Bourbon Ben's Asthma
Short's Brewing Company

Bourbon Ben's AsthmaBourbon Ben's Asthma
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From:
Short's Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Oatmeal Stout
ABV:
13.7%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.33 | pDev: 5.31%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
28
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 20, 2020
Added:
Apr 27, 2014
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  1
Bourbon Ben’s Asthma is a barrel aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout brewed with beet sugar and Medjool dates. Leading with an intense aroma of sweet brown sugar, plums, and a foreboding potency of alcohol. The combination of Medjool dates, beet sugar, and a sizable malt bill creates an immense candied sweetness, coupled with a big sticky mouthfeel from the hefty additions of oat flakes. Extensive Bourbon-barrel aging provides some enjoyable vanilla wafer and caramel flavor complements. Despite the huge sweet initial flavor impact on the palate, some toasted oak qualities manage to poke through, before an expected mouth warming sensation caused by the high alcohol content that quickly builds and lingers well into the finish.

41 IBU
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Rated by Duff27 from Illinois

4.21/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Nov 21, 2016
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Rated: 4.19 by Buck_Jones from Michigan

Mar 20, 2020
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.2/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled in 1/2018. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky tan head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal ring of lace pretty quickly. Minimal lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark bread; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, toffee, smoke, oak char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Minimal booziness in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, beet sugar, dates, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, and dark bread; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, toffee, smoke, oak char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, roast, charred bitterness; bourbon/oak tannin spiciness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, apricot, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, dark bread, licorice, toffee, smoke, oak char, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, beet sugar, dates, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; with solid roast/hop bitter/sweet, bourbon/oak spiciness, and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness, spicy oak/alcohol, and tart/tangy fruit. Light-medium carbonation and very full body; with a very creamy/silky/slick/bready, and lightly syrupy/sticky/chalky/tangy/ tannic mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 13.7%, with minimal lingering barrel booze after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged fruited imperial oatmeal stout. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, beet sugar, dates, fruity yeast, bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop flavors; dangerously smooth and easy to sip on for the huge ABV, with the mildly bitter/tart/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Great soft feel for the style/ABV. Fantastic balance of rich malts, dates, beet sugar, fruity yeast, and bourbon barrel integration. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding English style example for the ABV as expected. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Sep 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.17 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Jul 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.31 by Tracker83 from Michigan

Jun 07, 2019
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Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan

4.42/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours black. Short, foamy tan head that Fades fast.

Smells roasted malts, dark fruit, coffee, chocolate, vanilla and bourbon.

Taste chocolate, roast malt, Coffee, caramel, vanilla, hints of dark cherry and bourbon. Finishes dry with a bourbon and cherry linger. Full-body and creamy medium carbonation.
Oct 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.29 by Zaphog from Michigan

Mar 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.02 by A_Rad from Wisconsin

Aug 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by DanGeo from Michigan

May 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by oline73 from Maryland

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.44 by GregSemenza from Connecticut

Feb 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.75 by rjp217 from Massachusetts

Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.28 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.42 by Hootie159 from Massachusetts

Feb 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Gkruszewski from New York

Feb 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Nov 15, 2016
Bourbon Ben's Asthma from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 28 ratings