Indian Wells Whiskey Barrel Amber
Indian Wells Whiskey Barrel Amber
Rated 2.660 by BeerPals
Brewed by Indian Wells Brewing Company
Inyokern, CA, United States
Style: Strong Ale
12% Alcohol by Volume
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As a young boy in the 1940's, Cliff Fyffe used to contemplate the old, broken whiskey barrels in the Evan Williams Distillery yard. He noticed the barrels were sweating out the aged Kentucky whiskey in the summer heat. The whiskey would pool in the barrels in amazing quantity. Cliff shared this memory with the Indian Wells Brewing Co. founders, Rick and Greg, who suddenly had an inspiration! They reached out and contacted Evan Williams Distillery directly and ordered a dozen, 55 gallon, used oak barrels that had held their flagship whiskey for two years. Indian Wells Brewing Co. then left these barrels in the direct Mojave Desert sun until the whiskey sweated out. When the barrels were ready, they brewed a special "amber" style lager by using their own natural artesian spring water, filling the whiskey barrels and allowing them to lager down to 34-degrees for months. The beer in this custom designed 1/2 gallon growler is the result; our own delicious whiskey barrel aged amber lager. It pairs well with BBQ and is great just for sipping. We hope you enjoy drinking it as much as we enjoyed making it! Cheers, Rick and Greg
ID: 44645 Last updated 2 weeks ago Added to database 13 years agoKey Stats
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| Overall Rank | 53755 |
| Overall Percentile | 3.2 |
| Style Rank | 810 of 811 |
| Style Percentile | 0.099999999999994 |
| Lowest Score | 1.9 |
| Highest Score | 2.4 |
| Average Score | 2.150 |
| Weighted Score | 2.660 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 4
Ummm...yeahhhhh. In some ways, lived up to the "hype". Since I like the taste of bourbon in general, this was not nearly as god-awful as many indian wells beers. in that way, maybe even among their best. but that ain't sayin much. the look (light even for an amber/red), aroma (or lack thereof, especially when colder), & flavor (like a shot o bourbon with a couple melted ice cubes in it). Really astounding the lack of beer presence in this beer. But being that it's from Indian Wells, maybe that's a good thing.
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Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4
Man...now I know why heavier beers like stouts are put through this process; a beer like an amber doesn't stand a chance against the whiskey flavor. That is all this tasted like: whiskey and wood. There was a momentary sweetness in the middle, possible due to the sweeter character of the EW whiskey. There is no aroma at all. We couldn't even finish the growler...and we'll drink anything! So much alcohol heat! All around, a bad beer, which is exactly what one would expect from this brewery. I like the bit in the story about how they came up this this concept...I'm sure the decision had nothing to do with the current trend of sticking everything into a bourbon/whiskey barrel and aging it. Mouthfeel is thin. the acidic quality of this beer makes it very difficult to swallow. But the label is pretty and the red wax over the cap sure makes it look distinguished.
