Brandy Barrel-Aged Spiced Winter Lager
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.

Brandy Barrel-Aged Spiced Winter LagerBrandy Barrel-Aged Spiced Winter Lager
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From:
Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Herb and Spice Beer
ABV:
13.9%
Score:
89
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 10.92%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
31
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 15, 2022
Added:
Dec 03, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  11
After spending summer and fall in brandy barrels, this dark ruby winter warmer picks up aromas of oak plank, pipe tobacco, and red fruit. Coupled with cinnamon, clove, caramel malt, and clover honey flavors, our Brandy Barrel-Aged Spiced Winter Lager tastes like curling up next to a warm hearth on a chilly winter evening.

19 IBU
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Ratings by MonkeyPilates:
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Rated by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Aug 20, 2019
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Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 15, 2022
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

4.05/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle, bottled on 28 SEP 2017. Served in a snifter, the beer pours a reddish/copper color with about an inch light tan head. Head retention and lacing are both decent enough. Aroma is nice and sweet, the brew smells like brandy, orange peel, cinnamon, ginger, honey and nutmeg. Taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some clove, oak and candied orange flavors. Mouthfeel/body is medium/full, it's coating and a bit chewy with a moderate amount of carbonation. 13.9% ABV is hidden well enough, not as boozy as I was expecting it to be! If you're into spiced Christmas/winter warmer beers, then I recommend this one. I liked this a lot, thanks to Jon for this good brew!
Mar 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by JeffSK from Wisconsin

Dec 01, 2018
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Reviewed by Evan14 from Wisconsin

4.69/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Amazing beer. Didn't realize it was 13.9 ABV until it hit me. Most high abv beers taste like alcohol. Not this one! Super good beer around Christmas to deal with your family!
Nov 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.9 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Mar 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by scaliasux from Wisconsin

Jan 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.42 by JoeandRyan from Minnesota

Dec 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Dec 16, 2017
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Reviewed by Ri0 from Wisconsin

4.28/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured 12oz bottle into small tasting glass. It is a mahogany brown with a thin light tan head. Thin ring, minimal lacing, on the glass. Wonderful aroma of brandy, caramel, honey and spice. Flavor is rich and decadent with a wide range of flavors that include: caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, orange rind along with a candied brandy finish. I did not find this to be too hot even though it was bottled a little over a moth ago. Feel is medium to thin but it has a creaminess to it. A truly warming beer to enjoy on the coldest of winter nights.
Dec 10, 2017
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Had on tap. Mostly clear clear super dark brown with a wispy tan head. Brandy and cherry sweetness is married to cinnamon, earth, tobacco, and rustic oak, great contrasting aromas in harmony. Taste is not as highly defined but does attempt to build on the nose flavors though muddled, in addition get some dark fruit and orange zest in the middle, finish has some baking spices. Feel is very smooth, especially given the abv, warm and boozy but doesn't overwhelm the lager body, spices are textures present but could be defined a touch more since the style usually stars them
Nov 14, 2017
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Rated by Tango13 from Wisconsin

4.9/5  rDev +21.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Perfect beer for a cold Wisconsin night.
Nov 10, 2017
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Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota

4.2/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Lakefront Brandy Barrel Aged Spiced Winter Lager, 13.9% ABV. Pours deep brown with a half finger off-white head. Nose is honey, nutmeg, and vanilla. Taste follows, a bit sweet, not much bitterness, plus brandy warming. Excellent mouthfeel, overall outstanding.
Nov 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Aug 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by SeymourDunn from Wisconsin

May 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.85 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

Apr 20, 2017
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

3.81/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Aroma is a very complex raisin/dark fruit/fruit bread. The flavor is malts, dark fruit/raisins and a mix of warming/slightly biting alcohol and mild sour in the finish.
Apr 09, 2017
 
Rated: 2.5 by Gotti311 from Wisconsin

Mar 23, 2017
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Reviewed by TomH57 from Wisconsin

4.13/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This beer is NOT one to be taken lightly!
I poured some of this beer from a 12 oz bottle into a sampling glass. It poured a brown/dark amber color with a thin off-white head that left some lacing and lingered for some time before dissipating. The smell was boozy and sweet, and reminded me of Captain Morgan's spiced rum, but it was milder. The taste was quite boozy but at the same time reminiscent of gingersnap cookies. This is definitely a sipping beer. The beer has an extremely boozy, chewy, and full body with plenty of carbonation.
Overall, this beer is quite boozy but you can still taste the spices. However, DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THIS BEER! Being 13.9% ABV, it WILL creep up on you quickly!
Jan 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by thinwhiteduke from Illinois

Jan 28, 2017
Brandy Barrel-Aged Spiced Winter Lager from Lakefront Brewery, Inc.
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 31 ratings