Mother Of All Storms - Pelican Pub & Brewery

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rAvg: 4.48
pDev: 9.82%
Reviews: 362
Hads: 490

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Pelican Pub & Brewery

Oregon, United States

Style | ABV
English Barleywine | 14.00% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (356), on-tap (6).

Notes:
First Release - November 2008 'The Perfect Storm'
2007 Stormwatcher's Winterfest Barleywine, aged in 1998 Evan Williams Bourbon Barrels.

Second Release - October 2009 'The Perfect Storm'
2008 Stormwatcher's Winterfest Barleywine, aged in 1998 Evan Williams Bourbon Barrels.

***NOTE - Third Release - November 2010 The name was changed to 'Mother of All Storms' for trademark reasons.***

Fourth Release - November 2011

31.7 degrees Plato
Alcohol: 13.5% by volume
Bitterness: 40 IBU

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Reviews by macrosmatic:

macrosmatic

Florida

4.53/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed from notes. Poured from bomber into a CCB snifter glass.

A: Very dark, looks essentially an opaque black. Minimal carbonation, and forms a ring of tan foam for a head.

S: Bourbon, sweet roasted malt, some oak and wood.

T: Follows the nose. Sticky-sweet tarry malt, dark fruit and velvety chocolate & vanilla flavors blend with bourbon & wood. Wood dryness at the end.

M: Sticky thick body, low carbonation, alcohol noticeable but doesn't take over the whole drinking experience.

O: Very, very good beer. Well-put-together, and the bourbon and oak don't overwhelm the other flavors. I'm very impressed with this one.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2012 03:30:06 | More by macrosmatic

More User Reviews:

gamanley

Connecticut

4.5/5 rDev +0.4%

05-22-2013 02:51:35 | More by gamanley

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.75/5 rDev +6%

05-22-2013 01:13:39 | More by mikeincharleston

dcloeren

Texas

4.71/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Review from notes...

Poured a deep brown with mahogany edges, 1 finger of cinnamon colored head lingered for a quick minute and slowly succumbed to the weight of the beer.

Nice aromas of toffee, caramel, oak, bourbon and vanilla. Smells awesome.

Toffee dominates my palate right off the bat with an amazing bourbon burn following it. Great caramel malt carrying the weight throughout with some vanilla rounding it off on the back end.

Medium to full in body with a perfect amount of carbonation. I really love the carbonation on this beer! It gives it an amazing mouthfeel. I also love the smooth burn from the bourbon on the finish of this beer. Top notch!

This is an amazing barleywine. Amazing flavor and mouthfeel! This is a must have and it is definitely a world class BBBW.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 20:52:12 | More by dcloeren

Beerandboards

New Mexico

4.25/5 rDev -5.1%

05-21-2013 19:02:58 | More by Beerandboards

mookihouse

California

4.25/5 rDev -5.1%

05-20-2013 18:31:32 | More by mookihouse

ShawnMH

Indiana

4.25/5 rDev -5.1%

05-19-2013 15:12:59 | More by ShawnMH

eyeenjoybeer

Indiana

4/5 rDev -10.7%

05-18-2013 16:50:24 | More by eyeenjoybeer

chossboss

Oregon

5/5 rDev +11.6%

05-17-2013 04:31:58 | More by chossboss

carlosega

Ohio

4.75/5 rDev +6%

05-16-2013 20:11:59 | More by carlosega

BigbROB

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev -5.1%

05-16-2013 17:45:01 | More by BigbROB

standardcherry

Massachusetts

4.7/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

2012 bottle

A: Pours a dark brown/red color with very little head. Almost looks like wine when the head dissipates.
S: Smells so strong, I could smell it across the room when I opened the bottle! Huge caramel, bourbon, vanilla, oak and brown sugar/molasses aromas. Smells amazing.
T: Just like the smell, this has a ton of caramel, brown sugar, vanilla and bourbon. Raisins and figs are in there too, but brown sugar dominates. There's a slight hint of dulce de leche and chocolate hidden in there. Big sweetness in the beginning but it fades towards the finish as you get the blast of oak and bourbon. A nice bit of burn at the end as well.
M: Very balanced for 14%. Nice and thick bodied with low carbonation. Incredibly smooth and velvety.
O: One of the best barleywines I've had, up there with Leon and King Henry. I will need to revisit Sucaba soon to see where that one stands.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 07:53:21 | More by standardcherry