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Fremont Brewing

Fremont Brewing
2023 B-Bomb Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Winter Ale

Category: Barrel Aged Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.7%
96 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative

Fremont Brewing
2023 B-Bomb Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Winter Ale

Category: Barrel Aged Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.7%
Khaki orange color. Aromas and flavors of bourbon, coconut, vanilla, and chocolate, warm baking spices, and English toffee with a velvety, crisp, petillant, off-dry medium-full body and a warming, complex, medium-long finish displaying accents of cocoa nibs, semi bitter chocolate covered toffee, vanilla and coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, and and ginger. A big and bold barrel-aged Stout with layer upon layer of deliciousness; rich and ponderous but not unrelenting.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: bourbon, coconut, vanilla, and chocolate, warm baking spices, and English toffee
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of cocoa nibs, semi bitter chocolate covered toffee, vanilla and coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, and and ginger
Bitterness Bitterness: Medium
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: BBQ Chicken, Ribs, Steak & Potatoes
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A big and bold barrel-aged Stout with layer upon layer of deliciousness; rich and ponderous but not unrelenting.

The Producer

Fremont Brewing Co

The Producer
3409 Woodland Park Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
USA
1 206-661-1648

Barrel Aged Ale

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Serve in a Snifter
The category of barrel-aged beer represents a diverse range of ale and lager styles that have been aged in non-neutral wood. These beers commonly range between 7.5-10% in alcohol with further variations depending on the interpretation of the style. These beers are characterized by both wood-influenced flavors (vanillia, caramel, toast, coconut) and secondary flavors of the alcohol previously aged in the wood (bourbon, scotch whisky, sherry). The overall character of the final beer may also included acetic, lactic or Brettanomyces flavors and aromas resultant of the barrel. A wide variety of base beer styles may be barrel-aged for an additional level of complexity, although barrel-aged versions of darker or more alcoholic styles are among the more common examples. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, Alltech Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Grand Rapids The Mound Maker.