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Red Brick Brick Mason Series #3: 17th Anniversary Ale
Atlanta Brewing Company
- From:
- Atlanta Brewing Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 9.36%
- Reviews:
- 28
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 13, 2015
- Added:
- Aug 04, 2012
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 15
Strong American Brown Ale aged for 6 months in a mix of once-used Jim Beam, Claremont Springs, and Old Granddad bourbon barrels then blended back together.
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Ratings by bcostner1:
Reviewed by bcostner1 from Tennessee
4.5/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Deep opaque mahogany/dark brown. Looks like someone melted down a bunch of caramel squares and poured them into a glass. Awesome.
S: Rich bourbon, vanilla. Intoxicating.
T: Fantastic. Opens with vanilla and sweet malt. Rich bourbon throughout. Some liquid brown sugar in there. Melted caramel. Also getting a hint of toasted coconut which is particularly nice. Hint of oak on the finish. No significant hop presence. Everything melds together perfectly.
M: Somewhat chewy and substantive yet smooth and very easy to drink. At 8.5%, it's well hidden...could be dangerous.
I had the 16th Anniversary from Red Brick last year and loved it. I think this is even better than that. The blending and Jim Beam barrels have made this a top notch brew. Not sure why they call it an "American Brown Ale" though. Really nothing like a true ABA to me. Drinks more like a bourbon barrel aged English Barleywine or Doppelbock in a lot of ways to me. Regardless, it doesn't matter. This beer is amazing. Glad I got a 4 pack. Seek it out!
Sep 20, 2012S: Rich bourbon, vanilla. Intoxicating.
T: Fantastic. Opens with vanilla and sweet malt. Rich bourbon throughout. Some liquid brown sugar in there. Melted caramel. Also getting a hint of toasted coconut which is particularly nice. Hint of oak on the finish. No significant hop presence. Everything melds together perfectly.
M: Somewhat chewy and substantive yet smooth and very easy to drink. At 8.5%, it's well hidden...could be dangerous.
I had the 16th Anniversary from Red Brick last year and loved it. I think this is even better than that. The blending and Jim Beam barrels have made this a top notch brew. Not sure why they call it an "American Brown Ale" though. Really nothing like a true ABA to me. Drinks more like a bourbon barrel aged English Barleywine or Doppelbock in a lot of ways to me. Regardless, it doesn't matter. This beer is amazing. Glad I got a 4 pack. Seek it out!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia
3.58/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
No label information. Brewed in the style of an American Brown Ale aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels. Available in 12 oz. bottled 4 packs and on limited draft.
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a Red Brick snifter glass. Served above 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Appearance) Pours a frothy cream head of a pale vanilla over a moderate brown body with heavy haze and watery coffee highlights. Ample chunks of black sediment, light subtle carbonation. Retention is below average and lacing is light and spotty. 3.5
(Smell) Toasted caramel bread, cocoa nibs, lightly roasted coffee with subtle earthiness and mild fruitiness. Clean and simple, little barrel aging evident in the aroma, faint vanilla, some bourbon. Potency is mild. 3.5
(Taste) Moderately roasted coffee, toasted caramel and brown grains, hints of vanilla and oak with a moderate sweet bourbon finish. 3.75
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick and oily with a light chewiness and a moderately dry finish. Carbonation is high, generating a moderate frothiness and a fully crisp finish, a bit off for this beer. Body is medium/heavy for the style, medium/heavy overall. Balance is slightly sweet over boozy and tart. Alcohol presence is modest and there are no notable off characters. 3.25
(Overall) A decent barrel aged brown ale, although the Oak aging was not as prevalent as I had hoped, there's some considerable Bourbon in there and a bit of malt body to give it some balance. Very overcarbonated, but a decent beer overall. 3.5
Red Brick Brewing Company's
17th Anniversary Ale Aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels
3.58/5.00
Apr 13, 2015Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a Red Brick snifter glass. Served above 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Appearance) Pours a frothy cream head of a pale vanilla over a moderate brown body with heavy haze and watery coffee highlights. Ample chunks of black sediment, light subtle carbonation. Retention is below average and lacing is light and spotty. 3.5
(Smell) Toasted caramel bread, cocoa nibs, lightly roasted coffee with subtle earthiness and mild fruitiness. Clean and simple, little barrel aging evident in the aroma, faint vanilla, some bourbon. Potency is mild. 3.5
(Taste) Moderately roasted coffee, toasted caramel and brown grains, hints of vanilla and oak with a moderate sweet bourbon finish. 3.75
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick and oily with a light chewiness and a moderately dry finish. Carbonation is high, generating a moderate frothiness and a fully crisp finish, a bit off for this beer. Body is medium/heavy for the style, medium/heavy overall. Balance is slightly sweet over boozy and tart. Alcohol presence is modest and there are no notable off characters. 3.25
(Overall) A decent barrel aged brown ale, although the Oak aging was not as prevalent as I had hoped, there's some considerable Bourbon in there and a bit of malt body to give it some balance. Very overcarbonated, but a decent beer overall. 3.5
Red Brick Brewing Company's
17th Anniversary Ale Aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels
3.58/5.00
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
4.16/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 FL. OZ/BTL
Served in a becker glass
This beer is tea colored. It has an inch of tan head the disappears quickly leaving no lacing.
The aroma is sweet bourbon. I pick up a little alcohol too.
While there may be a brown ale in here somewhere, this tastes a lot like bourbon. It is sweet with caramel and vanilla.
Full mouthfeel and silky smooth.
Mar 15, 2015Served in a becker glass
This beer is tea colored. It has an inch of tan head the disappears quickly leaving no lacing.
The aroma is sweet bourbon. I pick up a little alcohol too.
While there may be a brown ale in here somewhere, this tastes a lot like bourbon. It is sweet with caramel and vanilla.
Full mouthfeel and silky smooth.
Reviewed by BeerDawgs from Georgia
4.26/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
A 12oz bottle dated 2012, but considering its the 17th anniversary and their 21st anniversary is currently on shelves...i am assuming this is 4 years old. I had one when it was released but this one has been in my beer fridge since
L - Brown with some clarity, 1/4 finger of head, and some lacing left on glass. Lots of sediment floating in the glass
S - Bourbon! And lots of it. Wow..
T - A smooth brown ale, fairly sweet, with a nice bourbon aftertaste. Well done! Tasty
F - Thin body and low carbonation.
O - A very tasty imperial brown. It does taste like a shot of bourbon has been added. If you like bourbon you will enjoy this one.
Jan 10, 2015L - Brown with some clarity, 1/4 finger of head, and some lacing left on glass. Lots of sediment floating in the glass
S - Bourbon! And lots of it. Wow..
T - A smooth brown ale, fairly sweet, with a nice bourbon aftertaste. Well done! Tasty
F - Thin body and low carbonation.
O - A very tasty imperial brown. It does taste like a shot of bourbon has been added. If you like bourbon you will enjoy this one.
Reviewed by JamesStreet from Louisiana
4.17/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
A- cloudy, murky amber color with small tan head
S- Sweet oaky bourbon aroma with, earthy, bready malt
T- Almost tastes like a brown ale with a shot of bourbon dropped in. Definitely pick up the Jim Beam character. sweet fig flavor with some vanilla coming in as well. Good barrel charcter
M- thin, slight syrupy mouthfeel with low carbonation.
O- I really like what Red Brick has done with their Brick Mason series. This is a very good barrel-aged brown ale.
Dec 04, 2014S- Sweet oaky bourbon aroma with, earthy, bready malt
T- Almost tastes like a brown ale with a shot of bourbon dropped in. Definitely pick up the Jim Beam character. sweet fig flavor with some vanilla coming in as well. Good barrel charcter
M- thin, slight syrupy mouthfeel with low carbonation.
O- I really like what Red Brick has done with their Brick Mason series. This is a very good barrel-aged brown ale.
Red Brick Brick Mason Series #3: 17th Anniversary Ale from Atlanta Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
90 ratings
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