So Amazing It Doesn’t Need Adjuncts
The Eighth State Brewing Company
- From:
- The Eighth State Brewing Company
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 14%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.61 | pDev: 2.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 30, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 11, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
-
-
English Barleywine aged Two Years in an Elijah Craig Single Barrel before being transferred into a second use Blanton's Single Barrel for and additional 7 Month. Brewed in Collaboration with our friends at Evil Twin, Westbrook, and Edmund's Oast.
Released for our 4 Year Anniversary.
Released for our 4 Year Anniversary.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.71/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Deep, brooding brown pour, almost black. Zero carbonation.
Big, bold chocolatey notes out of the gate. There's that nice underlying complexity of dates and caramel, and I'm even getting some undertones of cola.
The palate brings forth a lot of the same; there's some great esters to the base barleywine, and it feigns an almost nutty quality to bring even more complexity to the overall profile. Also getting distinct notes of milk chocolate, Raisinets, vanilla, and a touch of burnt caramel and estery bitterness on the finish.
The mouthfeel is medium-full, with very low carbonation and a low bitterness. Finish is smooth and a touch dry, comparable to a madeira in tannin structure.
Jan 30, 2023Big, bold chocolatey notes out of the gate. There's that nice underlying complexity of dates and caramel, and I'm even getting some undertones of cola.
The palate brings forth a lot of the same; there's some great esters to the base barleywine, and it feigns an almost nutty quality to bring even more complexity to the overall profile. Also getting distinct notes of milk chocolate, Raisinets, vanilla, and a touch of burnt caramel and estery bitterness on the finish.
The mouthfeel is medium-full, with very low carbonation and a low bitterness. Finish is smooth and a touch dry, comparable to a madeira in tannin structure.
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!