Ông Ba Bi
CLAG Brewing Company
- From:
- CLAG Brewing Company
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.38 | pDev: 2.51%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 27, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 10, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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A long 47 month nap in a Willett barrel - Don't let Ong Ba Bi get you
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jrc1093 from Connecticut
4.34/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2024 vintage (released in 11/2024); consumed on 10/24/2025
Pours a supremely oily, jet-black gloss capped with a slow-forming, short-lived quarter-finger of mocha-hued foam, fading quickly to a blank surface, near-imperceptible collar, and no lacing whatsoever holding to the walls of the glass.
Aromas of immense oak tannins are almost pungent, yielding a heavy char producing dark cherry residuals as a fragrant, layered woodiness dominates.
Taste opens to dark cacao against a burnt oak prickle, leaving hints of raisin and dark cherry meandering about an airy smoke lingering persistently as a charry toffeed note informs the finish.
Mouthfeel brings a full body and a modest puff of carbonation, dissipating to silky textures drying steadily over the mid-palate; a deft stickiness cut with pillowy char and easygoing tannins settle into the back end and a gentle warmth finishes.
Intense and rich with a traditionalist approach to char; the barrel impact is pushed to the limit, with just enough leeway for malted detailing to hold space among the vast oak overreach.
Oct 27, 2025Pours a supremely oily, jet-black gloss capped with a slow-forming, short-lived quarter-finger of mocha-hued foam, fading quickly to a blank surface, near-imperceptible collar, and no lacing whatsoever holding to the walls of the glass.
Aromas of immense oak tannins are almost pungent, yielding a heavy char producing dark cherry residuals as a fragrant, layered woodiness dominates.
Taste opens to dark cacao against a burnt oak prickle, leaving hints of raisin and dark cherry meandering about an airy smoke lingering persistently as a charry toffeed note informs the finish.
Mouthfeel brings a full body and a modest puff of carbonation, dissipating to silky textures drying steadily over the mid-palate; a deft stickiness cut with pillowy char and easygoing tannins settle into the back end and a gentle warmth finishes.
Intense and rich with a traditionalist approach to char; the barrel impact is pushed to the limit, with just enough leeway for malted detailing to hold space among the vast oak overreach.
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.54/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.54/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Obsidian black with a few dark brown bubbles sporadically appearing on the surface.
Though its viscosity perhaps teeters into motor oil, as chocolate syrup meets Oreo char with a hint of Raisinets, it somehow seems almost balanced, being only lightly sticky, but surprisingly mature.
Mar 24, 2025Though its viscosity perhaps teeters into motor oil, as chocolate syrup meets Oreo char with a hint of Raisinets, it somehow seems almost balanced, being only lightly sticky, but surprisingly mature.
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.27/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look - black and thick with fantastic rimming and lacing
Smell and taste - so much bourbon barrel and fairly rich sweet chocolate
Feel - full body light carb
Overall - great beer
Feb 10, 2025Smell and taste - so much bourbon barrel and fairly rich sweet chocolate
Feel - full body light carb
Overall - great beer
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