AleSmith Old Numbskull - Barrel Aged - AleSmith Brewing Company

Grant35

California

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

01-30-2013 17:33:26 | More by Grant35

drgonzo2k2

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-18-2013 14:28:41 | More by drgonzo2k2

Pecan

California

3.75/5  rDev -14%

05-16-2013 18:05:41 | More by Pecan

Zbeetleman

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-15-2013 05:01:29 | More by Zbeetleman

tourdot

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-13-2013 04:05:25 | More by tourdot

maximum12

Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Thanks out over the wifi to ObeMaltKenobee & kyle2k10 for this beer, which I've been unreasonable obsessed with for quite a while. Big 750ML bottle, 2012 vintage, split with my wife after a good Twins win at Target Field with our girls.

Pour is respectably carbonated for its bigness that looks like slightly frothed liquid caramell rolls. The nose is heady bourbon, toffee, & wood. That is a good smell.

Old Numbskull - Barrel Aged thrust the barrel forward & jams it into your solar plexus. Barrel is as subtle as a chin-high fastball; bourbon, vanilla, & drying oak all defining the beer with pizzaz. The base beer contributes caramel, toffee, Samples of earthiness & brown sugar accent a distinct sweetness in the middle, before bleeding back into barrel & a slice of alcohol soaking the end. Pretty quiet in the glass & mouth. Easy to swill. The alcohol presence isn't keeping me from putting my lips on it with frequency.

Alesmith knows their way around a barrel, & this is no exception; I'd be delighted if they stepped up the frequency & volume of their releases. A standard for the fairly rare style of barrel-aged old ale: an excellent beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 03:40:09 | More by maximum12

warnerry

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-10-2013 22:49:24 | More by warnerry

Yabev15

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

05-08-2013 00:28:03 | More by Yabev15

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-06-2013 15:40:50 | More by MinorThreat

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-06-2013 12:52:30 | More by SkeeterBoganski

JMRSN

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

05-02-2013 17:57:31 | More by JMRSN

pperez38

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

05-02-2013 10:27:44 | More by pperez38

Tom-Peters

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

04-29-2013 16:33:02 | More by Tom-Peters

pmarlowe

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

04-29-2013 04:30:52 | More by pmarlowe

mdaschaf

Washington

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-28-2013 23:34:17 | More by mdaschaf

ADTaber

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

04-27-2013 03:42:22 | More by ADTaber

spycow

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-27-2013 00:00:17 | More by spycow

SocalKicks

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

04-24-2013 03:54:24 | More by SocalKicks

djmichaelk

Florida

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

04-22-2013 15:42:51 | More by djmichaelk

2beerdogs

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-19-2013 05:16:29 | More by 2beerdogs

ScottO

California

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

04-18-2013 03:22:29 | More by ScottO

Duff27

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-15-2013 03:11:41 | More by Duff27

Zuidman

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

04-14-2013 14:37:21 | More by Zuidman

egrace84

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

04-14-2013 02:16:40 | More by egrace84

rand

California

4/5  rDev -8.3%

04-12-2013 03:53:05 | More by rand