Barrel-Aged Zeus - Heaven Hill
Lengthwise Brewing Company
- From:
- Lengthwise Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9.7%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 7.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 16, 2017
- Added:
- Nov 15, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Zeus Imperial Ale aged in Heaven Hill barrels
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Reviewed by Bum4ever from California
4.23/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: dark amber with decent white head.
S: smells like the base beer with hops and a little fruit, but add in oak and some malt at the end.
T: the base beer is a west coast hop bomb, this has more oak and bourbon and a bunch of malt flavor.
F: decent feel, but lighter than the base beer, was not expecting that.
O: good combo of west coast hop bomb plus malt, oak and bourbon.
Jun 16, 2017S: smells like the base beer with hops and a little fruit, but add in oak and some malt at the end.
T: the base beer is a west coast hop bomb, this has more oak and bourbon and a bunch of malt flavor.
F: decent feel, but lighter than the base beer, was not expecting that.
O: good combo of west coast hop bomb plus malt, oak and bourbon.
Reviewed by LXIXME from New Mexico
4.43/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Finally, a barrel aged IPA with a nice taste of the barrel and nice IPA characteristics as well. I hope they can reproduce this again and again. If you get a chance, enjoy this barrel aged offering.
May 15, 2016
Reviewed by DVMin98 from North Carolina
4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Bottled 3/26/15. Nice amber color. The smell is mild hoppiness and a good amount of bourbon. Even though 4 months old, the taste is still fairly hoppy with a velvety bourbon flavor. Very smooth body. I think the fact that I let this sit a bit, did it some good. Reminds me a lot of Doom by Founders. Good beer.
Jul 30, 2015
Reviewed by emyers from Illinois
4.26/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.26/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
22 oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Bottled on date 4/23/15
Appearance: extremely murky orange-hued brown with a thin off white head, not much head retention. Honestly looks pretty questionable, but appearance really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.
Smell: I'm always intrigued to see how bourbon barrel aged IPAs work out in this department - either the barrel or the hops usually completely overpowers the other. Not so here. Strong aromas of both bourbon and citrusy, piney hops mingle to create a very unique smell. It fluctuates between the barrel being prominent and then the hops and then the barrel again, but neither one really takes over. Excellent.
Taste: Keeps the same intriguing barrel-hop balance as the aroma. Sweet caramel malt, bourbon, vanilla, oak, and a strong bite of citrus. The barrel probably is a bit more dominant here than in the nose, but still keeps a very nice balance. There's just a touch of alcohol heat on the finish along with some battering hops.
Mouthfeel: medium body, low-medium carbonation. Quite smooth. Definitely has the body of a DIPA.
Overall: excellent. In theory barrel aging a DIPAS seems like a terrible idea since you're killing the freshness of the hops, but this works brilliantly. Great interplay between the barrel and the hops.
Jul 24, 2015Appearance: extremely murky orange-hued brown with a thin off white head, not much head retention. Honestly looks pretty questionable, but appearance really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.
Smell: I'm always intrigued to see how bourbon barrel aged IPAs work out in this department - either the barrel or the hops usually completely overpowers the other. Not so here. Strong aromas of both bourbon and citrusy, piney hops mingle to create a very unique smell. It fluctuates between the barrel being prominent and then the hops and then the barrel again, but neither one really takes over. Excellent.
Taste: Keeps the same intriguing barrel-hop balance as the aroma. Sweet caramel malt, bourbon, vanilla, oak, and a strong bite of citrus. The barrel probably is a bit more dominant here than in the nose, but still keeps a very nice balance. There's just a touch of alcohol heat on the finish along with some battering hops.
Mouthfeel: medium body, low-medium carbonation. Quite smooth. Definitely has the body of a DIPA.
Overall: excellent. In theory barrel aging a DIPAS seems like a terrible idea since you're killing the freshness of the hops, but this works brilliantly. Great interplay between the barrel and the hops.
Reviewed by Radome from Florida
4.31/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Tasted on tap at brewery. Great nose with coconut and Bourbon. Huge Bourbon flavor, lots of sweetness. IPA character doesn't come through. More like a barley wine, but that's ok with me.
May 23, 2015
Rated by SoCalBeerIdiot from California
4.5/5 rDev +5.9%
4.5/5 rDev +5.9%
AMAZING NOSE! I thoroughly enjoyed this one!
Nov 15, 2014
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