pumpkin ale<\/a>.\u00a0 But going in I wasn’t sure what to think about blending the two together.\u00a0 Looking back on it, I think this turned out to be a rather complex and interesting beer that may not be for everyone.<\/p>\nCentral Waters Bourbon Barrel Barleywine pours a dark, murky brown – almost black – with purple and ruby red highlights along the edges of the glass.\u00a0 When it is first poured all you get is a nose of generous, citrus hops.\u00a0 But if you let this beer settle some you get more of the bourbon.\u00a0 A lot of bourbon, actually.<\/p>\n
At first, when I took a sip, I got some dark, sweet fruits followed by splashes of citrus hops and bourbon.\u00a0 The hops returned in the finish along with a bourbon burn that went alllll the day down my throat.\u00a0 It’s kind of a hot mess at first, but after some more time in the glass the fruits faded away – at least from the front end – and I was left with an highly hopped American barleywine that finished sweet (the dark fruits are back!) and bourbon-y.<\/p>\n
Once everything calmed down this beer was surprisingly easy to drink, although it’s not for the faint of heart.\u00a0 Truthfully, I’d love to see how this beer drinks in a few years after the hops fade and the dark fruits, sweet malts and (hopefully) bourbon are more pronounced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Barleywine pours a dark brown – almost black – and when it is first poured all you get is a nose of generous, citrus hops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[266],"yoast_head":"\n
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