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Drake's Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine

Drake's Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine

Rated 3.614 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Drake's Brewing Company

San Leandro, CA, United States

Style:  English Barleywine

13% Alcohol by Volume

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Same Beer as the Brandy Barrel, but aged in a grundy then dry hopped and aged for 8 months until it was racked to a Bourbon barrel then aged 10 months so far in this wood.

ID: 25434 Last updated 13 years ago Added to database 17 years ago

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Statistics

Overall Rank1769
Overall Percentile96.7
Style Rank41 of 448
Style Percentile90.8
Lowest Score3.7
Highest Score4.3
Average Score4.075
Weighted Score3.614
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • ZYTHUM 289 reviews
    rated 4.3 13 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

    sampled on 11/6/09. 6oz bottle with mitch. barrel aged series #4. pours a cloudy medium/dark brown color. no head. woo! aroma is gorgeous. bourbon, vanilla, oak. taste is yummmmy! a nice little sweetness, caramel/toffee, vanilla, oak, a little oxidation but it works here. i get brown sugar as it warms up. no carbonation. hides the alcohol well, just a hint in the finish. body is medium.

    Woo! thanks for sharing this one mitch!

  • BEERGUY101 5022 reviews
    rated 4.1 14 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

    Sampled on 11/6/2009. This barley wine pours a medium brown color form a 6oz bottle. No head. The aroma is bourbon, oak, caramel, vanilla and a touch of dark fruit. A medium bodied barley wine. The malts are fruity, caramel and sweet touch of vanilla, oak and some oxidation. No carbonation, but it was bottled that way. Touch of alcohol at the finish. Very smooth tasting aged barley wine. This one has held up very well. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

  • JOHNC 1186 reviews
    rated 3.7 16 years ago

    Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

    Thanks to tever for this one. It ours pretty flat and with a murky brown color. The vanilla characteristics of the bourbon really stands out and this is smooth.

  • STOUTLOVER72 2327 reviews
    rated 4.2 17 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

    NorCal tasting Jan 07 - Finally got the chance to rate this beer out of the bottle, as I'd sampled it a few times while aging. An aroma of sweet malts, bourbon, vanilla and toffee. Appearance was a nice brown color, beige head, minimal in size. Mouthfeel was medium bodied, slightly sticky. Flavors were more bourbon, sweet malts, some hops present (just barely) and toffee. Another excellent beer by Drakes!

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