Papier - The Bruery

bamadog

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Three years is plenty. Review is from notes taken on 10/12/2012, poured from the bottle to a snifter.

Appearance: Pour is a murky and dark caramel brown; starts with pretty much no head, but just a thin, loose ring around the surface and a couple of strands of wispy lacing on the surface; as mentioned, the body is murky, hard to see through; body poured a little on thick and viscous as it hit the glass; a lone ring of lacing is left behind on the glass.

Smell: Wow. Huge and robust, and it's going to be a warm one, that's for sure. Plenty of big sweet caramel malts and that nice old ale spiciness; big booziness lies underneath; touch a sweet fruitiness

Taste: Just like the nose -- big and robust. The caramel malts are huge, sweet and dominant, almost overly so. It's really good, just really sweet. Big booziness with a touch of bitterness, reminiscent of a big DIPA bitterness with some orange peel; kind of a candied fruitiness that's big and ripe; some vanilla and oakiness.

Mouthfeel: Thick, oily and slick; unfortunately is pretty much flat. The only life comes from the warming alcohol. Belly is left warm from the booziness.

Overall: It's big and pretty bad ass, but it's one that I probably should have shared. The crazy sweetness is going to make it tough to finish the bottle. Probably shouldn't have waited so long as with some more carbonation to make it a bit more alive, it probably would have been a little easier to get down.

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2012 01:37:35 | More by bamadog

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

05-19-2013 13:00:53 | More by Photekut

beernads

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

05-17-2013 08:01:54 | More by beernads

moonknight31

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

05-14-2013 22:16:13 | More by moonknight31

Sparky44

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

03-23-2013 22:32:38 | More by Sparky44

DruRho

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

03-19-2013 00:56:53 | More by DruRho

Alieniloquium

Florida

4.26/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

750 mL bottle poured into a taster. Bottle 1262.

Appearance - Deep murky brown. Chunky head. A few bubbles at the edge.

Smell - Oxidized sherry like flavors. Vanilla, caramel, some bourbon. Fruity. Oxidation is nice.

Taste - Oxidation is much more prevalent. Barrel less noticable. Caramel masked by lots of dark fruits. Slight acidity to it, but not oppressive.

Mouthfeel - Medium low carbonation. Slick and a touch bitter. Doesn't drink like its ABV.

Overall - These anniversary beers get better with oxidation. True solera method means later iterations could be really good in years to come.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 02:12:57 | More by Alieniloquium

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

03-02-2013 03:28:08 | More by t0rin0

largadeer

California

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

02-27-2013 21:27:36 | More by largadeer

jvillefan

California

4/5  rDev -1.2%

02-25-2013 17:34:07 | More by jvillefan

SpdKilz

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.2%

02-15-2013 02:31:20 | More by SpdKilz

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

02-09-2013 06:27:06 | More by Kelp

Azrael

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

02-09-2013 06:10:04 | More by Azrael

popery

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

01-28-2013 03:59:02 | More by popery

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

01-13-2013 20:02:21 | More by spycow

duceswild

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

01-07-2013 13:53:27 | More by duceswild

marlinsfan4

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

01-07-2013 13:29:06 | More by marlinsfan4

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

01-06-2013 23:54:20 | More by mendvicdog

arash1000

California

4.75/5  rDev +17.3%

12-27-2012 06:28:39 | More by arash1000

jkane101

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.2%

12-18-2012 15:41:34 | More by jkane101

claytong

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

12-12-2012 05:26:06 | More by claytong

birchstick

Missouri

3.73/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a blackish raisin color without a head. Nose is caramel, sweet toffee, raisins and plums. Taste starts off with soy flavors that move to caramel malts. Dark fruits show up next with a slight bit of oxidized flavors coming through. Finishes with a toffee, caramel, oxidized Barleywine flavor. Mouthfeel is a little watery and thin. Overall, this is good, but there is definitely an oxidized presence. I wouldn't suggest holding to one for too much longer...

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2012 03:12:03 | More by birchstick

bsuedekum

Missouri

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

11-10-2012 02:43:14 | More by bsuedekum

billab914

Virginia

4.05/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Saved this one to open with my wife on our first anniversary Oct 1. It poured a murky brown color with noticeable sediment floating around. Almost no head and very still. Very thin tan ring around edges. Not bad for age and style, but not great either.

Rich dark fruits, oak and mild bourbon. Notes of plum and fig with a little cherry. It really comes together well and the flavors are very balanced with each other. Very nice for such bold flavors. Really great depth to it and surprisingly low on alcohol heat.

The sweet dark fruits are there throughout, but the cherry comes out even more in the taste. The oak comes out in the finish along with a hint of vanilla and bourbon. A little bit of bitterness is in the finish as well helping it from becoming cloyingly sweet. A little boozy in the finish, but very nice overall.

Mouthfeel is on the heavier side with very low carbonation. Carbonation is a little lower then ideal, but it is 4 years old.

Overall, a very good beer with a fantastic aroma. A little more barrel character in the taste could have pushed this one from really good to great though. I Wish I had one of the 100% versions to try. Very enjoyable beer to sip on for the occasion.

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2012 16:50:22 | More by billab914

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a real murky and clouded brown. This one is mildly hot on the flavor, but certainly not as much as you might expect. The vanilla tones are nice, and I feel like they're the most pronounced of all the character, though nothing is really screaming at me here. This is a nice sipper. I have to be honest and say that I expected more from this one. But overall, it was nice.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 01:47:55 | More by RblWthACoz