Bourbon Barrel-Aged Old Dipsea With Brett
Marin Brewing Company
- From:
- Marin Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 15.23%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 55
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 27, 2015
- Added:
- May 26, 2010
- Wants:
- 54
- Gots:
- 17
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
2009 and 2011 vintages have brettanomyces.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.97/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
650 mL bottle poured into a snifter. 2012 bottle.
Appearance - Pours without much of a head. Some off white foam. Thin collar.
Smell - Bourbon . Sharp bright alcohol flavor. Not a ton of oak. Some caramel.
Taste - Lots of caramel. Bourbon. Vanilla. No real oakiness. Some sharp acidic notes, but it doesn't taste like brett. Could just be barrel.
Mouthfeel - A little boozier than the regular version. Medium carbonation.
Overall - Good stuff. Sharp flavors that work very well.
Apr 23, 2013Appearance - Pours without much of a head. Some off white foam. Thin collar.
Smell - Bourbon . Sharp bright alcohol flavor. Not a ton of oak. Some caramel.
Taste - Lots of caramel. Bourbon. Vanilla. No real oakiness. Some sharp acidic notes, but it doesn't taste like brett. Could just be barrel.
Mouthfeel - A little boozier than the regular version. Medium carbonation.
Overall - Good stuff. Sharp flavors that work very well.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.67/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Brown pour, yields no head. Unattractive. Aroma was old sweet wood and oxidized malt.
Taste, was all over the place. Plenty of caramel and musty leather and wood notes. Hopping not obvious or all that discernable. Brett didn't really take hold like I would have expected after this amount of extended aging.
Enjoyed this with my baby and friends.
Dec 27, 2015Taste, was all over the place. Plenty of caramel and musty leather and wood notes. Hopping not obvious or all that discernable. Brett didn't really take hold like I would have expected after this amount of extended aging.
Enjoyed this with my baby and friends.
Reviewed by alaimoa from Connecticut
2.8/5 rDev -28.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.8/5 rDev -28.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Upset about this one, I was in California and told this was a special gem and hard to find outside of that area so was excited to try it. Overall I would say fairly disappointing and forgettable. Immediate smell of sour fruit and alcohol and the taste was pungent with super sour fruit notes, strong alcohol and an unpleasant lingering of this sour fruit and overpowering alcohol sourness. I typically love barleywines but unfortunately wouldn't want this one again
Apr 28, 2013
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