Bourbon Barrel-Aged Old Dipsea With Brett - Marin Brewing Company

oline73

Maryland

3.63/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the bottle into a tasting snifter. This was opened during a BA Barleywine tasting.

Pours a cloudy reddish brown with hardly any head. This one is just a little tart, due to the brett I'm sure. There is a pleasant sweetness throughout the taste with a slight bitterness in the finish. The bourbon note is rather mild but there is a noticeable alcohol burn. The sweet and tart notes work together, but this one didn't blow me away.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 05:12:26 | More by oline73

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev +1.3%

05-22-2013 03:56:54 | More by GRG1313

baybassboy

California

3.5/5  rDev -11.4%

05-14-2013 05:00:58 | More by baybassboy

alaimoa

Connecticut

2.98/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Upset about this one, I was in California and told this was a special gem and hard to find outside of that area so was excited to try it. Overall I would say fairly disappointing and forgettable. Immediate smell of sour fruit and alcohol and the taste was pungent with super sour fruit notes, strong alcohol and an unpleasant lingering of this sour fruit and overpowering alcohol sourness. I typically love barleywines but unfortunately wouldn't want this one again

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 20:09:01 | More by alaimoa

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.98/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

650 mL bottle poured into a snifter. 2012 bottle.

Appearance - Pours without much of a head. Some off white foam. Thin collar.

Smell - Bourbon . Sharp bright alcohol flavor. Not a ton of oak. Some caramel.

Taste - Lots of caramel. Bourbon. Vanilla. No real oakiness. Some sharp acidic notes, but it doesn't taste like brett. Could just be barrel.

Mouthfeel - A little boozier than the regular version. Medium carbonation.

Overall - Good stuff. Sharp flavors that work very well.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 22:47:20 | More by Alieniloquium

claspada

New Jersey

3.69/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

2009 bottle.

Pours a hazy brown color with a smallish light tan head that recedes to leave some very minimal lacing.

Aromas begin with some tart sourness and light oakiness. As it warms I get some more caramelized malt backbone and some dark cherry fruitiness. Comes across as muddled however.

The tastes begin with a solid toffee and brown sugar maltiness. Next you get a slight bid of tart sour cherries and an muddy vanilla bourbon induced flavor. The brett yeast adds a complexity to the flavor profile but doesn't come across as a harmonious melange. The oak and dark fruit flavors emerge more and more as it warms. Some hop bitterness still lingers in the background into the finish.

Mouthfeel is medium to heavy bodied with a moderate to low carbonation. FInish is pleasantly dry thanks to the brett yeast.

Overall this was okay but not really a great beer. The brett yeast seems to have been asked to do too much to too hoppy of a base beer and the flavors fail to creat a harmoinous balance even after 3+ years. Drinks like less than 9% but you really dont want too much.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 23:32:54 | More by claspada

deac83

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

02-18-2013 03:46:52 | More by deac83

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

02-09-2013 03:44:33 | More by Gonzoillini

kawilliams81

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2011 vintage. Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a Half Acre snifter.

A- pours a murky brown with a 1 finger tan head. A few blotches of lacing remain on the glass.

S- dark fruits, bourbon, brown sugar, some oak and vinous notes.

T- roasted malts, brown sugar, sour dark fruits, red wine, oak, and slight bitterness.

M- medium body and carbonation.fairly smooth and has a slight dryness at the finish.

O- interesting and different beer. More BA Flanders Than Barleywine, but like the clashing styles.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 02:34:34 | More by kawilliams81

rudzud

Massachusetts

3.91/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Shared at the End of the World party. Thanks Andy! 2011 Vintage

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a clear mahogany hue with a half finger light tan head that leaves light, faint wisps.

S - Nice aromas of bourbon, sweet malts, and light toffee. Light vanilla and oak along with soft figs.

T - Similar to the nose. Everything is quite light here with light raisin/fig notes, faint bourbon and oak, along with light sweet malts. Don't really get much Brett unfortunately.

M - Mouthfeel is chewy, creamy, lightly carbonated, slight bourbon, along with light booze.

O - Overall, a nice beer. Would have liked to see some Brett aspects in this beer. Very glad to have tried this beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 03:49:40 | More by rudzud

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.08/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Thanks to Andy (don't remember your BA name) for this one, 2011 vintage.

Pours a nice fizzy head to start, fades fairly quickly, decent spotty lacing, mostly hazy ruby molasses color.

Nose starts with sweet malts and light bourbon, big sweet candy malts, light esters, some vanilla like oak and maybe a hint of bourbon, sweet toffee and molasses, some dark fruits fig and date like, and light earthy hops, and faint hint of bready funk.

Taste is lighter, sweet toffee, candy, caramel, molasses, light bourbon and toasty vanilla oak again, bit of raisin and fig like dark fruits, light spicy hops, light warming booze, faint hint of bready funk. Finish has light spicy hops again, sticky sweet, booze warmth and a little tingle, light candy sweet malts lingering.

Mouth is med bodied, lighter carb, plenty of warming booze.

Overall pretty good, nice malts, bourbon, but the Brett is almost non-existant, just faint hints.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 03:30:27 | More by jlindros

duceswild

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

01-21-2013 16:46:33 | More by duceswild

brotherloco

California

4.01/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

22oz wax capped bomber. 2011 Edition. Served in a snifter.

Drinking side-by-side with a year old regular version.

Pours a darker root beer brown, and more opaque, than the regular version with almost no head. A ring of loose beige bubbles lines the glass. No real lacing.

Aroma of dusty oak along with funky peppercorn, some vanilla. Subdued molasses and brown sugar from the regular version. Dark fruits in background. A bit of bourbon and booze.

A little more bourbon in the initial flavor than the nose. Middle gets slightly briny, and some of the funky peppery notes emerge.

Medium bodied with low carbonation. Fairly slick, and a little creamier than the regular version.

I like both versions of this beer and don't think I have a favorite. The barrel aging and brett make the variations fairly different.

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2013 23:53:34 | More by brotherloco

westcoastbeerlvr

California

1.5/5  rDev -62%

01-10-2013 00:07:01 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

NorCalYeti

California

3.98/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2011 vintage

taste- raisin, cinnamon, bourbon, prunes, maple syrup

color- deep chestnut

clarity- pours clear and dark

smell- woody, winey, barnyard, dried fruit

body- the barrel aging mellows the alcohol and lends it a soft mouthfeel. subtle medium-length finish, some hop bite at the front of the mouth and the center of the tongue

appearance- very little carbonation, slightly off-white bubbly ring around the glass...faint hints of lace

overall impression- mellow, drinkable beer. i think i would have consumed this 6 months earlier to appreciate more aroma and body. almost seems like a good portion of the alcohol has fallen off in the weight of the beer but it creeps up on you. based on what i understood, recommendations were to let this beer sit a year after release...not sure i would do so in the future

notes and comments- very little carbonation when i popped the top

beer spy- healthy spirits, sf ca, january 2012, 750mL

glassware: tulip

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 23:08:39 | More by NorCalYeti

kaseydad

California

4.28/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2009 Vintage at room temperature.

Had one last year but was too tipsy to review it so a year later I am taking another stab at it.

Pours a flat cola brown with a start of beige foam that made an appearance to the party but didn't stay long. Nothing overly impressive but that could be from the age on it.

The smell is great. The brett definitely shines through and jumps to the front of the nose. The sweet malt in the back is there but steps back from the critters taking over. Dark fruits abound with some light honey. The booze is still very present as well. I'm liking this.

The taste is a hybrid of a BW and sour. Almost switches from the aroma. The barleywine "fruit" is heavier while the critters are more subdued but definitely there. Slightly sour notes and mild funk. Slightly medicinal. Light banana. Bitter on the finish and a noticable boozy/warm tummy finish.

Slick mouthfeel.

Overall I was impressed with this beast. Much is going on here from first sip to last. If you like a Barleywine without the hoppy bite and a touch of funk, this is it. A little sweeter than some BW's but this works well. I may have held this longer than some, but the alcohol punch and blending of the ingredients was mighty fine in my book. Have a 2011 in the cellar and look forward to drinking that mid year 2013.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 03:27:05 | More by kaseydad

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +1.3%

10-25-2012 01:55:06 | More by t0rin0

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.8/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Enjoyed at Blue Palms with koufax21, bonerhog & my monster. Pours out looking like muddled homebrew with its murkiness and lack of head. Brown. Aroma, oxidized sweetness, enjoyable, heavy, mild soggy wood.

Taste, didn't taste oxidized, which is a mixed bag when it comes to barleywines anyways, sometimes its nice, sometimes not so nice. A bunch of caramel. A little bit of leather. More like an English barleywine, or maybe somewhere in between, because it isn't like the hops aren't there, but the bitterness isn't there either. Marin leans English in their styles anyways. Sweet booziness, was this a bourbon barrel or a brandy barrel, because I'd lean brandy if I didn't know better. Brett character didn't reveal any drying aspect, couldn't really get a mouthfeel for it. Low carbonation levels reveal a little bit of coconut.

Overall, a good option for $15 a bottle at a bar in Hollywood. Nice to see a barleywine made that isn't as big as can be.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2012 20:54:57 | More by Beerandraiderfan

MexicanSkittel

California

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

07-27-2012 02:01:40 | More by MexicanSkittel

BillHilly

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -5.1%

07-07-2012 14:42:43 | More by BillHilly

mdvatab

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -17.7%

06-30-2012 10:43:52 | More by mdvatab

Chebyshev

California

4.5/5  rDev +13.9%

06-16-2012 19:28:49 | More by Chebyshev

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a hazy dark plum color with a half finger light beige head that quickly settles into a thin ring.  Minimal spotty lacing.

Sweet, slightly boozy aroma with a decent barrel presence countered by leathery malt, toffe and dark fruit.  Hints of dry oak, bourbon, vanilla and spice followed by notes of dark cherry,  plum and grape.

Medium bodied with a strong barrel presence that slightly overpowers the other notes.  Lots of dry oak and alcohol flavor but not much heat, vanilla or sweet bourbon.  Could use more body and bourbon flavor. The barleywine  flavor is overpowered with subtle leathery malt, toffee and caramel and there's also a strong dark fruit presence.  Becomes more complex but as it warms but is still lacking in bourbon flavor.  It is becoming more dry and spicy but still not balanced enough.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2012 21:47:41 | More by corby112

CheapBeerBuzz

California

4.25/5  rDev +7.6%

04-16-2012 17:01:26 | More by CheapBeerBuzz

leschkie

California

2.75/5  rDev -30.4%

04-15-2012 15:30:14 | More by leschkie