Bourbon Barrel-Aged Holiday Spice
Lakefront Brewery
- From:
- Lakefront Brewery
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 2.95%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 30, 2016
- Added:
- Feb 03, 2011
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 0
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Dark amber lager with clover honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, ginger, and orange peel. Aged in used Great Lakes Distillery bourbon barrel.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Nerudamann from Oregon
4/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
Look – medium brown in color, with about half a finger’s worth of khaki-colored foam that dissipates slowly.
Smell – very spicy! I can smell it from about four inches away. It has a mulled wine type of spiciness to it. Other than that, just malty.
Taste - also very spicy, again, in a mulled wine type of way. Very “festive” tasting. Beyond the nutmeg and clove, it’s mostly just malty with a tinge of bitterness that could either come from the spices or from the hops.
Mouthfeel – pretty well balanced, not leaning more toward wateriness or creaminess.
Overall – very interesting brew, and very good-tasting. Lovely choice for the season.
Dec 31, 2011Look – medium brown in color, with about half a finger’s worth of khaki-colored foam that dissipates slowly.
Smell – very spicy! I can smell it from about four inches away. It has a mulled wine type of spiciness to it. Other than that, just malty.
Taste - also very spicy, again, in a mulled wine type of way. Very “festive” tasting. Beyond the nutmeg and clove, it’s mostly just malty with a tinge of bitterness that could either come from the spices or from the hops.
Mouthfeel – pretty well balanced, not leaning more toward wateriness or creaminess.
Overall – very interesting brew, and very good-tasting. Lovely choice for the season.
Reviewed by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin
4.08/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Thanks to Andy for providing me a bottle!
A: deep mahogany color, frothy long-lasting head
S: traditional Holiday Spice with tons of spices, bourbon barrel backdrop quite noticeable, serious EtOH
T: massive amount of EtOH, spiced, creamy, with good strong bourbon taste, I was expecting more towards the traditional HS but it's really different, bourbon is dominant but blends very nicely with spices
M: creamy but chewy also with the EtOH and grains, well-balanced and smooth
O: very good beer, bourbon aging gives the beer incredible depth
Jun 18, 2011A: deep mahogany color, frothy long-lasting head
S: traditional Holiday Spice with tons of spices, bourbon barrel backdrop quite noticeable, serious EtOH
T: massive amount of EtOH, spiced, creamy, with good strong bourbon taste, I was expecting more towards the traditional HS but it's really different, bourbon is dominant but blends very nicely with spices
M: creamy but chewy also with the EtOH and grains, well-balanced and smooth
O: very good beer, bourbon aging gives the beer incredible depth
Reviewed by BeerFMAndy from Wisconsin
4.32/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.32/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle split and poured into a 4 oz plastic cup at Lakefront.
Thanks to Andy for sharing this. It really got me excited for the barrel-aging they're doing with some brews.
A - Slightly darker than normal perhaps, this one is a clear and dark amber brown with a fizzy low head. The alcohol will do that to a brew.
S - Warm alcohol with a very light hint of bourbon and a kiss of vanilla in front of the classic I love. Smooth malt and well-blended spice and honey.
T - Take the original Holiday Spice awesomeness and make it even better by aging it in bourbon barrels. This beer has smooth amber and caramel malt with a great spice level that's accented by mellow vanilla and subtle bourbon.
M - Smooth as can be, the alcohol heat usually present in the Holiday Spice is mellowed down even more. The body is rich and creamy with a spicy kick to the finish.
D - As the alcohol is laid back more, the beer becomes even more drinkable. I'd be buying a case of this if it were released.
Feb 03, 2011Thanks to Andy for sharing this. It really got me excited for the barrel-aging they're doing with some brews.
A - Slightly darker than normal perhaps, this one is a clear and dark amber brown with a fizzy low head. The alcohol will do that to a brew.
S - Warm alcohol with a very light hint of bourbon and a kiss of vanilla in front of the classic I love. Smooth malt and well-blended spice and honey.
T - Take the original Holiday Spice awesomeness and make it even better by aging it in bourbon barrels. This beer has smooth amber and caramel malt with a great spice level that's accented by mellow vanilla and subtle bourbon.
M - Smooth as can be, the alcohol heat usually present in the Holiday Spice is mellowed down even more. The body is rich and creamy with a spicy kick to the finish.
D - As the alcohol is laid back more, the beer becomes even more drinkable. I'd be buying a case of this if it were released.
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