not sure if this is gone for good as I just picked up this single in March 2021.
L- Deep ebony brown and almost 90% opaque beer with no real head.
N- Deep brown sugar notes, some fig or date notes.
T- Quite sweet and sticky toffee, dates and hints of molasses,
M- Very little carbonation with slick and sticky mouthfeel. I think I am drinking a version of maple syrup. Thick cloying feel .
O- I was not prepared for the intensity of sweetness nor the viscosity of this beer. This is my first barley wine and having been a wine aficionado for decades, this is somewhat over the top. Like port this beer is an amplification of the standard fare.
Mar 26, 2021L- Deep ebony brown and almost 90% opaque beer with no real head.
N- Deep brown sugar notes, some fig or date notes.
T- Quite sweet and sticky toffee, dates and hints of molasses,
M- Very little carbonation with slick and sticky mouthfeel. I think I am drinking a version of maple syrup. Thick cloying feel .
O- I was not prepared for the intensity of sweetness nor the viscosity of this beer. This is my first barley wine and having been a wine aficionado for decades, this is somewhat over the top. Like port this beer is an amplification of the standard fare.
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.52/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +16.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Very dark brown/red color, no head or lacing to speak of, light carbonation.
S: Alcohol, chocolate, rye, caramel.
T: Alcohol, caramel, chocolate, rye. Very good!
F: Full bodied, full flavored. A slow sipper.
O: Excellent barleywine from Colorado. One of the best I've had.
Nov 17, 2020S: Alcohol, chocolate, rye, caramel.
T: Alcohol, caramel, chocolate, rye. Very good!
F: Full bodied, full flavored. A slow sipper.
O: Excellent barleywine from Colorado. One of the best I've had.
Reviewed by Ahypercube from California
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This is a weird one. I've definitely never had anything else aged in sugar maple barrels. I didn't even know people made barrels out of such wood.
Okay, the dog just knocked it over, and that was my last one, so I'll mostly be reviewing this from memory.
It looked pretty dark reddish brown, but not black and not as opaque as a stout. No sediment in this either, it had a cola red glow to it in light, and the short-lived fine film of head was a lovely caramel color. No lacing to speak of, and the head dies quick, leaving just a glass of what looks like flat soda.
The aroma, which I can still totally assess is absolutely fascinating. Powerful notes of sassafras, clove, black pepper and nutmeg ooze into the nose, followed by dry woody notes like cedar. Maple syrup is in the mix, but this really smells nothing like Grade A Canadian Maple.
The taste was the combination of a brown ale with a good dose of raw blue agave nectar and a splash of maple syrup. The finish is mostly dry wood, similar to a beer aged in oak, but not the same. Hints of sassafrass and nutmeg on the finish as well.
Clingy feel, but there's a dry finish that makes it still somewhat enjoyable. Hardly could expect anything better from a barrel-aged barleywine anyway.
Overall a really interesting experiment and pretty tasty. I think this idea of aging beer in sugar maple barrels has merit. Pizza Port should fill one with some Bacon & Eggs. Cheers!
Mar 16, 2020Okay, the dog just knocked it over, and that was my last one, so I'll mostly be reviewing this from memory.
It looked pretty dark reddish brown, but not black and not as opaque as a stout. No sediment in this either, it had a cola red glow to it in light, and the short-lived fine film of head was a lovely caramel color. No lacing to speak of, and the head dies quick, leaving just a glass of what looks like flat soda.
The aroma, which I can still totally assess is absolutely fascinating. Powerful notes of sassafras, clove, black pepper and nutmeg ooze into the nose, followed by dry woody notes like cedar. Maple syrup is in the mix, but this really smells nothing like Grade A Canadian Maple.
The taste was the combination of a brown ale with a good dose of raw blue agave nectar and a splash of maple syrup. The finish is mostly dry wood, similar to a beer aged in oak, but not the same. Hints of sassafrass and nutmeg on the finish as well.
Clingy feel, but there's a dry finish that makes it still somewhat enjoyable. Hardly could expect anything better from a barrel-aged barleywine anyway.
Overall a really interesting experiment and pretty tasty. I think this idea of aging beer in sugar maple barrels has merit. Pizza Port should fill one with some Bacon & Eggs. Cheers!
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