Bourbon Barrel OPA (Oklahoma Pale Ale)
Choc Beer Co. / Pete's Place

Bourbon Barrel OPA (Oklahoma Pale Ale)Bourbon Barrel OPA (Oklahoma Pale Ale)
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From:
Choc Beer Co. / Pete's Place
 
Oklahoma, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
6.75%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 11.17%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
26
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 12, 2015
Added:
Nov 09, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by oline73:
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Rated by oline73 from Maryland

3/5  rDev -22.1%

Nov 21, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Apr 12, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by Basoos1 from Oklahoma

Sep 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by memphischas from Tennessee

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by markgugs from New Jersey

Apr 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by teamwiggum from Wisconsin

Apr 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by EF4 from Oklahoma

Mar 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by bluetrevian from Florida

Feb 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CTJman from Connecticut

Jan 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by beernads from Florida

Jan 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by sneezye from Oklahoma

Jan 12, 2014
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Reviewed by Hopswagger from South Carolina

3/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
P: Cloudy apricot body with a creamy white head. Some specks floating around and slight effervescence streaming toward the top.

S: Dry straw, toasted non sweet coconut, pine resin, clove, aged mellowed out bourbon, fresh leather and timid of tropical fruit.

T/M: Dry straw and hop presence with a balanced kiss of booze. Orange peel, pilsner malts, spices, mineral water, hints of pine and astringent bourbon. Mouthfeel starts off creamy then transitions to a sparkling water feel and finishes assertively dry.

O: Taste is overall pretty much bitter unlike the more juicy fruit forward nose. Although I haven't had many bourbon aged pale ales this is the best one so far. With that said its still not a great profile IMO. The bourbon plays a supporting role to the base pale ale which is nice and decently balanced. I thought the bourbon was too grainy and lacked the sweet mash flare I was wanting.
Jan 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Braseltonage from Missouri

Dec 22, 2013
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Reviewed by pants678 from California

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Orange with a thin white head. Looks more like a wheat.

Hops (cascade, maybe?), musty.

Definitely an APA, not overly aggressive on the hops. The bite is eased and rounded off by the barrel flavor, bourbon however is not apparent. Straight forward with a bit of citrus, not really anything in the way off spice. A sunshine beer.

If it was crisp, the barrel age did away with that.
Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Dec 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by kjkinsey from Texas

Dec 12, 2013
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

4.3/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
neat beer thanks to furealz (Reddit).

Pours a big fluffy slightly fizzy almost 2 finger head that fades at a med pace, with bubbles streaming up, leaving nice big bubbled lacing, super hazy slight coppery orange color.

Nose is pretty nice, a big bourbon aroma, barrel juice mostly, with barrel rounding vanilla and a bit of buttery oak, but with that is nice hops, floral fruity hops with a mild citrus and a nice tropical fruit guava, as well as an apricot and pear like fruit, and a nice tangerine like citrus at the end.

Taste starts with another blend of barrel and hops, spicy chewy hops to start, little pine, with an earthy quality, into a mild citrus and tangerine again, and very little tropical fruit with again that light guava and hint mango, as well as mild stone fruit too. Lots of barrel too, vanilla and buttery barrel with some nice smooth barrel juice bourbon without the heat which is nice too. Quite smooth as it all blends nicely. Malts add a touch of a creamy feel and hint of grainy malt. bitterness is fair and increases as it goes, with a little orange citrus coming through towards the finish. Finish is dry and bitter, bitterness really ramps, with more apricot like stone fruit, little tangerine citrus, hint of pine and spicy hop, and more bourbon barrel juice and buttery oak.

Mouth is med bod, touch creamy, lots of carbonation and perhaps a bit too much as it gets a little distracting.

Overall quite nice, a great blend of hops and bourbon barrel that I would initially expect to clash or at least just not meld well, but instead they seem to really go well together. Reminds me of the first time I had Burton Baton from Dogfish Head, the really interesting characters blended well, this is better than that too, pretty tasty.
Dec 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by PoBear from Oklahoma

Nov 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by edhizdeid from Washington

Nov 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Danielr26 from Michigan

Nov 25, 2013
Bourbon Barrel OPA (Oklahoma Pale Ale) from Choc Beer Co. / Pete's Place
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 26 ratings