Old Wooden Head - Burnt Hickory Brewery

ThickNStout

Georgia

3.99/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

10oz pour, on tap at Johnnie MacCracken's (Marietta, GA). 5.50. Served in a stemmed Innis & Gunn glass.

Arrives a cloudy muted orange with a quarter finger of thick pale head that recedes quickly but laces well.

Aromas of orange, pine, sweet bread and a little booze.

Taste explodes with bitter citrus and piney hops. Orange/ lemon peel, pine needles, pepper, an almost french toast sweet maltyness and a smidge of booze. Flavors blend well and it goes down smooth, particularly considering the double didgit alcohol content.

Slick, coating medium full body with a nice lively carbonated zest. Long lasting bitter citrus peel aftertaste.

Burnt Hickory continues to do great work. As expected, this is thicker, sweeter and much more assertive than their Cannon Dragger IPA. Old Wooden Head isn't "balanced" but it's an enjoyable mix of very potent hops with a thick sweet malt backing. I sure hope Scott decides to brew this more often and it makes it out to more local bars. Try it when you can- until BHB expands, their beers are pretty freakin hard to get ahold of.

Serving type: on-tap

01-23-2013 03:32:26 | More by ThickNStout

Jadjunk

Georgia

3.48/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap at The Brick Store Pub on September 11, 2012. Reviewed from notes.

(Appearance) Creamy white head, hazy copper body. Nice retention. Appearance is good overall. 4

(Smell) Very sweet malts, little hop presence in the nose. Blend of berries, like fruit by the foot? Interesting but potency is quite low. 3

(Taste) Fruity, Oaken malt bill, subtle hop presence but substantial bitterness. Heavy drinking, filling DIPA. 3.5

(Mouthfeel) creamy, medium thick texture, finishes slightly dry. Very big body pairing, nice. 4

(Overall) A nice DIPA and my first taste from the brewery. Looking forward to future releases from them. 3.5

Burnt Hickory Brewery's
Old Wooden Head
3.48/5.00

Serving type: on-tap

09-18-2012 23:47:36 | More by Jadjunk