The Bruery Mash & Vanilla
This is our classic bourbon barrel-aged barleywine – kicked up a notch. We took Mash, already oaky, sticky and sweet, and amplified its barrel character with the addition of fresh vanilla beans. This vanilla prominence is complemented by the woody bourbon flavors and coconut notes that are imparted to the beer as part of its extensive maturation in oak bourbon barrels. Mash & Vanilla is best enjoyed fresh to experience the vanilla flavors at peak strength.
3.9
181 reviews
Placentia, United States
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[Uzupełnienie ocen z Untappd]. niestety pierwsze uderzenie to alkohol. W smaku dosyć gładkie, aksamitne, wanilia i owoce w opór. Jednak odczucie alko za wysokie. Całkiem ok.
Pours slightly murky with a nice head. Colour isn't very inviting. Aroma is. A lot of vanilla and dried fruit, followed by marzipan, some raisins. Taste is focused on vanilla, dried fruit and slightyl malty.
Bourbon barrel aged barleywine by The Bruery, with added vanilla beans - sounds delicious. Draught at BeerTemple in Amsterdam, thanks Craftmember for sharing! Pale greyish beige, mousy, loose but largely stable, open head over a more or less clear, coppery bronze beer with warm rusty-mahogany hue. Aroma of indeed strong and 'real' vanilla, marzipan, candied fig, mangistan, caramel sauce, apple cake, dates, pecan nut pie, sweet bourbon, raisin bread, cinnamon, brown rum, marmalade. Sweet onset, residual brown sugariness coating candied cherry- and fig-like fruitiness, soft carb, lean and vinous mouthfeel, perhaps a tad on the thin side for a beer of this strength. The sweetness decreases further on, through a slick toffeeish and sweet cashew-nutty middle yet still with a lot of residual sugariness; pronounced retronasal vanilla as expected, matching well with aspects of marmalade, toffee and candied fig, before a long, peppery, very bourbon-like alcohol heat sets in, ending a tad on the wry side. Very alluring, but somehow it feels a tad too thin to carry its heavy alcohol load; of course, tap beers tend to be a little smoother and thinner than bottled versions, so this will probably feel a bit fuller and more intense from a 75 cl bottle - the thought of which makes my mouth water, as I'm still a sucker for strong Bruery beers in their elegant champagne bottles.
Kran. Aromat wanilia, słodki, ciasteczkowy, czekolada. W smaku ciasto, wanilia, czekolada mleczna, goryczka alkoholowa.
750ml bottle. Murky brown. Big initial head. Big barrel aroma, red berries, vanilla. Taste has a slight vanilla accent. More drinkable than I would expect. Good.
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (31/10/2018) - dark amber to brown coloured pour with a off white head. Toasted and sweet malty, sticky caramel and toffee, singed brown sugar, dried fruit shred, medium to full bodied, wooden soaked bourbon and vanilla accents come together into the close.
Tap at Beer Temple, Amsterdam. Dark ruby brown colour, small beige head. Vanilla and toffee in the nose. Full-bodied. Liquerish toffee, bourbon, raisins, vanilla and alcohol. Slow sipper. Nice and warming.
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Heavy toffee and vanilla aroma with caramel, dark barley malt, bourbon, some booze, soft dried fruit, more toffee malt. Quite sweet with some bitterness and a fairly boozy finish. Medium to full body. Rich and heavy.
Draught @ Beer Temple. Deep ruby brown colour. Off white head with short retention. Aroma's: sweet, vanilla, bourbon. Retronasal the same, with alcohol and caramel. Flavor is light heavy sweet with some bitterness. Strong alcohol feel. Moderate bitter finish.
Barwa brązowa, piana średnia.
Aromat wanilii, kokosa, suszone owoce, nuty bourbonu.
W smaku wanilia, karmel, toffi, krówki. Gęste.
Dobre pifko.
Tap (Szynkarnia, Wrocław). Sweet vanilla especially in aroma. A little bit booze at the finish, medium sweet, generally very tasty.
Tap (Szynkarnia, Wrocław) Bardzo słodkie i gęste w aromacie. Wanilia, karmel. W smaku jest mniej słodko, czuć słodycz, nuty beczkowe i przyjemne grzanie w przełyku. Świetne piwo
Tap at La Fine Mousse, Paris, 13th November 18. Pours a chestnut brown. Aroma is coconut, vanilla, booze, massive. Taste is vanilla, bourbon, booze and barrel, it's intense, sweet, warning and massive. Good
A 5 oz serving on tap at the Alibi Room in Vancouver. A dark brown beer with a bit of white head and a pleasant but indistinct nose. The vanilla is upfront and a bit too pronounced for my taste, otherwise a barleywine. Based on this, I prefer my barleywine without the dubious benefit of vanilla. 3.4
W aromacie bardzo wanilia, karmel, przyjemny intensywny.
Brazowe z ladna piana.
W smaku waniliowe, karmelowe, geste.
Wysycenie za wysokie. Bardzo fajne.
Extra strong in vanilla, a bit sort of black tea. Harsh for barley wine, full-bodied. Not bad but not my style in general. 3.8
On tap. Pours a dark brown with light head. Aromas of oaky bourbon, sweet malts and raisins. Flavors of green oak, dry bourbon, toasty malts, bread crust and sharp bitter dark fruit. Can’t get the vanilla.
Taster at Alibi Room during The Bruery tap takeover. Pours an ugly brown with a tan head. Aroma is lots of vanilla, chocolate, bourbon, dark fruits - amazing! Similar taste. Very complex! So good!!!
Draft - Caramel and vanilla. Murky brown with a small beige head. Vanilla is light, lots of raisin and sweetness and a touch of booze.
(Keg at Sori Taproom, 20181023) The beer poured clear and dark brown. Its head was small and white. Aroma had vanilla, soap and excessive sweetness. Palate was full bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were sweetness, vanilla, sweetness, more sweetness, alcohol, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet, boozy and bitter. A sweet boozy mess.
Draft. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, alcohol, and vanilla. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, vanilla, and alcohol, leaidng to a dry finish.
On tap, Beergeek, Prague. Extremely intense, comes jumping out of the glass. Alcohol is strongly evident but not in a troublesome way. Vanilla and the bourbon notes are accented, which creates an interesting mélange. Quite expensive but may well be worth it. Thanks Breuery for the experience!
Draught @ Sori Taproom, Helsinki. Pours dark brown with a tiny head. Aroma of bourbon, malts, caramel, toffee, oak, wood, syrup and earthiness. Taste is sweet, syrupy and heavy with bourbon notes, wood, oak, toffee, vanilla, caramel and loads of malts. Finish is malty, sweet and sticky with massive amounts of bourbon, wood, oak, toffee, vanilla and syrup. Heavy bourbon overdose.
kapitalny, rozgrzewający trunek, ani nie przesłodzony, ani nie przealkoholowany - równowaga, karmel z lekką goryczką, nieulepkowe, świetne, żwawe.
Draught at Rbabarrab.
Hazy ruby coloured with a small off-white head.
Fruity aroma of caramel and dried fruits with notes of vanilla and licorice.
Fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits and vanilla with notes of alcohol.
Warming alcoholic finish.
Tap@ rbabarrab, Copenhagen. Pours a brown colour beer with a smal head. Vanilla and wood with notes of hops. Dry finish
Tap @ Rbabarrab, Copenhagen 29/9-18. Dried fruity with, caramel, vanilla and wood. Body is medium, the finish is dry with dried fruits, vanilla and wood.
Tap @ Rbabarrab, Copenhagen 20180929. Malty and caramely, woody, vanilla, sweet, medium body with an oily texture. The finish is dry.
Keg at the Star and Garter, Bromley. Mahogany coloured pour with a wispy white head. Aromas of vanilla, caramel, toffee, light bourbon, sweet spice. Flavours of banana toffee, bourbon, toffee, caramel. treacle. Long throat warming finish. Very nice.
Draught @ Rhabarrab, Copenhagen. Pours very dark brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, light chocolate, rich vanilla, wood, oak, bourbon. Flavor is very sweet, rich malty, caramel, light chocolate, wood, oak, rich vanilla, bourbon, alcohol. Full body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 060918