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30th Anniversary - Jack & Ken's Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10.2%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.16 | pDev: 9.86%
- Reviews:
- 441
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 04, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 27, 2010
- Wants:
- 33
- Gots:
- 218
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by SABERG from Massachusetts
3.98/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.98/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the cage and caork 750 ml bottle.
A - Chalkboard dark color, still a vibrant cap, no lacing per se
S - Hops, cocoa, alcohol. a bit of black pepper, and currant
T - All the aromatics, plus candied orange peel, dark malts,
M - Medium in body, a touch of slickness. amazing dry finish
O - Black IPA/Barleywine mash up, all the best elements of both styles. Impressed how well this offering ages.
Sadly our last bottle
Sep 04, 2023A - Chalkboard dark color, still a vibrant cap, no lacing per se
S - Hops, cocoa, alcohol. a bit of black pepper, and currant
T - All the aromatics, plus candied orange peel, dark malts,
M - Medium in body, a touch of slickness. amazing dry finish
O - Black IPA/Barleywine mash up, all the best elements of both styles. Impressed how well this offering ages.
Sadly our last bottle
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.91/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle at RBSG 17 grand tasting. Dark, ruddy brown small beige head. Sweet aroma, molasses and brown sugar, roast malts. Taste is also sweet, right on target, and has held up reasonably well over time. Some odd citrus elements here too, a bit of warmth also.
Jun 03, 2023Reviewed by BKotch from Texas
4.19/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Damned impressive. All of the 30th anniversary beers, but particularly the stout and the black barleywine. Aroma and flavor remain vibrant, mouthfeel is off a little but at 10 years, what can one expect? A good pop of the cork when I opened it presaged a real shock.
Jul 14, 2020Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky
4.36/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Tried on 3/3/19, so 9 years aged. Nose is similar to barley, but flavors of stout.
Tried again in 2021, 11 year old and was excellent. Very robust yet smooth. Hints of caramel.
Mar 03, 2019Tried again in 2021, 11 year old and was excellent. Very robust yet smooth. Hints of caramel.
Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan
4.04/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours dark brown. Thick, medium, tan had that Fades slowly.
Smells roasted malts, caramel, dark fruit and light bitter chocolate.
Tastes roasty, raisin, Plum, caramel, brown sugar, Light Citrus and light chocolate. Finishes dry with a roast and light Char linger. Medium body and smooth lower carbonation.
Would have rated higher this tastes really good but more like an black IPA
Sep 10, 2018Smells roasted malts, caramel, dark fruit and light bitter chocolate.
Tastes roasty, raisin, Plum, caramel, brown sugar, Light Citrus and light chocolate. Finishes dry with a roast and light Char linger. Medium body and smooth lower carbonation.
Would have rated higher this tastes really good but more like an black IPA
Reviewed by wmartin from North Carolina
4.73/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.73/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Brewed once in 2010? Correct.
Retired listing? Yep.
Bought this at the brewery a year ago and just drank it? That's right!
Why were they selling a 6 year old beer at the brewery? As this was a beer they thought would age well in the bottle, they kept some back and sold some of the fridge-aged version a year ago, thinking it was probably peaking. No doubt they sampled it along the way every few months. It kept getting better as the hops mellowed allowing the maltiness to become more forward, while retaining a strong, bitter after taste. I had some a year ago. Really remarkable. So smooth, so delicious. Its 10% ABV, but the alcohol is pretty far back. Dark sweetness and fruity flavors that are amazing. They probably thought that after 6 years it must be peaking. They were wrong, an additional year of closet storage has improved it still, and that would probably be 2 to 3 years of fridge storage. Certainly one of the best liquids to ever pass my lips!
Jul 16, 2017Retired listing? Yep.
Bought this at the brewery a year ago and just drank it? That's right!
Why were they selling a 6 year old beer at the brewery? As this was a beer they thought would age well in the bottle, they kept some back and sold some of the fridge-aged version a year ago, thinking it was probably peaking. No doubt they sampled it along the way every few months. It kept getting better as the hops mellowed allowing the maltiness to become more forward, while retaining a strong, bitter after taste. I had some a year ago. Really remarkable. So smooth, so delicious. Its 10% ABV, but the alcohol is pretty far back. Dark sweetness and fruity flavors that are amazing. They probably thought that after 6 years it must be peaking. They were wrong, an additional year of closet storage has improved it still, and that would probably be 2 to 3 years of fridge storage. Certainly one of the best liquids to ever pass my lips!
30th Anniversary - Jack & Ken's Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
829 ratings
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