Vanity
La Source Beer Co
- From:
- La Source Beer Co
- Belgium
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 5%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 17, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 30, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Black Barleywine blend between a 2 year old Whisky Barrel Aged Barleywine and a freshly brewed thick-n-oily imperial stout.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Beersnake from California
3.8/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can at fridge temp but allowed to warm over a period of time. Pours a very dark brown - almost black. About a quarter inch of head. The nose is actually a bit more stout than barleywine. Roasted malts, slight vanilla, walnuts, and a bit of dark fruit.
The taste is a little rough around the edges. The beer seems a bit confused. Definitely getting a lot of fresh stout - roasted malts, tobacco, coffee. The barleywine is there, but muted in an odd way. The whiskey barrel is also there, but seems like an innocent bystander, unsure of it's purpose. I don't know, I was hoping for something better than this. It's almost like the flavors cancel each other out. It's OK.
May 17, 2025The taste is a little rough around the edges. The beer seems a bit confused. Definitely getting a lot of fresh stout - roasted malts, tobacco, coffee. The barleywine is there, but muted in an odd way. The whiskey barrel is also there, but seems like an innocent bystander, unsure of it's purpose. I don't know, I was hoping for something better than this. It's almost like the flavors cancel each other out. It's OK.
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