Mother of All Bricks
Jackie O's Taproom & Brewery

2025-05-18
375ml bottle served in a BA stemless rastal. If there's a date, I don't see it. @DIM sent it to me in Stout/Barleywine BIF #2.

Pours dark brown, clear on the edges, very aggressive pour yields a thick ring but not much more. Smell is boozy molasses, vanilla, syrup, char.

Taste is basically as the aroma suggested, maybe add in some horehound/rootbeer/cola character. Booze tones down a bit, surprisingly, but still big sweet and boozy.

Mouthfeel is on the light side of thick. Smooth. Nice beer. Dangerously easy to drink.

Appearance -The beer was a copper color with visible carbonation, and some debris floating in the beer.

Smell- The nose was sweet, arising from the base beer and the barrel.

Taste - This beer hit all the notes! There were sweet molds, which were complimented by the barrel. The malts were almost chewy. Notes of caramel and brown sugar were present with the sweetness lingering.

Mouthfeel - The body was thick, allowing the taste profile to linger. I wanted it to linger longer.

Overall - Excellent!

Pours a nice dense dark brown, almost stout like.

Smell is barley wine malty brown sugar, covered in bourbon. Very present barrel.

Taste is the same. With a nice woodiness present.

Feel is smooth, and you can really feel the barrel as well.

 

 

 

Look - super dark brown with great rimming and lacing
Smell and taste - toffee, date, lots of barrel. The taste is dialed back from the smell
Feel - full body light carb
Overall - outstanding

Thanks to CarolinaCardinals for this absolute treasure.
Pours a deep dark walnut to mahogany hue with a khaki colored head that rises a finger in height and then settles to a fairly solid ring.
The nose flows with deep notes of toffee, dates, and the most sublimely light handed charred caramel and whiskey barrel hints.
Taste begins with a smooth vanilla tinged toffee, chewy medjool date, and then turns straight to a gracefully warm bourbon note that carries warm sweet notes and some silky char. Hints of light buttery almond, apple, and pear also can be gleaned from this profoundly rich barleywine. But all of this is delivered in a richer, "darker", uber-barleywine.
The mouthfeel is fuller than typical but the heft carries the load impeccably. The warmth is present but definitely not over the top. And the smooth finish is elegant.
Overall, this should be a collaboration on a yearly basis.

Glossy mahogany nearing black with a thin tan head that quickly disperses to some wisps and an unevenly short ridge.

Delectable dark caramels, maples, brown sugars and vanillin meet a contrastingly semi-bitter oaky walnut finish with some light booze.

 

 

Poured from bottle, the body is a dark black with netheir head nor lacing.

Nose is a marvelous blend of barrel, dark fruit, coffee and vanilla.

Taste follows nose except all flavors are deeper in intensity. The barrel is present and forward, but as is the case with many Jackie O’s barleywines there is little or no alcohol burn. Just sweet and boozy comporting with the style.

Light carbonation keeps the mouthfeel pleasant and the body is luxurious and mouth coating.

This beer presses most of my happy buttons. Hopefully it will become an annual collaboration

Received three bottles of this via DIM 8-24-23. Collaboration with Pelican in 2023; consumed bottle #1 8-24-23.

Beer poured dark brown with a nice tan head.

Nose is a lovely bouquet of dark fruits, vanilla, and bourbon.

Taste is fantastic as the malt base gives me some brown sugar and figs along with notes of vanilla and a light char from the barrel. Finishes with a nice taste of the barrel that balances this beast out nicely and leaves a trace of trailing warmth.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and silky smooth.

Overall a fantastic tasting EBW, glad i have the opportunity to try!

Poured at fridge temp. Pours a gorgeous dark brown with very minimal head. The nose is utterly fantastic. Sweet toffee, huge notes of bourbon, vanilla, oatmeal cookies, brown sugar, and a hint of molasses.

The taste...oh the taste. Definitely reminds me of MoaS from Pelican. Dominated by sweet bourbon and sticky toffee. Perfectly orchestrated. There are nice layers of bread, dark fruit, and even a hint of bitter oak. Burnt toffee, caramelized sugar, and maple brown sugar oatmeal. Lovely.

The mouthfeel is medium bodied and the aftertaste is bourbon and toffee. Great barleywine!

The depth in this one is incredible. Up front are dried fruits like figs and raisins primarily with lesser notes of apricot and maybe a little transparent apple. These flavors deepen and intensify into the finish which adds molasses, creme brulee, concentrated vanilla, and more faintly, cocoa, bitter oak, and strongly roasted nuts. The bourbon blanketing everything is not shy but also marvelously well incorporated. What a gem!