We all know that barley also makes those other tasty beverages that are known and loved, drunk and shot-gunned, spilled and thrown up, served in cans, funnels, bottles, chilled mugs and plastic cups from a keg. This night Todd hosted a tasting of some of the rarer (that's high brow, expensive stuff to the Budweiser crowd) beers that have spent some time in oak barrels. Fortunately we had the sense to taste in small portions like the whisky. It may have gotten ugly if everyone had a bottle of each beer.
Southern Tier IPA Un*Earthly 9.5%
-aged in 1st use oak barrel
-smells sweet and hoppy
-IPA bitterness drowned out any subtle flavors I was hoping for.
Dog Fish Head IPA Burton Baton (aged in oak "for about a month") 10%
-smells sweeter than Southern Tier
-tastes extremley bitter
If I had to drink a few of these, I would be done for the day with beer after two.
Innis and Gunn Original (Matured for 77 Days in oak barrel) 6.6%
-smells sour like a Heineken
-tastes like a Heineken with floral tones
I like Heineken.
Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga "The Firefly" Corriander/Grains of Paradise 6.5%
-smells hoppy and sweet like bakeed yams and almost burnt (really)
-peppery taste without much body
-sucks moisture out of mouth afer taste
Brew Dog Paradox Stout Aged in Springbank Cask (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) 10%
- smells sweet like prune or soy sauce
-tastes sweet/burnt coffee
-not as sweet as NewCastle
Brew Dog Imperial Stout Paradox Mccallan Aged in 1987 MacCallan Shrry Cask 10%
-smells strongly of soy sauce (not low sodium)
-tastes sweet like my stir fry sauce
-has body like NewCastle - slightly less sweet
Brew Dog Storm Aged in Islay Cask 8%
Can't remember which Islay Whisky
-smells of bacon/smoky with hops, almost sour
-taste trails of brown sugar
-sweet at first
-creamy with hint of bacon ,
-very short taste, no body
I like bacon.
Aly and Donna Scale: very low.
Jim Scale: I like bacon.
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Aged in Highland Park 12 Yr 8%
Actually pronounced Oh-la Doo meaning Black Oil (Google)
-smells brown sugar and sour hops, almost smokey
-tastes dry/airy and hops
-sweet balances bitter
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Age in Highland Park 30 Yr 8%
-smells even more bitter and less sweet than 12yr
-tastes sour hops
-trails sweet
I was reminded at this meeting that I should have bought the Bruichladdich Gin when I had the chance in Scotland.
Southern Tier IPA Un*Earthly 9.5%
-aged in 1st use oak barrel
-smells sweet and hoppy
-IPA bitterness drowned out any subtle flavors I was hoping for.
Dog Fish Head IPA Burton Baton (aged in oak "for about a month") 10%
-smells sweeter than Southern Tier
-tastes extremley bitter
If I had to drink a few of these, I would be done for the day with beer after two.
Innis and Gunn Original (Matured for 77 Days in oak barrel) 6.6%
-smells sour like a Heineken
-tastes like a Heineken with floral tones
I like Heineken.
Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga "The Firefly" Corriander/Grains of Paradise 6.5%
-smells hoppy and sweet like bakeed yams and almost burnt (really)
-peppery taste without much body
-sucks moisture out of mouth afer taste
Brew Dog Paradox Stout Aged in Springbank Cask (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) 10%
- smells sweet like prune or soy sauce
-tastes sweet/burnt coffee
-not as sweet as NewCastle
Brew Dog Imperial Stout Paradox Mccallan Aged in 1987 MacCallan Shrry Cask 10%
-smells strongly of soy sauce (not low sodium)
-tastes sweet like my stir fry sauce
-has body like NewCastle - slightly less sweet
Brew Dog Storm Aged in Islay Cask 8%
Can't remember which Islay Whisky
-smells of bacon/smoky with hops, almost sour
-taste trails of brown sugar
-sweet at first
-creamy with hint of bacon ,
-very short taste, no body
I like bacon.
Aly and Donna Scale: very low.
Jim Scale: I like bacon.
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Aged in Highland Park 12 Yr 8%
Actually pronounced Oh-la Doo meaning Black Oil (Google)
-smells brown sugar and sour hops, almost smokey
-tastes dry/airy and hops
-sweet balances bitter
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Age in Highland Park 30 Yr 8%
-smells even more bitter and less sweet than 12yr
-tastes sour hops
-trails sweet
I was reminded at this meeting that I should have bought the Bruichladdich Gin when I had the chance in Scotland.
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