The Gourdfather
Elysian Brewing Company
- From:
- Elysian Brewing Company
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11.2%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 6.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 05, 2020
- Added:
- Oct 07, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
The Gourdfather is a pumpkin barleywine you can’t refuse, mellowing with age but still reminding you who’s boss. A veritable pushcart of malt bill brings pale, Munich, Cara-hell, Cara-vienne, C-15 crystal and pumpkin seeds up against a rival neighborhood armed with Magnum hops. At 23.4 Plato starting gravity and 11.2% alcohol it’ll keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.76/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Snifter at Bittercreek. Mahogany pour, barely there ring of head. Aroma is pumpkin, and then booze and barrels. Taste brings some sweetness, pumpkin, fall flavors, heavy barrel influence. Dry, bone dry. Nice for the season. 2014 vintage.
Feb 05, 2020
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4.25/5 rDev +10.1%
4.25/5 rDev +10.1%
On tap at Beermongers. I really liked this quite a bit, as I also thought the pumpkin flavor blended in very well with the brown sugar and caremel from the BW. If memory serves, I think this was a one year old keg, and as others have mentioned, this does indeed seem like a beer that would age well. Very smooth, long and delicius, with just a trace of heat from the abv .on the finish.
Nov 18, 2014
Rated by meno19 from New York
4.2/5 rDev +8.8%
4.2/5 rDev +8.8%
Great Malt Flavors Balanced by Nice Hops and Pumpkin Spices. Drinks much better than the BA score IMO.
Oct 30, 2014
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