Barrel-Aged Project Brew No. 5 - Sherry
Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal

Barrel-Aged Project Brew No. 5 - SherryBarrel-Aged Project Brew No. 5 - Sherry
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From:
Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
ABV:
12%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 17.88%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
20
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 06, 2015
Added:
Aug 07, 2012
Wants:
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Gots:
  2
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Ratings by lupercmda:
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Rated by lupercmda from North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -30.2%

Jan 27, 2013
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Rated: 3.75 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Dec 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by RMentair from Panama

May 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by smlmeyer from Iowa

Mar 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by drewone from California

Aug 09, 2013
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Reviewed by 77black_ships from Belgium

1.5/5  rDev -58.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Draft at Modeste Beer Festival 2012. Attempted to drink a tasting glass of this one but failed.

Appearance: Darker orange, light amber hue with some white fungus looking head. Unappealing.

Smell: Like dish-washing liquid with honey, caramel and dark sugar. Nasty.

Taste: Cleaning agents, booze, oranges, candy, sugar, some sherry I suppose, frankly revolting. Like a drinking a glass of dishwashing liquid with the previously mentioned things thrown in. Sherry seems like a terrible barrel to use.

Body: Lower carbonation and sticky.

Overall: Some of the initial ones of this BA series were nice but this one and Jenever were not particularly enjoyable. I blame the barrels, after the original series, the quality went really downhill as they reused the barrels. None of the BA ones were better than their standard offerings. This one remains still the worst one of all of them. The series continues still with diminishing results but these beers are their bestsellers in the USA so they keep making them. They should stop buying them and make it all end.
Jul 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by klmcmachen from Texas

Jul 03, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by BARFLYB from Pennsylvania

Apr 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by RedneckBeerz from Massachusetts

Mar 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by CaptainNomihodai from Illinois

Feb 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by DRBiser from Maryland

Feb 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Feb 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by beerhawk41 from Illinois

Feb 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by GRUUMSH from Belgium

Jan 30, 2013
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

4.05/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured into a Unibroue tulip glass. Pours a hazy pumpkin orange with a big three finger light tan head with great retention and lots of lacing. Sweet aroma of bready and caramel malt, stone fruit, faint dark dried fruit and a hint of sherry. Flavor follows, with thick, almost syrupy stone fruit, a bit of dried fruit and grape juice, bready malt. Finishes with caramel, sherry and a hit of oak barrel. Very nice creaminess and body. As with the others in the series, a pleasant Belgian strong base with light to moderate influence from the barrel, just enough to add a bit of character. I like the base beer and have enjoyed all the barrelled ones so far. Alcohol is so well hidden that I had to pace myself.
Jan 15, 2013
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

3.65/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
750 ml caged and corked bottle. Served in a chalice, the beer pours an orange/amber color with about an inch and a half off-white head that stays around for a while. There's also a good amount of lacing. Aroma is very sweet, it smells like sherry, dark fruit, honey, bready malt and some hay. It tastes like honey, white grapes, plums, orange peel, bready malt, peppery spice and some sherry. The sherry is much stronger in the aroma compared to how it tastes. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit creamy and is well carbonated (maybe a little too much). I think it's a solid brew, but it's pricey at $16.99 a bottle.
Dec 27, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by SanDiegoBeerLove from California

Dec 15, 2012
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Reviewed by Sarlacc83 from Oregon

3.06/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
750mL bottle split 6 ways.

A: Clear copper with fluffy off creme head.

N: Tomato past is back again. I swear, this might be psychosomatic at this point. Leather. Pepper. Biscuit. Honey.

T: Plenty of earth, leather, some blackberry. Biscuit, honey.

M: Medium heavy. Alcohol is better on this one.

O: Decent. Really these are all lacking, but this one's come closest to having the best barrel character.
Oct 18, 2012
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Reviewed by DavoleBomb from Pennsylvania

3.82/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a goblet. 2012 vintage, one of 3744 bottles.

3.5 A: Moderately hazed dark orange color. Two fingers of frothy beige head. Retention is about what you'd expect from a beer this big and a short ring of lacing is left.

4.0 S: While #3 was super peppery, it isn't quite as noticeable in this one though still quite apparent. The fruit profile is also a good bit different. Lots more figs, dates, and even some plum in this and lesser amounts of peach and apple. Mild hay and grassy funk. The sherry lends caramel, prune, toffee, and a vinous grapiness. While the base and the barrel are well balanced, this has more barrel character than #3. Overall, more fruity, less funky, and a bit sweeter.

4.0 T: The potent pepper returns in the taste. Lots of peppery spiciness with clove undertones and an accompanying moderate yeastiness. Again this is more fruity than #3 with figs, dates, plum leading the way and red apple underneath. Mild outdoorzy funk including forest after a rain and apple orchard. Sherry again lends caramel, vinous fruity grape, and hints of toffee. Nice balance with the barrel coming through cleanly without a tannic influence. Booze was never an issue in the nose or the taste and the only indication that this is 12% is a light warming finish.

3.5 M: Light to lighter medium body. Like #3, this has a bit too much carbonation and probably even more than #3. It's a light, spritzy carbonation, but there is just too much of it. Mild creaminess. Good enough.

3.5 D: I like this almost as much as #3, but the mouthfeel is a bit distracting. It tastes a little bit different, but is about the same quality overall.
Oct 18, 2012
Barrel-Aged Project Brew No. 5 - Sherry from Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 20 ratings