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Red Brick Brick Mason Series Beard Envy
Atlanta Brewing Company
- From:
- Atlanta Brewing Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.3%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 10.58%
- Reviews:
- 34
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 15, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 20, 2014
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 34
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Ratings by blackcoyote13:
Reviewed by blackcoyote13 from Georgia
4.36/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.36/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Served from a bottle only a week after bottling. Smell is pronounced bourbon and oak upon pouring. Medium to small head and a nice dark amber color to the beer. More carbonated than expected.
The flavor follows the smell but is a bit more bitter. First thought to comes to mind is their 17th Anniversary beer, but this one is notably more bitter and has less vanilla. The bitter works pretty well at masking the alcohol and balancing out the bit of sweetness in the beer. I'm getting some char flavors too after each swig. They used these barrels for the 20th anniversary bourbon stout recently and you can tell in the flavor.
Overall, very tasty stuff and quite drinkable. Not quite what I expected but enjoyable nonetheless.
Jan 20, 2014The flavor follows the smell but is a bit more bitter. First thought to comes to mind is their 17th Anniversary beer, but this one is notably more bitter and has less vanilla. The bitter works pretty well at masking the alcohol and balancing out the bit of sweetness in the beer. I'm getting some char flavors too after each swig. They used these barrels for the 20th anniversary bourbon stout recently and you can tell in the flavor.
Overall, very tasty stuff and quite drinkable. Not quite what I expected but enjoyable nonetheless.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
3.63/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
This beer is gem clear, dark copper with garnet highlights. The light chestnut foam reaches one-quarter inch and ranges from tight to rocky. The head lasts a few minutes before retreating to a creamy veil, leaving a thick webbing of lace on an Antiek snifter glass.
Strong malts are complimented by caramel, toffee, and dark toast. Pecans are also strong with dates and molasses. The aromas are complex, although a bit muddled.
The flavor is sweet and malt-forward, followed by a sharp bitterness. Both quickly become muddy. Toffee is prevalent, distantly followed by dates, pecans and a light dose of brown sugar. The finish is long and moderately bitter. Warmth brings out an odd Cool-Whip flavor and vanilla.
Alcohol is as expected, followed by soft carbonation within a creamy, full-bodied beer.
Warmth dramatically helps this beer. While the muddiness remains, strong notes can still be detected. This is a good beer. It is best enjoyed on its own and has promise for refinement.
Sep 30, 2018Strong malts are complimented by caramel, toffee, and dark toast. Pecans are also strong with dates and molasses. The aromas are complex, although a bit muddled.
The flavor is sweet and malt-forward, followed by a sharp bitterness. Both quickly become muddy. Toffee is prevalent, distantly followed by dates, pecans and a light dose of brown sugar. The finish is long and moderately bitter. Warmth brings out an odd Cool-Whip flavor and vanilla.
Alcohol is as expected, followed by soft carbonation within a creamy, full-bodied beer.
Warmth dramatically helps this beer. While the muddiness remains, strong notes can still be detected. This is a good beer. It is best enjoyed on its own and has promise for refinement.
Reviewed by MonkeyBread from Nevada
3.28/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from bottle into tulip. Amber mahogany appearance. Smell is caramel, stale hops, oxidated plastic and vague booze character. Taste is bread, mild caramel and toffee, overpowering old hops and ends in a bitter finish. Mouthfeel is chewy and viscous. Overall this is a rough beer, tempted to drain pour it. American style barleywine that feels oxidized and old. I get no oak barrel character.
May 14, 2017Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania
3.5/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Slightly hazy amber color with off-white head. Aroma has some cloying esters, sugar and booze. Taste has toasted malt, some walnut and bitter, earthy finish. Medium body and carbonation. It’s quite boozy and I don’t get any barrel character.
Sep 20, 2016Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.5/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle, no date
clear, dark amber color - head that fades. no lacing. boozy bourbon aroma - caramel. taste has some fruitiness in there, and not a great aftertaste. thin to medium bodied - could be thicker.
Aug 14, 2016clear, dark amber color - head that fades. no lacing. boozy bourbon aroma - caramel. taste has some fruitiness in there, and not a great aftertaste. thin to medium bodied - could be thicker.
Reviewed by ccg from Virginia
3.65/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2016-04-19: Beard Envy
Look: murky, reddish-brown color with a soapy head. 3.75
Smell: sweet malt, caramel, oak, vanilla and a little bit of funk. 3.75
Taste: More hops than malt come through in the flavor. The flavor is quite different from the smell. Some caramel and oak come through, but that's about it. I had to check the label: it's 50% ale, 50% aged in oak barrels. It is not bourbon-barrel-aged. From the smell, I thought it could have been, but definitely not from the taste. 3.5
Mouthfeel: Slick, a little bit light on the tongue, medium carbonation. 3.75
Overall: Solid. 3.75
Jun 25, 2016Look: murky, reddish-brown color with a soapy head. 3.75
Smell: sweet malt, caramel, oak, vanilla and a little bit of funk. 3.75
Taste: More hops than malt come through in the flavor. The flavor is quite different from the smell. Some caramel and oak come through, but that's about it. I had to check the label: it's 50% ale, 50% aged in oak barrels. It is not bourbon-barrel-aged. From the smell, I thought it could have been, but definitely not from the taste. 3.5
Mouthfeel: Slick, a little bit light on the tongue, medium carbonation. 3.75
Overall: Solid. 3.75
Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
4.06/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours an opaque medium brown, producing almost 2 fingers of somewhat lasting, frothy beige head that leaves a 1/4-12 inch collar ring of sticky lace. Aroma is malty brown sugar, toffee, raisin & other dark fruit & woody vanilla with floral & pine hops. I don\'t pick up any bourbon in the nose & damn little alcohol but the barrel wood is there. Taste is a caramelized malty sweetness, dark fruit, vanilla with a hint of bourbon that is not well balanced with the floral, orange & pine hops present but doesn't overpower them either. The alcohol while hidden in the nose is noticeably boozy in the mouth. Aftertaste is an astringent toffee malt, bitter with alchol spice. Mouthfeel is medium-heavy bodied, low-moderate carbonation, a dry-sweet tug of war, drawing on the tongue, slick, oily & slightly chewy. Overall very nice but definitely more suited to a cold winter evening before the fire than in the hot, late May sun of a South Georgia afternoon on the deck.
May 23, 2016Reviewed by BeerDawgs from Georgia
4.25/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L - Golden, with clarity and some minor lacing left on top of the brew and on the glass
S - Sweet sugarcane, caramel, oak, grapes
T - Like the smell, sugary sweet, the booze warms, malty roastiness. Tasty!
F - Medium body and carbonation
O - A great oak aged barleywine. A slow sipper, and enjoyable
Mar 11, 2016S - Sweet sugarcane, caramel, oak, grapes
T - Like the smell, sugary sweet, the booze warms, malty roastiness. Tasty!
F - Medium body and carbonation
O - A great oak aged barleywine. A slow sipper, and enjoyable
Red Brick Brick Mason Series Beard Envy from Atlanta Brewing Company
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
178 ratings
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