tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post2643759424906938..comments2023-10-24T08:26:18.816-07:00Comments on Taking the Beard Out of Beer: Roll Out the BarrelMelissa Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-71413389404669533672009-06-06T04:21:25.273-07:002009-06-06T04:21:25.273-07:00I once got lucky enough to try a very expensive bu...I once got lucky enough to try a very expensive but exceptional edition of Brewdog Paradox, matured in very old Islay single malt whisky barrels. I was on work experience at the time in the actual brewhouse and Martin Dickie himself let me try it. Taking in the whole scene whilst drinking it was quite inspiring.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15686907092077149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-53813262626203376382009-06-06T04:52:58.318-07:002009-06-06T04:52:58.318-07:00I'm not so fond of oak aged beers myself. Para...I'm not so fond of oak aged beers myself. Paradox doesn't do it for me at all, thought I don't mind the occasional Innis and GunnEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-73363635501324787702009-06-06T08:45:03.528-07:002009-06-06T08:45:03.528-07:00I have had bottles of Innis and Gunn a few times a...I have had bottles of Innis and Gunn a few times and quite enjoyed it. I also had half pint of BrewDog Devine Rebel on cask last night some of which is oak aged.<br><br>On the whole I don't mind oak aging but I tend to prefer zingier, brighter flavoured beers. A lot of the hop character is lost in the barel aging.Peter Brissendenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00137694728835849282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-45943519821653918732009-06-06T16:09:58.108-07:002009-06-06T16:09:58.108-07:00My oh my, is the perpective of a possible epiphany...My oh my, is the perpective of a possible epiphany that scary ? ;oDLaurent Moussonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-65179263500287998172009-06-07T03:23:27.702-07:002009-06-07T03:23:27.702-07:00The best rum-barrel ageing I have come across is R...The best rum-barrel ageing I have come across is Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry Co's Rum Barrel Cider, which is a legendary drink in the villages around Peterstow, Herefordshire. The whisky barrel cider is also a stunner. <br><br>Innis & Gunn's beers always taste a bit too sickly to me, a sort of plastic beer. The BrewDog collection of barrel-aged beers are brilliant, love the Paradox (Smokehead especially) and Storm, (Smokey IPA - crazy but brilliant!)<br>Sam Smith's Yorkshire Stingo is a very nice beer, with lots of oaky vanilla, and Tullibardine 1488 is one of my favourite whisky beers, kind of what Innis & Gunn should taste like.<br><br>I would love to try the Ola Dubh's but can never seem to find them...The Beer Adventurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18415728331410005072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-70001109346312368262009-06-07T11:09:12.892-07:002009-06-07T11:09:12.892-07:00Gadds' Ancestors Islay Whisky Cask Porter and ...Gadds' Ancestors Islay Whisky Cask Porter and Gadds' Reserved Barrel Aged Barely Wine (red wine barrel). Yummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-87395901848291617782009-06-07T13:41:14.954-07:002009-06-07T13:41:14.954-07:00"Gadds' Reserved Barrel Aged Barely Wine&..."Gadds' Reserved Barrel Aged Barely Wine"<br><br>I was trying to work out if that was a typo or not - "barely wine" :~)<br><br>I had some of the Thornbrisge Sherry-cask beers at the Beer-writers' Guild lager seminar day - very interesting & complex flavours.MicMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08464263001561643944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-9375144200947179252009-06-08T02:55:46.572-07:002009-06-08T02:55:46.572-07:00Spirit cask maturation of ciders and perrys tends ...Spirit cask maturation of ciders and perrys tends to divide opinion. Whisky, and particularly Islay style Whiskey is a flavour I really don't like in a cider, and it's the absolute ruination of a good perry which is far too subtle a flavour to be messed with. For my taste, Whisky doesn't enhance a cider, it dominates and sits aggresively on top of the flavour profile, reducing the fruitiness, and therefore any refreshing 'drinkability' the cider once posessed.<br><br>Rum can also dominate a cider, the Green Valley Rum Cask cider I had recently was nice but 'very' Rummy. The Rum flavour does seem to sit more easily with cider, and perhaps even a perry if done with a light touch. But it can turn a fruity refresher into a heavy sipper, which is not really what cider and perry are about IMO.<br><br>Incidentally, Whisky casks seem to be far more available than Rum casks, for obvious reasons.Rockingham Forest Ciderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15595039296072668714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-4792419411323453812009-06-09T13:25:39.879-07:002009-06-09T13:25:39.879-07:00I've had a few good barrel-aged beers and I ge...I've had a few good barrel-aged beers and I generally like the extra complexity it gives. The Thornbridge Alliance double act of PX and Madeira are excellent. I think BrewDog Storm is fantastic. Bourbon County Stout is a bit of a monster. And I agree with The Beer Adventurer that Tullibardine 1488 is what I&G should taste like.<br><br>I've got a cupboard full of unopened barrel-aged stuff too - Ola Dubh, Good King Henry Reserve, Old Viscosity, the trio of St. Petersburgs and I'm picking up the Gadds' Ancestors and English Reserves at the weekend. I need to get round to opening things!<br><br>I've also enjoyed a few rum ciders and I like calvados (I'm yet to try a calvados-barrel aged beer though).Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.com