Dank Imperial Red - O'so Brewing Company

TastyIsBeer

Illinois

3/5  rDev -22.9%

09-23-2012 16:43:10 | More by TastyIsBeer

PopnLoads

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +15.7%

05-24-2013 03:24:55 | More by PopnLoads

Kunstman

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -10%

05-20-2013 03:04:22 | More by Kunstman

leedorham

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

05-08-2013 01:00:07 | More by leedorham

--Dom--

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -10%

04-30-2013 03:34:19 | More by --Dom--

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-29-2013 02:52:29 | More by Stevie_Janowski

robthepenguin

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

04-23-2013 06:30:45 | More by robthepenguin

timc100

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle - need to make it know that this is a bourbon aged beer, wouldn't have known or picked it up unless the shopkeep had told me.

A: Beautiful murky, to the point of opaque, ruby mahogany. Substantial beige head considering the barrel aging, very creamy with a slight tinge of orange. Very thick and sticky cream lacing

S: Very interesting. Not as dank as I would have hoped, but still there is a juicy hopped-to-hell red ale in there - grapefruit citrus rind, lightly astringent tropical fruit, caramel and toffee. Creamy vanilla and oak, hot bourbon caramel. Very hot, actually, but it works

T: Bitterness does not assault the front of the tongue as I was hoping and expecting, a rather smooth entrance of grapefruit. In the middle of the mouth the caramel and oaky vanilla open up, finishes with a lot of bourbon heat.

P: Very smooth, medium-full bodied, incredibly soft almost non-existant carbonation. Works well

O: A very interesting and tasty brew. I think the base red ale could have been more aggressive, though I assume the time in the barrel diminished the hops. The bourbon surely adds another layer, but it is not incredibly rich - the heat works well. Good could have been great.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 19:35:35 | More by timc100

emottram

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -10%

04-06-2013 22:52:58 | More by emottram

SciFritz

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -10%

04-06-2013 10:15:44 | More by SciFritz

DrWily

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-06-2013 04:00:28 | More by DrWily

nickapalooza86

Wisconsin

4.11/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours about the darkest amber it could to still be considered amber, very cloudy with a quarter of finger of head that escaped while I was typing this sentence.

Smell is caramel, oak, toffee, earthy and citrusy hops and a wee bit of dark fruits (plum and raisons)

Taste is sharp bitter citrus hops at the front, toffee, vanilla, oak, earthy and finishes with a piney bitterness.

Mouthfeel is medium full and coating with fine carbonation.

A good beer here that if for sure, but I do not really know what it is trying to be.... Barleywine? Old Ale? Wile Ale? Imerial red.... No it is certainly not that.... But whatever it is, it is damn good!

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 03:51:20 | More by nickapalooza86

mfnmbvp

Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. bottle, with no apparent bottled on date present. Assuming it is fairly on the fresh side. My second beer from O'so Brewing Company, and I was impressed by their O'so Lupulin Maximus Imperial IPA.

Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - Pours a beautiful dark ruby red color with about a finger of creamy khaki head. Thin ring of wispy lacing.

S - Light, fruity mango / papaya hop smell paired with some nice roasty malt qualities. Has almost a bit of barrel aged sweetness creeping out of it also. Smells surprisingly nice.

T - Smooth creamy vanilla / oak presence carries the beer into your throat, and leaves you with a nice bitter hoppy aftertaste amidst the roasted malt profile. This beer is perfectly balanced. Bit of warming alcohol presence.

M - Feel is slightly dry, with some hop resins. Highly palatable, for damn sure.

Overall, a beer well worth trying. Barrel aged beers are definitely my thing, and the fact that this 'imperial red' doesn't even advertise itself as such, just added to my surprise and enjoyment of this beer! Cozy, warming 9.20% abv, although highly drinkable. Definitely a beer I am interested in revisiting! So far, good things from O'so Brewing Company. Looking forward to more.

O'so Dank Imperial Red ---4.5/5

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 03:01:04 | More by mfnmbvp

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

04-03-2013 00:59:21 | More by Hopheadjeffery

ChugginOil

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

04-02-2013 22:49:16 | More by ChugginOil

wmobley

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

03-13-2013 20:36:04 | More by wmobley

weonfire

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

02-19-2013 01:57:36 | More by weonfire

SourAddict

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.8%

02-17-2013 15:25:48 | More by SourAddict

facundoCNB

New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

a brown/amber cloudy pour with a finger of head which quickly dissipated. smells of really sweet bready malt, nutty barley, almost barleywine like. the flavor is of an american barleywine.. bready malt, nutty, very sweet grain bill, bourbon hints, vanilla, oak. medium body, low carbonation, nice subtle warmth.

this is an interesting beer.. the label and everything i've read says imperial amber ale.. but this really is just a barleywine, is it not?? drinks and looks like one if you ask me. whatever it is, is really sweet and boozy - and tastes barrel aged. if that's your thing, then get on this!

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2013 07:54:40 | More by facundoCNB

oldvines

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

02-09-2013 04:25:38 | More by oldvines

BrownAleMale

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

02-05-2013 07:27:55 | More by BrownAleMale

Rand_ale_Thor

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

01-31-2013 17:26:36 | More by Rand_ale_Thor

hailster

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

01-30-2013 22:46:34 | More by hailster

BudzandSudz

4.68/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

A- Served in an imperial snifter at the O'So brewery taproom. a nice dark red (appeared to be brown in the dark taproom until I held it to the light) with 2 fingers of creamy tan head.

S - Smells like an imperial red ale, which is good. light notes of vanilla from the oak, and a surprising sweetness of dark fruits and brandy. A conversation with the brewmaster revealed that this is aged in brandy barrels and not bourbon barrels as another reviewer here said.

T - Perfect. It would be cloyingly sweet if it wasn't for the >9.0% ABV, and it would be uncomfortably dry if it wasn't from the sweetness of brandy and roasted malts in the grain bill. Balanced nicely together with a great deal of complexity from the underlying subtle hops and oak characters. I wasn't prepared for how good this would be and it really took me aback.

M - Good. By the end of my glass the sweetness had caught up a bit so I had to give this a 4 instead of a 5, but the carbonation level was very nice and I could definitely drink this again without any hesitation. Just don't try to session this badboy.

O - Exceptional beer. It was good enough that I bought a 4-pack for $12 (which I normally would never even consider) and packed it in my suitcase to fly back to Colorado.

Serving type: on-tap

11-25-2012 21:29:33 | More by BudzandSudz

elcrawl

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.8%

10-14-2012 18:18:07 | More by elcrawl