Drake's Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine

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!

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.

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.

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!