Ommegang Bourbon Barrel Three Philosophers.
12 % ABV, 5 IBU, Brewery Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY.
Cracking the ring off the can...pssht! and in goes the beer into my tiny Three Philosophers glass....
Dark burgundy hue, clear-ish, slim but soon-gone head. (Maybe a wider, larger glass would have been better, but I had to go for my Three Philosophers chalice, minuscule as it may be).
In the nose: Big time bourbon, huge cherry, oak, vanilla. Belgian malt character is big, as well. Sweetness abounds.
In the mouth: Big booze from the start, whiskey is felt, cherry, oak, vanilla, sweet, then dry. And the Belgian malt and the toffee and caramel are also in play. Lush, and luscious. Just damned delicious. Yum meets a dum dum.
Our world-renowned Belgian-Style Quadrupel aged gracefully in Bourbon barrels.
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