BBA King in the Castle
Little Brother Brewing
- From:
- Little Brother Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.3%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 14, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 14, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Our BBA Version of our 2025 World Beer Cup Bronze Medal Winner. King in the Castle English Barleywine was aged for 10 months in a Fainting Goat Bottled in Bond Bourbon Barrel.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a dark amber color with a one finger ecru head that fades to a ringlet and archipelago; dotty lacing
Smell: Caramel, toasted bread and pine ensconced in raw Bourbon barrel tones
Taste: Caramel and toasted bread forward with piney bitterness developing; after the swallow, the Bourbon flavors crash in and dominate the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with low to moderate carbonation; warmth in the gullet
Overall: I like the base beer her as it captures the American Barleywine style nicely but the Bourbon barrel treatment is a bit harsh and raw
Jul 14, 2025Smell: Caramel, toasted bread and pine ensconced in raw Bourbon barrel tones
Taste: Caramel and toasted bread forward with piney bitterness developing; after the swallow, the Bourbon flavors crash in and dominate the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with low to moderate carbonation; warmth in the gullet
Overall: I like the base beer her as it captures the American Barleywine style nicely but the Bourbon barrel treatment is a bit harsh and raw
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