Bourbon Barrel Porter - Williamsburg AleWerks

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4/5  rDev -6.1%

01-26-2013 20:36:21 | More by mothman

jaasen64

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-20-2013 01:20:26 | More by jaasen64

szmnnl99

Michigan

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-19-2013 03:47:01 | More by szmnnl99

JayQue

Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Good Bourbon Barrel beer. Pours a dense black color with no light coming through. A hard pour produces a big light tan head with decent retention. Minimal lacing.

Aroma is vanilla and bourbon/wood. Strong, pleasant.

Taste still features the bourbon barrel influence and vanilla, but there is also some good roasted malt as well. The bourbon may be a bit too dominant but the other flavors are prominent as well.

Mouthfeel is rich. The bourbon provides a little harshness, but the roasted malts smooth things out after the initial bourbon blast.

A good slow sipping beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 03:07:08 | More by JayQue

enelson

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-15-2013 00:00:20 | More by enelson

illy0sis

Texas

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-14-2013 22:10:21 | More by illy0sis

baybassboy

California

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

05-14-2013 05:17:14 | More by baybassboy

BMart

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-08-2013 18:43:29 | More by BMart

SBoyar1

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-07-2013 13:53:34 | More by SBoyar1

dfhhead25

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-07-2013 03:09:19 | More by dfhhead25

Oboogie

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-05-2013 20:24:28 | More by Oboogie

mhaugo

California

2.75/5  rDev -35.4%

04-17-2013 05:05:02 | More by mhaugo

Dreadnaught33

District of Columbia

4.11/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to BigSexy410 for sharing a vertical of this. I'm reviewing the 2011 version.

The beer pours a nice nearly black color with a decent off white head and lacing, not super thick looking and with certain light it reflects some reddish notes back.

The first thing I notice is a nice sweet palpable bourbon oak barrel that seems to pair really well with the fudge and semi roasty porter base. As I get my nose in there, I get some baking supply sort of vibes like vanilla extract, cake batter. Nice.

The flavor is very close to mimicking the smell almost exactly, and has a nice lingering bittersweet and roasty finish with also a bit of rounded out barrel tastes too. Not the thickest beer,it is actually a little thinner than most porters of this abv and barrel influence. Definitely some big alcohol burn to this, more than expected and its a little off putting.

Good stuff, definitely tasty and decently easy to drink for a bourbon aged beer, nice.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 22:51:30 | More by Dreadnaught33

nflmvp

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

04-11-2013 23:38:36 | More by nflmvp

Crimsontider22

Alabama

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

04-10-2013 23:49:22 | More by Crimsontider22

SpeedwayJim

New York

4.14/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to Sam and Russ for this one. 22oz. bomber into a Brooklyn Brewery snifter. Shared with schen9303.

Pours a 1.5 finger rich mocha head with good retention. Beer is opaque and pitch black. Lacing is layered and sticky. Very nice.

Nose is chocolate, molasses, lactose, fudge and bourbon. There's a bit of an off ethanol smell that lingers in the back a bit. Aromatic.

Opens chocolate, roasted malt, fudge, and molasses. Some smoke and bourbon in the middle. More molasses with notes of liquorice and a touch of leather at the end. Finishes sweet and syrupy with the same aftertaste. Really good. The flavors are appropriate and they complement each other very well.

Medium to full bodied with low carbonation. Oily and slick in the mouth and goes down with a touch of heat but very smooth overall. Finishes messy with a lingering, sticky sweet aftertaste. Perfect.

Another winner from Williamsberg Alewerks and easily one of the best porters I've had to date (though this drinks more like an Imperial Stout). Definitely worth seeking out.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 02:16:47 | More by SpeedwayJim

JoninVT

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

03-29-2013 23:22:35 | More by JoninVT

pcarney8

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

03-29-2013 12:35:00 | More by pcarney8

devilben02

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -6.1%

03-25-2013 18:14:57 | More by devilben02

ZoomnWahoo

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

03-19-2013 02:58:35 | More by ZoomnWahoo

DruRho

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

03-19-2013 00:48:10 | More by DruRho

Ungertaker

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

03-17-2013 01:52:55 | More by Ungertaker

Kopfschuss

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

03-14-2013 00:45:07 | More by Kopfschuss

AlexFields

Tennessee

4.1/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25

Pours a dark black color, with almost no head. Other pours seem to develop more head after the beer warms up, but at first the beer looks almost flat.

Smell is huge sweet vanilla and oak. Hints of chocolate too, but mainly the vanilla. Pretty one dimensional really, but that's definitely not a bad thing. Smells amazing.

Taste is similar but slightly less astounding. Tons of vanilla, woody oak, strong bourbon character, a bit of milk chocolate. Very sweet, very tasty.

Mouthfeel is a little thin--definitely not flat as it appeared to be, but could use some more carb for sure.

Great porter, reminds me some of Birth of Tragedy.

8.3/10

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 13:41:15 | More by AlexFields

Zuidman

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

03-11-2013 01:31:30 | More by Zuidman