Innis & Gunn Whiskey Barrel Aged Stout.
Dense, creamy tan head.
Amazing caramel and bourbon nose.
A bit thin on the palate, fairly light mouthfeel for a barrel aged stout.
An excellent confluence of flavour- coffee, caramel, and whiskey, with a dry roasty finish.
A worthy night cap! Would pair well with a cigar.
Skol! 🍻
"Amazing what a minute can do."
Two more SoPines BC acquisitions to be consumed and reviewed in the coming days:
(1) Pink Guava gosè. This one is new. Grabbed a four-bagger.
(2) A crowler of 2020’s Capri NEIPA. Loved this juicy one last year.
"Amazing what a minute can do."
Since we’re talking about BBA Quads ( well Richard and I am) - Hardywood - It Figures -
A blend of Bourbon Cru (a bourbon barrel-aged quadrupel) and Trickery (an imperial milk stout aged in apple brandy barrels) spiced with figs and vanilla.
Pours a dark brown color. 1st wiff is of pure vanilla bean, then chocolate. You get dark chocolate and roasted malt notes. A little brown sugar, and a lot of vanilla flavor. A vanilla bomb of a beer with a rich, silky texture. Cat 4?
Per the brewers - “blended to achieve a perfect balance, we selected an 11 month aged BBA Cru barrel and a 13 month aged trickery barrel (look it up). In this blend of colossal beers, we conditioned on fig and vanilla for a silky smooth and dark fruit forward experience.”
12.5% and $30 a bottle. But, but, I’m glad I bought two don’t tell Deb. Man Hardywood knows how to BBA beers.
I’m done for the day/night/weekend.
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This one is made with raspberry puree and NC peanuts. But wait, there are variants, too.
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One of the 2020 Peanut Butter Jelly Time variants, red currant:
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The Cigar is an Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Flor Fina recommended by Brewer's Kettle Clemmons. I have no clue what that is. The only one I've had before was MonteCristo #2 which was very good.
Beergoddess lets me have about 1 cigar a year. She's giving me a repeat as I ruined my last one with that sour pairing.
I'll def burn one one day with T-Will, fuse, and whoever. But beergoddess is not going to be anywhere near that, so my company tomorrow will be the dog and a Boulevard BBA Quad.