Bourbon Barrel Ale
Schlafly Beer - The Tap Room
- From:
- Schlafly Beer - The Tap Room
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
Ranked #23 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #27,294 - Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 12.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 54
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 28, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 12, 2009
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
The result is a smooth bourbon character balanced by caramel malt sweetness and classic English hops. Schlafly Bourbon Barrel Ale is a seamless blend of Schlafly Barleywine-style ale and our pale ale aged in Kentucky Bourbon Barrels.
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Reviewed by connecticutpoet from Connecticut
3.7/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance – one finger head over a clear brown body.
Aroma – yeasty, boozy, vanilla and bourbon, sweet molasses, woody. Very strong malt character.
Taste – Woody, slightly sweet, vanilla, caramel and toffee.
Mouthfeel – not too heavy as the ABV would lead you to believe. Deceptively easy to drink.
Overall – a good solid beer.
Jan 13, 2018Aroma – yeasty, boozy, vanilla and bourbon, sweet molasses, woody. Very strong malt character.
Taste – Woody, slightly sweet, vanilla, caramel and toffee.
Mouthfeel – not too heavy as the ABV would lead you to believe. Deceptively easy to drink.
Overall – a good solid beer.
Reviewed by Grindelvasdrum from Kentucky
3.29/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
On draft at local watering hole.
A-Very dark with nice head, little lacing
S-Faint caramel & bourbon. Maybe slight dried fruit
T-Charred oak barrel, bourbon, toffee & sweet malt.
M-Medium body, light carbonation.
O-Drank easy, decent brew.
Apr 09, 2016A-Very dark with nice head, little lacing
S-Faint caramel & bourbon. Maybe slight dried fruit
T-Charred oak barrel, bourbon, toffee & sweet malt.
M-Medium body, light carbonation.
O-Drank easy, decent brew.
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
3.58/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle poured into a snifter. Bottled 2/20/14
A- pours a deep & clear ruby Amber color with a small foamy off-white head that reduces to a ring around the edge
S- oddly, the aroma actually smells more like a wine barrel, white zinfandel perhaps. Undertones of caramel, dark fruit & brown sugar. Some spicy bourbon pokes through at the end
T- huge tart notes up front, almost puckering. Followed by some caramel sweetness, along with spicy oak, light bourbon & some fruitiness. More sour on the finish
M- medium body with low carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel and a dry sour finish
O- I'm guessing that this batch is unintentionally infected, as it's completely sour the whole way through. It's not terrible, but I was expecting plenty o bourbon notes from this
Jan 22, 2016A- pours a deep & clear ruby Amber color with a small foamy off-white head that reduces to a ring around the edge
S- oddly, the aroma actually smells more like a wine barrel, white zinfandel perhaps. Undertones of caramel, dark fruit & brown sugar. Some spicy bourbon pokes through at the end
T- huge tart notes up front, almost puckering. Followed by some caramel sweetness, along with spicy oak, light bourbon & some fruitiness. More sour on the finish
M- medium body with low carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel and a dry sour finish
O- I'm guessing that this batch is unintentionally infected, as it's completely sour the whole way through. It's not terrible, but I was expecting plenty o bourbon notes from this
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