Local Option Bourbon Barrel-Aged La Petite Mort - Central Waters Brewing Company

sidetracked

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.4%

05-25-2012 20:14:07 | More by sidetracked

IPx

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

05-18-2013 05:01:39 | More by IPx

mychalg9

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.4%

05-18-2013 04:29:17 | More by mychalg9

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

4.26/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Received in trade from ajzy, thanks for the opportunity!
Pours a solid dark brown/black with a tightly bubbled off white head that slowly recedes to a cap on top. This smells incredible, there's so much going on here! Dark and burnt sugars, dried prune, raisins, vanilla, sweet bourbon, nutmeg, clove, and a hint of ethanol. The flavor follows the aroma quite well. Sweet and malty with darker sugars and light dried fruit up front. Vanilla with hints of wood and sweet bourbon mixed with some spices and a fair amount of alcohol that is present, but not harsh. Medium to thick body with a light to moderate level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy mouthfeel. Weizenbock is probably a stretch for this beer, it more Belgian dark strong imho. Great brew anyhow, I really enjoyed it. It kind of reminds me of some Bruery stuff, only it's better.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 02:56:10 | More by johnnnniee

inlimbo77

Delaware

4.34/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

22oz, Winter '13
Riedel tulip

A: Pours a murky brown color. Not as thick as I would have though. Some light gets through. Not a lot of head. Basically only a collar of off white/almost tan head. Seems like there is carbonation though.

S: Getting a lot of that bourbon right away. Vanilla and toffee. Sweet maltiness. Smells tasty.

T: Sweet toffee and vanilla goodness. You get those nice flavors from the front if the tongue to the mid-palate. What I love, it's not a huge barleywine or stout and packs this much flavor. Nice lighter body. Finish is long with lingering toffee/vanilla notes.

M: It's a big medium to full bodied beer. Style helps with thinner mouth.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 15:49:33 | More by inlimbo77

vic21234

Illinois

4.24/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

22oz bomber poured into a snifter. I was surprised to find this one yesterday at my local shop.

A- Pours a cloudy mahogany, borderline light brown color. A small amount of head quickly fades to the sides of the glass. Some alcohol lacing is noted too.

S- Bourbon, caramel, dark fruits and sweet malts. That pretty much sums it up.

T- First taste is bourbon. The bourbon notes are heavy and tasty like an Central Waters BA offering. As the beer warms it seems to take over more so. Otherwise the beer taste much like the smell, with caramel and dark fruit notes.

M- Medium to heavy bodied, low to medium carbonation, great sipper with the BA bourbon notes.

Nice beer, don't think I've ever had this style, but I'm pretty sure barrel-aging can make anything awesome.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 00:18:15 | More by vic21234

Localdrinklax

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

05-13-2013 03:14:12 | More by Localdrinklax

mkennedy119

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

05-12-2013 19:05:27 | More by mkennedy119

IdrinkGas

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

05-12-2013 04:07:12 | More by IdrinkGas

stortore

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

05-11-2013 19:56:44 | More by stortore

Brocklanders34

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -29.1%

05-09-2013 23:20:35 | More by Brocklanders34

martyl1000

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

05-09-2013 03:20:49 | More by martyl1000

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

05-08-2013 00:09:40 | More by cadaugherty

JeffTheJuice

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

05-07-2013 22:48:51 | More by JeffTheJuice

PopnLoads

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

05-07-2013 20:42:26 | More by PopnLoads

lunarbrew

Wisconsin

4.3/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours dark red, hazy, and with almost no head. There is little to no lacing. Not the most attractive beer.

The smell is rich with bourbon. Very inviting and invigorating. I can smell barrel, booze, toffee, and brown sugar. I'm guessing it's going to be quite sweet.

This is very tasty. Much more fruit than in the nose. Some raspberry and raison. Loads of bourbon with a boozy aftertaste. Some vanilla and some toffee. The hop flavor is a little masked by the bourbon, but I don't mind. There is definitely some earthy and floral hop notes hiding out here. Not balanced bourbon flavor, per se, but I don't care one bit. Bring on the bourbon, IMO.

Lighter than you would expect from the flavor and appearance, but it works. I'd say light-medium MF with medium carbonation. A little bit of boozy heat tingles my tongue.

This was not the beer I was expecting, but I'm sure not disappointed. CW continues to impress with bourbon/malt bombs. This is an excellent offering.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 02:44:17 | More by lunarbrew

drummermattie02

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

05-02-2013 01:56:52 | More by drummermattie02

shagens

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5.4%

05-01-2013 21:56:06 | More by shagens

Drew26

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

04-29-2013 16:08:59 | More by Drew26

cfh64

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

04-28-2013 22:57:58 | More by cfh64

SourAddict

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

04-24-2013 12:56:29 | More by SourAddict

Hallertau

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

04-22-2013 01:16:05 | More by Hallertau

BrownAleMale

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5.4%

04-20-2013 07:11:41 | More by BrownAleMale

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.76/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Picked up a bottle recently at discount liquor in Milwaukee at a 1 bottle per person limit release. It pours a rich mahogany with a full healthy white foamy head. The head retention on this one is really nice, and quite honestly, its a really beautiful looking beer. After looks though, everything starts to go somewhat down hill. Both the smell and the taste of this weizenbock are intensely dominated by the flavor/scent of bourbon. I really really enjoy Weizenbocks and so I was really disappointed. The bourbon really dominates everything very strongly and many of the natural flavors from the base weizenbock have a hard time peaking there way through. Now don't get me wrong, I really like bourbon barrel aged beers, but the intensity of this one is so strong that it actually makes it somewhat hard to enjoy. If I wanted to get a full blast of bourbon flavor I would just have some Eagle Rare on the rocks. I really would like to try the regular La petite morte because I really think that that would be more my style. That all being said, this beer is still decent, it's just a really intense sipper.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 01:22:50 | More by Zachtheporter

ravot

Illinois

4/5  rDev -5.4%

04-19-2013 00:41:02 | More by ravot