Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale - anyone tried it?

I'm all for a good gateway beer like Fat Tire, 60 Minute, or Dead Guy even if I don't particularly enjoy them anymore (Dead Guy was my first domestic craft brew!), and I appreciate what those kinds of beers bring to the table. They're important to the scene and to its growth, but honestly, I have yet to see anyone really enjoy a sip of this beer, not the seasoned beer vets, not the open-minded beginners, nobody. I'm sure plenty of people like it, I just haven't seen it. The "flat cola with a little chocolate" description someone just used in this thread is spot on.

 

They had a small batch of the stout aged for a full year. It was a lot of the same.

 

83 is not good for a barrel aged beer IMO. I have tried it, it's thin and watered down..certainly not worth what they want for it. In this case, I don't care if it got a 93.

 

Behind Shipyard's Pumpkinhead, it's probably the craft beer that I see on tap lists that I hate the most. I'm not a big bourbon barrel beer guy to begin with, but like Pumpkinhead, this is a bad beer that has a gimmick flavor profile to mask how awful it is.

 

Tried it and enjoyed it! Friend brought me two bottles from Kentucky...

 

Its threads like this that make me hate BA and "the scene" more and more everyday.

 

I have three left in my fridge and would be happy to send you a bottle (or more).

 

KBB Stout is ok. KBB Ale is a hot mess and one of the worse beers I have ever tried.

 

The beers don't rate well, that's for sure, but I have no problem drinking any of their barrel aged offerings. For Kolsch or an English Pale I'd go elsewhere. The biggest beef I have with them is pricing. $13.99 for a four pack of Bourbon Barrel Ale is a little steep IMO, Woodford barrels or not.

 

KBBA is not good. The Stout is better but not great. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the pumpkin; a little hot but not bad in terms of taste.

I'm completely on board with this. Many of my BMC drinking friends enjoy these beers. For that reason, I value their presence.

 

I didn't care for MKE much at all until I had the Louie's Resurrection, but that was so good that it's made me take a second look at all their beers.

 

I like the ale, but need to have fresh. Had a few past the expiration date and they weren't as good. Stout is ok, but wouldn't search it out.

 

Get the 4 pack. You'll try one of them to decide if it is any good, and then you'll need the second one to confirm your decision.

 

Shabby attempt at what might have been a good idea. Had it at a brewfest in Cincinnati and the bourbon aftertaste stays with you. If I want that, next time I'll do shot of Wild Turkey. Stay away.

 

I just opened my bottle and it is great! I know when it was fresh I didn't like it! Its really mellow and has a nice vanilla taste! It sort of smells funky but its not boozy at all. This is my first beer I successfully aged! Damn I opened it hoping to dump it even!

 

I think the bourbon bourbon barrel ale is only decent. Just tried the stout tonight (against my good judgment) and it was also only decent. I don't desire to ever have
either one again.

 

This beer is my kryptonite. I've had it three times over a few years, and each time it effectively ended my night. A lot of people really seem to like it, but it's not for me.

 

I've had another bourbon barrel stout from them since my first and I may have gotten a bad bottle or something because the second one I had was solid.