Cellar Door No. 4
Brewery Bhavana
- From:
- Brewery Bhavana
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 0.74%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 18, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 30, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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The first beer ever brewed on our pilot system, Cellar Door #4 is a blend of American and bourbon barrel-aged English barleywines.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
4.07/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Received a 750 ML bottle via trade with former BA @BMBCLT 1-14-23. 2018 vintage consumed 1-18-24.
Beer poured mahogany-brown with a very nice head with the original pour.
Nose is very nice with strong notes of dark fruits and a touch of leather and barrel lingering in the background.
Taste is truly a clash of the two barleywine styles as i am getting notes of fig and raisin from the malt base that is hopped by a still relevant citrus and rind hop bill. Finishes balanced from the barrel that is just hanging on and the hopping that is still relevant.
Mouthfeel does not feel like a barleywine as i noticed a fair amount of carbonation present and the body being thinner than what is typically found with high-gravity beers.
Overall i am very thankful to @BMBCLT the opportunity to try a barleywine brewed on a 3-barrel pilot system!
Jan 18, 2024Beer poured mahogany-brown with a very nice head with the original pour.
Nose is very nice with strong notes of dark fruits and a touch of leather and barrel lingering in the background.
Taste is truly a clash of the two barleywine styles as i am getting notes of fig and raisin from the malt base that is hopped by a still relevant citrus and rind hop bill. Finishes balanced from the barrel that is just hanging on and the hopping that is still relevant.
Mouthfeel does not feel like a barleywine as i noticed a fair amount of carbonation present and the body being thinner than what is typically found with high-gravity beers.
Overall i am very thankful to @BMBCLT the opportunity to try a barleywine brewed on a 3-barrel pilot system!
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a rich copper with voluminous head that leaves some attractive lacing behind. Plum, bourbon heat and oak, red jujube, black licorice, and tannic aromas. I like the idea of a blend of American and English barleywines, but the outcome is a bit muddled here. I feel like the hop bitterness and resin of an American barleywine is clashing with the caramel, leather, and dark stonefruit of an English, resulting in some dissatisfying destructive interference. I also get too much of a pure ethanol note that stands apart from the more pleasant flavors. Interesting and still pretty enjoyable, but not as well constructed as I'd like.
Jan 03, 2022
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.99/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours mahogany with a two finger ecru head; very good retention and gobs of splashy lacing
Smell: Brown sugar, caramel, pecan and date, enveloped by Bourbon
Taste: Brown sugar and caramel tones forward with hints of pecan and date in the mix; the Bourbon pushes aside the the more subtle tones, in the middle, along with an assertive bitterness; the finish has a blend of sweet, bitter and boozy elements but it is unbalanced with too much Bourbon flavor
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation
Overall: This one needs some more time to mature as the Bourbon and the bitterness need to mellow out to complement rather than overwhelm the other elements; I would be likely to rate this higher in a year
Feb 26, 2019Smell: Brown sugar, caramel, pecan and date, enveloped by Bourbon
Taste: Brown sugar and caramel tones forward with hints of pecan and date in the mix; the Bourbon pushes aside the the more subtle tones, in the middle, along with an assertive bitterness; the finish has a blend of sweet, bitter and boozy elements but it is unbalanced with too much Bourbon flavor
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation
Overall: This one needs some more time to mature as the Bourbon and the bitterness need to mellow out to complement rather than overwhelm the other elements; I would be likely to rate this higher in a year
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