Olde hickory seven devils

I tried it yesterday because someone told me it was better than Backwoods Bastard. Now I knew that could not be true, and it wasnt. But damn it was close! Same barrel flavors as Event Horizon, and a bit more earthy and leafy than Backwoods.

 

I am definitely interested in trying this out. Perhaps I will do a side by side with Backwoods.

 

I saw they used the same type of barrels (Maker's Mark and Jim Beam) which explains the similarities.

 

any places have it on tap?

 

I had a bottle of it last week. I thought it was very good. The nose is a little more subtle than EH and LP (barrel wise), and the beer is a tad thin but overall it is very good. I don't think it is in the same league as Backwoods Bastard, but I do think it is one of the better scotch ales out there. And $7/bomber or less, and easy to find, can't be beat.

 

Still have a few bottles myself. Had em for a week now. Haven't had a chance to crack one open yet. Not really all that excited about it. Already think saying it's better than Backwoods is absurd. Sorry.

 

was this around the same availability of event horizon? i'd like to track down a bottle or two.

 

So given that this is described as a Scottish-Style Ale, as opposed to a Scotch/Wee-Heavy, is it really fair to match this up against Backwoods Bastard? If the 8.0% ABV includes the contribution from the barrel (can anyone confirm?), wouldn't this mean the base beer is in the 6.0% range. Can anyone shed some light on this?

 

I imagine the production was similar, but the demand/hype is way less for SD.

The first thing I thought when I tasted seven devils was backwoods..but I think they have big differences, too.

 

Can't wait to try this. Got a couple bottles coming my way from Hickory next weekend. The Brown Ale in Bourbon Barrels sounds really good too.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't compare them really. It's a different style of beer and I don't believe the brewer was looking to make some crazy Scotch Barleywine type of thing.
I think many folks are missing the point with this beer. It isn't supposed to be a thick, monster of a wee hev. It isn't supposed to Bastard or Old Chub. It's a scottish style heavy/export and the viscosity is spot on for the style. It ain't always about how thick we can make a beer.
Side note- barrel aging a beer won't add 2% to the alcohol content unless there is an ungodly amount of booze left in the barrel.

 

It's a slightly different style.
I personally feel it's better than Backwoods.
It's absurd to speculate wildly about beer you have yet to taste.

 

ISO.

 

Damnit. I knew yesterday I shouldve asked for this one from the guy in NC. Back to ISO.