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Edison Brewing

Edison Brewing
AlvAnother Bourbon Barrel-Aged Scottish Ale

Category: Barrel Aged Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7.2%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended

Edison Brewing
AlvAnother Bourbon Barrel-Aged Scottish Ale

Category: Barrel Aged Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7.2%
Medium mahogany color. Aromas and flavors of tamarind kombucha, bourbon, sauerkraut, and stone fruit pound cake with a medium body and a delightful, medium finish that exhibits accents of pickled cherries, raspberry vinaigrette, purple cabbage, and toasted coconut. A flavorful and thought provoking barrel-aged beer.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex & Malty
Aroma Aroma: tamarind kombucha, bourbon, sauerkraut, and stone fruit pound cake
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of pickled cherries, raspberry vinaigrette, purple cabbage, and toasted coconut
Bitterness Bitterness: Medium
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: BBQ Chicken, Ribs, Steak & Potatoes
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A flavorful and thought provoking barrel-aged beer.

The Producer

Edison Brewing Company LLC

The Producer

Barrel Aged Ale

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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.

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