Southern Gentleman
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company

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From:
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
 
Mississippi, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
4.39%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.51 | pDev: 16.52%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
33
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 22, 2022
Added:
May 26, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Southern Pecan.
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Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan

3.56/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A Microbrewed Beer Club offering. Pours a medium brown color with a minimal head that disappears quickly. Aroma is brown sugar and vanilla. Taste is sweet malts and vanilla.
May 22, 2022
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Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi

3.84/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Finally got around to trying Southern Gentleman, poured from 25.4-oz. bomber, label edge notched bottled in June 2019, into snifter. Note: ABV listed as 7.0.

Pours apparently light brown but deep, cloudy honey-gold when backlit, with 1-finger very light tan head, which dissipates to a persistent ring and partial film, and leaves only a few specks of lace. Big aroma of mild bourbon and spicy hops off the pour, joined by nice malt and mild nutty aromas as warms. Begins with carbonation, then mild malt and whiskey, some pecan flavor, and some surprising fruit leading into a slightly-warming alcoholic finish. The barrel aging banishes the excessive sweetness of LM's Southern Pecan, and is an excellent use for that beer.
Feb 03, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dovers from Wisconsin

Aug 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.45 by Cristoph from Nebraska

May 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.49 by hazedandconfused13 from Mississippi

Mar 20, 2017
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.55/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From notes taken in January, 2014: Pours a dull medium brown producing less than a finger of light tan, shortlived head that leaves no lacing. Aroma bourbon, vanilla/wood, nutty, caramel & toasted malts, faint chocolate all wrapped up in a fruity (sour apple) undertone. Taste is similar with the bourbon, wood & sour notes dominating, spicy hints. Mouthfeel medium bodied with low-medium carbonation, smooth but dry.
Mar 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by KG710 from Georgia

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by BeccaH from Florida

Sep 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Volsdawg10 from Mississippi

Sep 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by cjgator3 from Florida

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Nordicouch from Mississippi

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by brandoncun from New Mexico

Apr 20, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by JISurfer from Utah

Mar 07, 2014
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Reviewed by compass40204 from Kentucky

3.48/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Honestly I love their Southern Pecan. This version seems to fall a bit short of expectations.

Aroma is mild bourbon. I didn't get any oak or pecan in the nose, but it was served in a shaker pint with no head, so what potential aroma it has was lost from the start.

Appearance is a hazy shade of honey, barely a wisp of head. The head dissipates quickly and leaves no lacing at all.

Tastes primarily of bourbon, and slightly watered down at that. Sweet, with vague oak notes. I'm not detecting much remnants of the base beer underneath the barrel flavors.

Mouthfeel is also unimpressive. Kinda thin and leans a little toward syrupy.

Overall it's not a bad beer, but living in Kentucky I have high expectations of anything aged in bourbon barrels. As another recent review suggests, this was originally brewed under the prior alcohol limit and thus suffers from forced constraints. Of this were brewed with no limits on alcoholic strength it might have scored higher and had a much bolder flavor, though as subtle as the base beer is it may still have gotten lost in the barrel.
Jan 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by threedaggers from Kentucky

Jan 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by target88 from Kentucky

Jan 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by zbkai189 from Washington

Dec 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jaswilson2 from South Carolina

Dec 14, 2013
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Reviewed by icehawk from South Carolina

4.45/5  rDev +26.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Tap 

 Appearance: Clean dark/amber brown 

 Aroma: Vanilla, booze, hint of toasted nuts 

 Taste: No bitterness, nice sweet vanilla, bourbon undertones, slight nutty earthiness. 

 Palate: Light body, extremely drinkable. 

 Overall: The light body of this beer makes it exceptionally drinkable, but also allows for the bourbon and oak to come through and blend with the pecan backbone. Shows that you can make a complex, tasty beer without going through the roof with ABV. (from notes)
Aug 07, 2013
Southern Gentleman from Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 33 ratings