Olde Deuteronomy - Alley Kat Brewing Company

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #51 (April 2011):

Pours quite thick into the snifter, thin lacing stays intact and the dark chestnut color is clear when put to the light. Caramel is the first suggestion in the aroma; soon after, comes a fig and marmalade sweetness and a spicy alcohol. Viscous mouth- feel, smooth carbonation ... saying it’s full bodied is an understatement. Maltiness is very thick and slowly unfolds as a hop bitterness slowly rakes across the palate, yet doesn’t seem to make much of a dent. Hints of madera wine, chocolate-cov- ered candied oranges, nougat, jasmine, caramel and plum pudding. The 11 percent is pretty mellow but very noticeable. Not too far from being epic, we bet some age might meld the flavors even more—but it’s absolutely delicious to drink now.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2011 01:12:02 | More by BeerAdvocate

WillAndSarah

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

04-13-2013 23:16:55 | More by WillAndSarah

MrTinnedPEach

Alberta (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

03-16-2013 08:31:23 | More by MrTinnedPEach

IanSpindler

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev -2.2%

03-06-2013 15:24:31 | More by IanSpindler

Morpheus

Alberta (Canada)

3/5  rDev -26.7%

12-30-2012 01:02:13 | More by Morpheus

Garenburg

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

12-21-2012 06:25:57 | More by Garenburg

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -26.7%

12-04-2012 15:10:44 | More by cfalovo97

BeerGut4Life

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +10%

11-02-2012 15:05:30 | More by BeerGut4Life

Converge

Alberta (Canada)

4.1/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

341ml bottle poured into a 16oz tulip. 2010 vintage.

A - Pours a beautiful deep mahogany hue with ample haze and a thin skiff of tan head. Minimal retention, and no real lacing. Great looking beer nonetheless.

S - Candied fruit sweetness, herbal earthiness, rich caramel malt, a touch of leather, and some rum-like booze. Maybe some dark, dried fruit as well. Quite musty, but sweet and even a bit sour as well. Spices add to the complexity and depth. Wood, cherries, apples, the list goes on. A pungent and complex aroma for sure.

T - Big time flavor here. Huge, rich malty backbone of caramel, toffee and brown sugar, with almost cloying sweet notes of candied apple and cherries. Resinous, musty earth, dank wood, dates, rum, and anise, among other spices. Finishes with an assertive herbal hop punch that lends a firm bitterness, as the alcohol makes it self apparent in the finish. Long lasting finish of rich malt, herbal astringency, and warming alcohol presence. Very, very full bodied.

M - Thick and syrupy, with carbonation on the lower side. Bitterness in the finish. Pretty sticky stuff too. Finishes pretty warm, but not too much so.

D - Certainly one of the more ambitious and interesting brews from my home province Alberta, but that being said this isn't quite my thing. I'm slowly warming up to barleywines, but I still find many of them overly astringent and alcoholic. However, this is probably one of the better BWs I've had the chance to try. I think as my tastes change and I delve further into craft, this will be a brew to revisit due to the availability and great price for me.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2012 22:38:38 | More by Converge

wesbray

Alberta (Canada)

5/5  rDev +22.2%

08-01-2012 18:57:46 | More by wesbray

jrenihan

Ontario (Canada)

4.3/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2011 vintage. ABV listed at 10.3%.

Beer is a very dark maroon with a small tan head that dissipates almost immediately. A bit of lacing.

Smell is rich. Toffee, caamel, sweet malt, dark fruits (fig, raisin, plum), brown sugar, leather. Intoxicating.

Taste is like the nose. Rich toffee and caramel, bread, brown sugar, dark fruits. Quite sweet. Alcohol is pretty strong- I imagine it gets smoother with some more time, but rather hot right now.

Full bodied, moderate carbonation, syrupy.

Overall, very nice!

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 22:12:56 | More by jrenihan

mikeyv35

New York

4.35/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Date: 03/20/12
Type: 11.2oz. Bottle
Vintage: 2008
Glass: SH Large Tulip

Pours a dark mahogany brown tobacco in color w/ a very light skim coat head and little to no lacing. Aromas of caramel, toffee, dark fruits, light citrus, and basement mustiness. The flavor was caramel/toffee sweetness up front, leading into dark fruits (raisin/fig), and finishing w/ a touch of tobacco, hop bitterness, and basement mustiness. Medium bodied w/ carbonation on the lower end of the spectrum. Easy to drink for the style w/ well masked ABV.

This brew has been on my wants list forever! Finally acquired a bottle and it did not disappoint, now all I have to do is figure out how to get more.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2012 17:06:51 | More by mikeyv35

Vandelayindustri

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +10%

01-24-2012 22:16:50 | More by Vandelayindustri

hooliganlife

Missouri

4.28/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

vintage 2010

pours a dark copper with ruby red. light creamy head. little to no retention.

quite rich with subtle caramel and sweet malt. slight dark fruit, with some even lighter leather.

a tad more abrasive and bold in flavor. darker fruit pops out a bit more. some citrus hop still making itself known. still that sweet malty flavor through out.

nice and chewy, with a mild to moderarte carbonation. slight burn in the back.

a very enjoyable barleywine, very american like indeed.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2012 00:51:21 | More by hooliganlife

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

4.55/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

2011 edition of Olde Deuteronomy.

Appearance - Pours a hazy mahogany hue with a thin white head.

Smell - Tropical fruits (predominantly passionfruit), licorice, spicy notes, slight citrus aromas.

Taste - Hint of the tropical and citrus fruits. Sweet honey character to it; slightly bitter hops in the aftertaste. Finish has a bit of leafiness/grassiness to it.

Mouthfeel - Medium-to-full bodied with minimal-to-no bubbles. Very smooth. Enjoyable to sip on.

Overall - A very nice representation of a barleywine from Alley Kat. The ABV is hardly recognizable in this one, which makes it easy to drink (and slightly dangerous). Lovely fruity flavours shine in this one.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2012 03:52:39 | More by leaddog

RedHaze

Nebraska

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

01-15-2012 21:45:05 | More by RedHaze

shagal

Alberta (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +10%

01-10-2012 03:19:31 | More by shagal

EnemyWithin

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +10%

01-06-2012 17:30:57 | More by EnemyWithin

benbou17

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev -2.2%

12-05-2011 03:14:11 | More by benbou17

jmdr

Alberta (Canada)

5/5  rDev +22.2%

11-30-2011 04:01:08 | More by jmdr

schnarr84

Alberta (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

11-27-2011 05:16:40 | More by schnarr84

papat444

Quebec (Canada)

4.15/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

***2008 Vintage***

Thanks to stagger for this one.

Poured from a 341ml. bottle.

Appearance: A ruby tinted dark body appears under a 2-3 finger head that has some lacing and stays around for a little bit.

Smell: I swear i smell hops sans the bitterness. Segues into slight vanilla, leather and sugar. Pungent and strong.

Taste: No hops except light grapefruit at first but plenty of dark berries that actually add, at first, some fresh fruit character. That's quickly replaced by wood, brown sugar and caramel/toffee.

Mouthfeel: Smooth as silk, carbonation ever so low, very rich with a slight bitterness in the aftertaste.

Overall: Very good although is there such a thing as too smooth. Maybe but hard to knock a pleasing beer. Grab this and cellar it if you can.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2011 10:22:30 | More by papat444

Yoonisaykul

Quebec (Canada)

4.4/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Reviewed this beer on july 2nd 2011.

341ml bottle into Boston Lager perfect glass. 2009 vintage.

Thanks to Bobsy! I’ve been excited to try this since Mondial 2011.

Might be my first taste of Alberta. Very funny label. Looks just like my girlfriend’s cat.

A- Some sort of beautiful amber/caramel/cherrywood. Slight haze. Decent size kaki head. Looks good.

S- Caramel , candied apple. Touch of chocolate. Hint of cinnamon. Alcohol is beautiful in here. Eager to taste.

T-Such rich malt in here. Dark dried fruit. Alcohol is really warming. Reminds me of eating a cognac or liqueur stuffed chocolate. Hops are more herbal than woody. Tastes great.

M- Big body. Low carbonation. Moderatly dry and of course a bit of numbing from the alcohol. Very enjoyable.

O- Very, very good. Not sure what I’d change to make this better if I could.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2011 17:45:50 | More by Yoonisaykul

TCgoalie

Michigan

3.85/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Notes from 5/7/11

A - Caramel red. Not much carbination, head, or lacing.

S - Aromas of rum soaked cherries, maple syrup, and musty basement.

T - Maple, dusty carpet, mild must hops, and a touch of plastic.

M - Sticky feel and quite syrupy.

O - A solid offering but not the best BW that I've ever had.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2011 02:30:52 | More by TCgoalie

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle courtesy of wordemupg, 2010 vintage. 341ml shared with a friend in a pair of snifters, vintage listed at 11.4%ABV.

Pours a translucent mahogany, less than a finger of cream coloured head. Only a collar remains in terms of retention. Nose has toffee, some candied notes, brown sugar and a bit of alcohol. Taste is quite sweet upfront, some candied pomaceous fruits (candied apple in a way), some toffee and finishes with some warming alcohol. Lingering sticky sweetness, and good weight in the body. Fairly low carbonation, medium mouthfeel. More of an English barleywine it seemed, not alot of hop character here. Simple and effective, but I wanted this one to carry more 'weight' in terms of body feel and overall flavour.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2011 20:06:23 | More by liamt07