12 oz. Bottle
Another bourbon barrel aged ABV beast, figured it'd be nice to enjoy before the weather gets too hot and after a long bike ride at the gym.
Pours a dark amber, really dark amber, but it is still a little translucent. Held up to the light, you can see a moderately high concentration of floating solids. Very little head, maybe a small ring of white bubbles around the ring of the snifter I'm drinking it out of. Carbonation is lightly visible towards the top of the glass. Smells of bourbon (you can tell off the nose that this is a high ABV beer) and caramel, some fruit, mostly dark - plum, apricot predominantly. Really smooth on the taste - nice caramel/vanilla flavors, backed by substantial fruit flavor - apricot, pear, apple, grape, and plum. Really fantastic tastes that work really well together, nice balance, neither of the flavors really substantially dominates another one. I do with the bourbon flavor stood out a bit more, though I am happy there's only a slight trace of alcohol on the taste - which is impressive considering the 12% ABV. Carbonation is slightly evident.
A really nice really balanced beer; to say anything negative would really only be nitpicking. As far as barrel aged Scotch Ales/Wee Heavies go, I do prefer Founders Backwoods Bastard slightly more (comparatively, BB is a little smoother, thicker, and less fruit forward than Wulver), however that shouldn't deter anyone from trying this fantastic beer.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Another bourbon barrel aged ABV beast, figured it'd be nice to enjoy before the weather gets too hot and after a long bike ride at the gym.
Pours a dark amber, really dark amber, but it is still a little translucent. Held up to the light, you can see a moderately high concentration of floating solids. Very little head, maybe a small ring of white bubbles around the ring of the snifter I'm drinking it out of. Carbonation is lightly visible towards the top of the glass. Smells of bourbon (you can tell off the nose that this is a high ABV beer) and caramel, some fruit, mostly dark - plum, apricot predominantly. Really smooth on the taste - nice caramel/vanilla flavors, backed by substantial fruit flavor - apricot, pear, apple, grape, and plum. Really fantastic tastes that work really well together, nice balance, neither of the flavors really substantially dominates another one. I do with the bourbon flavor stood out a bit more, though I am happy there's only a slight trace of alcohol on the taste - which is impressive considering the 12% ABV. Carbonation is slightly evident.
A really nice really balanced beer; to say anything negative would really only be nitpicking. As far as barrel aged Scotch Ales/Wee Heavies go, I do prefer Founders Backwoods Bastard slightly more (comparatively, BB is a little smoother, thicker, and less fruit forward than Wulver), however that shouldn't deter anyone from trying this fantastic beer.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
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