Intention
Moksa Brewing Company
- From:
- Moksa Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 16.7%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.65 | pDev: 4.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 13, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Single-barrel barleywine blend aged in Thomas H Handy Rye barrels for 18 months, then cabernet barrels for 11 months with vanilla beans. Collaboration with Erosion Winery.
Intention is the second of our double-collaboration with Erosion Winery, and is a showcase of how a beer can be guided to its destination with careful intent.
In late 2021 we filled Thomas H Handy Rye barrels with a freshly brewed barleywine, and aged them for 18 months. Upon tasting, we found them to be very promising but that they could use a bit more complexity, so we made the decision to move them into freshly-emptied Cabernet Sauvignon barrels from our friends at Erosion Winery for double-barrel aging. These wine barrels were slightly larger than the Whisky barrels, so we made up the difference in volume with fresh imperial stout.
11 months later, the resulting beer was tasting fantastic with a combo of rich caramel, a hint of roast, spicy rye, and fruity notes from the cab, but had picked up a bit more oaky tannin from the wine barrel than we see from typical spirit barrel aging. So, an addition of freshly scraped vanilla beans into the barrel for two months smoothed everything out and brought it into balance for a unique and delicious result.
Intention is the second of our double-collaboration with Erosion Winery, and is a showcase of how a beer can be guided to its destination with careful intent.
In late 2021 we filled Thomas H Handy Rye barrels with a freshly brewed barleywine, and aged them for 18 months. Upon tasting, we found them to be very promising but that they could use a bit more complexity, so we made the decision to move them into freshly-emptied Cabernet Sauvignon barrels from our friends at Erosion Winery for double-barrel aging. These wine barrels were slightly larger than the Whisky barrels, so we made up the difference in volume with fresh imperial stout.
11 months later, the resulting beer was tasting fantastic with a combo of rich caramel, a hint of roast, spicy rye, and fruity notes from the cab, but had picked up a bit more oaky tannin from the wine barrel than we see from typical spirit barrel aging. So, an addition of freshly scraped vanilla beans into the barrel for two months smoothed everything out and brought it into balance for a unique and delicious result.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.75/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Deep, brooding color on the pour, but without an abundantly noticeable viscosity. The carbonation is beige and builds to about a half inch in the glass, but quickly recedes.
The nose is a fantastic bouquet of brownie batter, cherry cordials, rum raisin ice cream, and Charleston Chew candy bars. With some time in the glass, more of the barrel becomes apparent on the nose, bringing with it a drying oak quality and hints of umami.
The palate contrasts nicely, really characterizing the Cabernet barrels so well. Flavors of burnt caramel, Raisinets, and roasty malt interplay with tobacco, dry red wine, charred oak, and a touch of rye spice.
While not huge and brooding in mouthfeel, there is a lightly syrupy viscosity that works with the profile. Big, boozy, dry, and mildly spiced has this big barleywine finishing with a lightly bitter drying sensation on the tail to accompany a long, warming tail.
May 12, 2023The nose is a fantastic bouquet of brownie batter, cherry cordials, rum raisin ice cream, and Charleston Chew candy bars. With some time in the glass, more of the barrel becomes apparent on the nose, bringing with it a drying oak quality and hints of umami.
The palate contrasts nicely, really characterizing the Cabernet barrels so well. Flavors of burnt caramel, Raisinets, and roasty malt interplay with tobacco, dry red wine, charred oak, and a touch of rye spice.
While not huge and brooding in mouthfeel, there is a lightly syrupy viscosity that works with the profile. Big, boozy, dry, and mildly spiced has this big barleywine finishing with a lightly bitter drying sensation on the tail to accompany a long, warming tail.
Reviewed by lucius10 from California
4.81/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.81/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Sweet caramel-toffee malty, chocolate covered raisins, oatmeal raisin cookies, and a combo of bourbon barrel/wine barrel nose on this one! Taste follows with a chocolate covered caramel malty, fruity red wine grape, and a balanced vanilla bourbon finish. Wow! This is so creative and complex and I was apprehensive with everything going on here. The wine barrel and the vanilla is so well-integrated...the stout base addition to the Singularity: THH15 barleywine base was expertly done. Impressive and fantastic!!!
Mar 26, 2023
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