Bourbon Barrel-Aged Odin's Raven - Alpine Beer Company

camil1mj

Michigan

4.1/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle received from Thome50. Shared in line at the Kuhnhenn Winter Solstice.

A: Dark brown with a light, bubbly brown head. Minimal lacing.

S: Whiskey dominates with some smells of roasted malt underneath.

T: This one is fairly alcohol forward. Lots of whiskey upfront. Roasted chocolate and coffee flavors in the finish.

M: Light bodied for my liking on this style. Good amount of carbonation.

O: Overall not the best BA stout, but a solid offering. Glad I have a generous trading partner who sent this to me without having to trade a lot for it because of the low bottle count.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2011 13:42:04 | More by camil1mj

largadeer

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

05-19-2013 19:02:37 | More by largadeer

Zbeetleman

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-15-2013 03:13:29 | More by Zbeetleman

Skeeze

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-15-2013 00:52:24 | More by Skeeze

eawolff99

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

05-11-2013 16:32:51 | More by eawolff99

Rempo

Indiana

5/5  rDev +23.2%

04-20-2013 21:03:27 | More by Rempo

drbenzo

California

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

04-15-2013 18:03:16 | More by drbenzo

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

03-24-2013 16:25:31 | More by orangesol

Mumbler

California

4.95/5  rDev +21.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

On tap at the Alpine Pub

First time having this beer and I wasnt disappointed. It was everything I want in an Imperial stout. Choclate flavors with an amazing scent of bourban. No booziness at all it was extremly well balanced. Being on Nitro it was even more drinkable, I had 4. Went up to Alpine to drink IPA's and was pleasently suprised to see this beer on tap. It was so good that I just had to stick with it.

Serving type: nitro-tap

03-10-2013 16:29:10 | More by Mumbler

EricTheRed

New York

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

03-08-2013 03:54:00 | More by EricTheRed

bmmortale

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

03-06-2013 10:47:57 | More by bmmortale

DtheVillain

California

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

02-20-2013 05:25:57 | More by DtheVillain

EtherealArtistry

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%

02-18-2013 04:51:24 | More by EtherealArtistry

Twal

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

02-17-2013 17:39:40 | More by Twal

kawilliams81

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a Pipeworks snifter.

A-pours black with a 2 finger dark tan head. Big ring of lacing with some small blotches also.

S- big bourbon aromas right out the gate, chocolate, some light vanilla, and coffee.

T- big chocolate mixes with bold bourbon. Some nice light vanilla and bitter coffee.

M- medium body and carbonation. Some acidity and alcohol burn knocks the feel down a bit for me.

O- good BA stout but not very complex and has some abv burn after nearly a year after being bottled now. I did not pick up the buttery off flavors or aromas that some have. Bottle variation maybe?

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2013 03:55:07 | More by kawilliams81

sdpaul

California

5/5  rDev +23.2%

02-11-2013 19:35:39 | More by sdpaul

Azrael

2/5  rDev -50.7%

02-09-2013 23:20:53 | More by Azrael

Xtent

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

01-29-2013 22:31:28 | More by Xtent

Tom-Peters

California

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

01-22-2013 21:52:59 | More by Tom-Peters

jaasen64

Massachusetts

3.91/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

22oz bottle poured into HF stemmed glass. Thanks Tom (airfoil) for this one!

A- Pours a dark brown that appears an opaque dark black in the glass. About a finger of beige/mocha head that recedes fairly fast to a thin layer with some floating yeast sediment and leaving some light lacing.

S- Bourbon, light booze, light chocolate, fairly average aroma bourbon-barrel presence, nothing overly exciting but decent overall.

T- Light chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, light booze on finish with a vanilla chocolate finish that lingers for a little bit. Nice balance.

M- Medium bodied, light alcohol burn, smooth, fairly drinkable, slightly thin for a BA stout.

O- This was a decent overall barrel-aged stout. Definitely not the best I've had, but fairly enjoyable. I'd have this again, but I probably wouldn't recommend going out of your way to obtain it.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 03:42:03 | More by jaasen64

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

01-12-2013 03:38:19 | More by spycow

IrishColonial

Virginia

2/5  rDev -50.7%

01-12-2013 02:26:28 | More by IrishColonial

westcoastbeerlvr

California

4/5  rDev -1.5%

01-11-2013 16:58:10 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Auror

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%

01-11-2013 13:33:28 | More by Auror

DonFrap

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1.5%

01-11-2013 00:48:04 | More by DonFrap