Alesmith Barrel Aged Grand Cru
Alesmith Barrel Aged Grand Cru
Rated 3.350 by BeerPals
Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, CA, United States
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
10% Alcohol by Volume
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This is the first time AleSmith has ever Barrel Aged Grand Cru and our first use of red wine barrels to age a beer. A little bit about Barrel Aged Grand Cru: Barrel Aged Grand Cru is our Belgian-Style Ale that has been matured in American and French oak red wine barrels for a year to add layers of complexity to its rich flavor profile of dark fruit and Belgian caramel malts. The oak and red wine flavors imparted by the barrel-aging process blend seamlessly with subtle hints of raisin, plum, and bittersweet chocolate from the beer!
ID: 55805 Last updated 2 weeks ago Added to database 10 years agoKey Stats
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| Overall Rank | 7787 |
| Overall Percentile | 86 |
| Style Rank | 369 of 1241 |
| Style Percentile | 70.3 |
| Lowest Score | 4.4 |
| Highest Score | 4.4 |
| Average Score | 4.400 |
| Weighted Score | 3.350 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9
Insanely complex, and a perfect "contemplative yet highly drinkable" brew. Hints at so many things yet was so mellow at the same time. Hard to score and judge for sure. I don't know how many 10% 750's I'd like to sit down with by myself, but this was one. Toffee and candi sugar sweetness. Tartness and layers of oak and tobacco and dark fruit from the barrels are all so subtle but definitely all there. 10% blends in seemlessly! I like that this imparted the vinous character from the oak without becoming too wild. The original beer still shines, but this was also a whole 'nother animal. Stuck between 4.3-4.4, but due to the great job of barreling, I'm gonna have to go high on this one. This is better than soooooo many of the 99-100th percentile beers on rb, yet is "only" a 95. :) An underrated gem.
