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Edison Brewing

Edison Brewing
Gus Bourbon Barrel-Aged Porter

Category: Barrel Aged Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7.3%
Bronze Medal
Recommended

Edison Brewing
Gus Bourbon Barrel-Aged Porter

Category: Barrel Aged Ale

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 7.3%
Medium dark brown color. Aromas of chocolate covered raisins, chocolate doughnut batter, sour red plum, and old wood with a satiny, petillant, dryish medium body and a short-to-medium chocolate covered dried cherries, caramel and toffee, and wax paper finish. A rich and inviting barrel-aged beer that would make for some fun brew pub food pairings.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Spicy & Complex & Malty
Aroma Aroma: chocolate covered raisins, chocolate doughnut batter, sour red plum, and old wood
Taste Flavor: chocolate covered dried cherries, caramel and toffee, and wax paper
Bitterness Bitterness: Medium
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: BBQ Chicken, Ribs, Steak & Potatoes
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rich and inviting barrel-aged beer that would make for some fun brew pub food pairings.

The Producer

Edison Brewing Company LLC

The Producer

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.