AleSmith Old Numbskull - Bourbon Barrel Aged
This Barrel-Aged version of our American Barleywine Ale is matured in premium bourbon barrels for up to one year to develop its rich and intense flavor profile. The result is an amazingy complex beer that balances the caramel and toasted malt character of the Old Numbskull with notes of vanilla, oak, and bourbon from the barrel aged process. Savor this one now or continue to age it in the bottle for years to come.
4.1
704 reviews
San Diego, United States
Community reviews
355ml bottle. Sweet, heavy with caramely malty notes, toffee, bourbon, plums, oak and fudge. Heavy and sweet. Okay.
Fenséges test látványa fogadja a hordóérlelt barley wine után sóvárgó fogyasztót, amely mahagóni reflexeket megcsillantó gesztenyebarna színben pompázik, bézs színű habja pedig vékonyka gyűrű formájában marad örökérvényűnek ható. Királyi az illata is, s bár hordóérlelt Alesmith-hez egyetlen alkalommal volt szerencsém, azt a főzetet azóta is a legjobbnak tekintem, amit valaha ittam. Ilyesmi aromák lépkednek elő ebből a palackból is, úgy tűnik, a főzdénél nem tréfálnak, ha érlelésről van szó. Tölgyfa, whiskey, vanília tehát az aromák között, karamell, shortbread, likőrös, fahordós karakter az ízében. A szerkezet szinte minden oldalról kikezdhetetlen, van íve, mélysége, kellőképpen rétegzett, nem az az első pillanatban kitárulkozó, pillanatok alatt megfejthető jelleg. A kortyok teltek, gyantásak, sárgabarack-aszalványos, karamell-öntetes színezetűek, melyekre a bourbon fás, cseppet sem éles, lekerekített karakterű jegyei olvadnak rá finoman. Amint azonban melegszik kissé, cseppet veszít az értékéből, legalábbis számomra tűnik úgy, hogy kissé eltávolodnak egymástól a borókabogyós, gyantás, kekszes elemek. Ugyanakkor valószínűleg senkinek nem esik nehezére hamar elfogyasztani az italt, az utóbbi kritika így lényegében érvényét is veszti.
Aroma massive hops almond extract plum juice slick malt syrup pines cough syrup oak bourbon barrel
Taste slick aged malts candied caramel cough syrup slick hop residue hop oils hop resin bourbon oak malted barley vanilla
A+
750ml bottle. Ramata/ambrata, intensa, un filo torbida, schiuma avorio/beige medio-leggera. Al naso note di vaniglia, marzapane, toffee, caramello, vinsanto, legno. In bocca è dolce, con finale appena amaro a bilanciare, leggermente vinoso e astringente, complessa, calda e avvolgente. Corpo pieno, carbonazione leggera. Non il mio barley wine preferito, ma molto buono.
Mnóstwo fig, rodzynek, karmelu, fajnie podlane beczką po bourbonie, alkohol ukryty bardzo dobrze, średnie ciało, pije się z przyjemnością, bardzo solidny BW.
Dark amber with off white head - Huge bourbon aroma with wood - Dark malt body with some fruity tones in the back with a good barrel and bourbon flavour - The wood and bourbon with some fruity tones goes into the finish - This was real good
Definite upgrade over the regular numbskull. Well done, the bourbon doesn’t take over the taste.
Rami Rami is drinking a Barrel Aged Old Numbskull (2012) by AleSmith Brewing Company at ul. Anielewicza
Ale fajnie utlenione, sherry, figi, kandyzowane. Niewiele ciala. Bardzo lekko w odbiorze mimo ze slodko. Beczka obecna. Alko schowane. Smaczy mocno
From backlog. Taster at Anvil&Stave. Dark brown with tan head. Malts, Caramel, toffee, bourbon, pine and dried fruits.
Taster@source~release 2016; Tosted toffee, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, woody tannins, bourbon, full body, smooth texture, moderate carbonation.
2013, sweet bourbon notes, caramel, butterscotch, oak, buttery mouthfeel, vanilla and marzipan. Amazing
Draught at the Anvil taproom. Dark brown color, beige head. Bittersweet taste with toffee, bourbon, oak, dried fruits, caramel, pine and nuts. Bittersweet finish with toffee, bourbon, oak, dried fruits, caramel, pine and raisins. Exquisite barleywine.
Anvil and Stave, San Diego. Heavier soap tan head on heavy copper brown. Tart, boozy alcohol nose. Dark chocolate and chalky wood. Fruity elements on the backend. Good hop and alcohol bitter spice. Lovely. Nice maple, toast and leather.
Tap. Misty copper colour. Small off-white head. Aroma: massive biscuit & honey malts. Raisins, plums, nuts, melon, some hoppy tropical notes, minor bourbon. Full body. Powerful taste. Same malts, dried fruit, decent citrusy bitterness. A Classic indeed.
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Black color with a fine beige head. Good lacing. Looks good. Good intensity in the aroma. Lots of bourbon and oak. Full body and a smooth carbonation level. Decent sweetness and a oily texture. Good lasting flavor with chocolate, roast, toffee, bourbon, oak and espresso. Tasty nice evening sipper.
[Bottle at The Blåbær Lambik 2017 Release queue outside Himmeriget in Copenhagen, Denmark]
Pours a dark brownish-black color with a thin tan ring of foam. Sweet caramel and treacle toffee aroma with dark dried fruits, hop bitterness, some coffee, burnt toast, cacao, a hint of tobacco, wood and alcohol. Flavors were loaded with bourbon barrel phenols, alcoh
(On tap @ Anvil and Stave, April 5/17) Pours a deep red tinged brown with a stable fine white head. Aroma is dried figs, toffee, grapes, vanilla, bourbon. Flavour mimics it a bunch, rich toffee, figs, vanilla, mixed dried fruit, some whiskey, light heat, oak. A bit nutty. Pretty balanced for the abv. Medium full body and soft carb.
A textbook high-quality bourbon barrel barley wine.
On tap at Anvil & Stave. Pours a very dark brown with light head. Aromas of sweet roasted malts, caramel, dry bourbon and hint of fruit. Flavors of same with a little more bourbon ABV.
Very nice.
On tap at Anvil & Stave. Dark brown with a small head. Sweet with dried fruit, toffee, vanilla, bourbon and malt. The body was full and the mouthfeel fairly relaxed. A nice one to sip.
Pours a murky light brown faint around the rim lacing. The aroma is heavy caramel, vanilla, chocolate coffee bourbon, toffee figs and raisins. Flavor is sweet but not cloying
Refrigerated 75 cl brown bottle poured into a snifter. Clear light brown with small white head. Aroma is caramel, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is caramel malt, bourbon, some wood, and a little alcohol.
Pours hazy dark brown with a thin light tanned head. Aroma; Vanilla, bourbon, toffee and oak. Taste; Bourbon, vanilla, toffee, almond and a touch of dried dark fruits.
Backlog, ocena przepisana z untappd, w ramach uzupełniania profilu na ratebeer.
A: Deep brown coloured with some red notes and a huge offwhite head N: Bourbon, vanilla, oak, toffee, tobacco T: Bourbon, vanilla, toffee O: Very nice balanced!
Bottle at tasting panel at Warszawski festiwal piwa. Very complex, nice balance, full of almond, vanilla, ripe and dark fruits. One of best.
750ml bottle pours out amber topped with a small sand head. Nose is nice sweetness malts toffee brown sugar some pit fruit and some of the bourbon barrel vanilla shows. Taste is more of the sweet malt caramel toffee pitfruit and the bourbon barrel goodness.
Bottle from last night’s share. Thick amber body, small ring of bubbly head, Picking up all of the barley wine essences, but little of the bourbon barrel. Sweet malt, toffee, caramel in both aroma and taste. It doesn’t even present itself as that boozy of a beer. Some dark fruit, raisins, some vanilla.
Tapped at the epic Alesmith barrel aged beer tasting room. Dark brown color, red orange when flash lighted. Beige thick head. Taste is epic refreshing fruity plums strawberry cherries grapes. Finish is epic dry tabaco cigar like taste. Impressive! I have never tasted a cigar in a beer. Epic. Overall mind blowing!
On draft at the brewerry. Pours a murky mahogany with a tan head. Fruity nose. Flavors of caramel, bourbon, vanilla and oak. Boozy roast finish.