Barrel Aged Snow Dunes
FrinGe Brewing

Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a very dark mahogany brown with a quarter finger khaki head with great retention and nice lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, whiskey,dark dried fruit and mild cinnamon. Flavor is dry caramel malt, whiskey, dates, figs, cinnamon and a touch of coffee. Dried plums and dates with holiday spices in the finish. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. The base beer was a solid winter warmer style ale with a German bock style body and appropriate spicing. The barrel aged version is a bigger, more complex ale with clear whiskey barrel character and flavor notched up a bit across the board. The body is also more substantial. Barrel aging a winter warmer is not a common strategy, but these guys ended up with something quite tasty. Well done.