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Widmer Brothers Reserve Vanilla Barrel Aged Brrrbon

Widmer Brothers Reserve Vanilla Barrel Aged Brrrbon

Rated 3.420 by BeerPals

Brewed by Widmer Brothers Brewing Company

Portland, OR, United States

Style:  Strong Ale

10.7% Alcohol by Volume

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Our brewers added fresh whole vanilla beans to a few select barrels of our Barrel-Aged Brrrbon ’13, an imperial version of our Brrr Seasonal Ale aged in Kentucky Bourbon barrels, for this limited edition brew. The addition of vanilla beans heightens the vanilla character imparted by the barrels, and adds a delicious layer of complexity to the beer’s oak and caramel character, making for a smooth warmer perfect for the season. MALTS: Pale, Caramel, Carapils, Dark Chocolate HOPS: Alchemy, Simcoe, Cascade

ID: 56181 Last updated 4 weeks ago Added to database 10 years ago

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Overall Rank4985
Overall Percentile91.1
Style Rank173 of 811
Style Percentile78.7
Lowest Score3.8
Highest Score4.3
Average Score4.050
Weighted Score3.420
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • CYBERCAT 13136 reviews
    rated 4.3 10 years ago

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

    Pours a beautiful clear chestnut with a fairly thick and rather fine-bubbled light tan head. Malty aroma has firm notes of bourbon-soaked wood and caramel, plus a tantalizing hint of vanilla. Oaky bourbon dominates the bold flavor while letting through hints of caramel, vanilla, chocolate and horehound. Firm, smooth texture has a good amount of fizz and leaves a woody, bourbony, slightly candy-bar finish. This will take the brrr out of chilly weather next time one of them winter storms pays a visit.

  • SLOWRUNNER77 5682 reviews
    rated 3.8 10 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

    I'm not sure the vanilla imparted by the barrels NEEDED to be heightened. Kinda like the vanilla BCS in my mind. Not bad, just not neccesary. Tasty, but if anything takes away a tad of complexity from the non-vanilla version(s).

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