Tag Archives: barrel aged

Jackie O’s – Bourbon Barrel Wood Burner = 5 Smokestacks out of 7

Posted on September 2, 2022 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Wood Burner is a good beer. Confession right off the bat however, I let this beer sit a bit too long down in my smokebeer bunker. But true smokebeer experts can backdate their palates, and tell you what the beer … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, boozy, imperial, imperial stout, Jackie O's, Ohio, Stout | Leave a comment

ATG and Holy Mountain – Ashes to Mashes – 4.1 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on November 2, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Against The Grain brewery out of Louisville, KY has delivered another collaboration beer with moderate success. This time with a crew called Holy Mountain, whose name alone would grant them entry into the tabernacle, however, in this case, they have … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, against the grain, ale, amber, barrel aged, Holy Mountain Brewing, Kentucky, Walnuts, Washington | Leave a comment

BrewDog – Paradox Smokehead (bottle) – 3.5 out of 7

Posted on September 21, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Here’s a paradox, I cannot recommend this beer, but I want another. I originally had BrewDog Paradox Smokehead a looong time ago, and was the first documented smokebeer reviewed on SmokeBeerMinistry (see here), and the results were similar. But this … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barrel aged, Brewdog, collaboration, imperial, peat, scotch, Scotland, Smokehead, Stout | Leave a comment

De Molen – Hel & Verdoemenis – 5.5 smokestacks

Posted on August 10, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Smells like good beer. Although I saw a few globs of somethin’ anuther’ flop down into my glass when it was poured, it smelled alright… I’m pretty sure I say “it smells alright” before I eat something way too often, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, chocolate, De Molen, imperial, peat, scotch, Stout, The Netherlands | Leave a comment

Bell’s – Black Note Stout – 5 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on July 27, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

What’s all the brouhaha about this one? It’s good, don’t get me wrong, but I must report that this beer does not bring anything new to the table that any number of barrel aged stouts deliver. In my world, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, Bell's, boozy, Michigan, rare, Stout | Leave a comment

Jackie O’s Brewery – Wood Burner (bourbon barrel) – 4.75 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on April 13, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Upon opening this highly anticipated smokebeer, one speculated if this beer, Bourbon Barrel Wood Burner by Jackie O’s Brewery, would take the paint off of a car. Some were repulsed by this inquiry, but others were intrigued. This dark-as-hell barrel … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, barrel aged, boozy, imperial, Jackie O's, Ohio, Stout, The Bistro | Leave a comment

Monday Night Brewing – Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt – 4.5 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on March 29, 2018 by SmokeBeerMinistry

This beer was a gusher. Upon opening, the fizzle rose higher and higher up the neck of the bottle, slowly foamed up, out, and down the side, which happens. I checked for additional signs to warrant a drain pour, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, barrel aged, Georgia, Monday Night Brewing, not a smokebeer, scotch ale | Leave a comment

Birra del Convento – Carrobiolo O.G. 1111 – 7 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on December 22, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Nectar of the Gods right here. This is the best beer SmokeBeerMinistry had in 2017. Carrobiolo O.G. 1111 is a beer demon that devoured a bunch of other beers and grew stronger. I can taste Fort Collins in there, Schlenkerla, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 7!, barrel aged, Birra del Carrobiolo, boozy, Italy | Leave a comment

Tioga-Sequoia Brewing – SMOKE CHASER Reserve Double Barrel – 3.5 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on November 10, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Part 3 for the SMOKE CHASER barrel variants, and the takeaway is, they’re all the same beer. Without having had the two other versions of this beer in rapid succession (a rye whiskey barrel aged version and a bourbon barrel … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barley wine, barrel aged, boozy, California, cherry wood, drunk, Tioga-Sequoia | 1 Comment

Tioga-Sequoia Brewing – SMOKE CHASER Bourbon Barrel – 3.25 out of 7

Posted on November 3, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Here’s part 2 for SMOKE CHASER, the bourbon barrel aged smoked barley wine beer by Tioga-Sequoia. There are no more than 999 of these still floating around out there, so if you want one, go now, but you should probably read … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barley wine, barrel aged, boozy, California, cherry wood, drunk, Tioga-Sequoia | Leave a comment

Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company – SMOKE CHASER Rye Whiskey Barrel – 3 smokestacks (out of 7)

Posted on October 27, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

We have a back to back to back review here with Smoke Chaser, a cherry wood smoked barley wine that’s been aged in a rye whiskey barrel. The other two are of the same beer, one having been aged in … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barley wine, barrel aged, boozy, California, cherry wood, drunk, Tioga-Sequoia | 2 Comments

Founders – KBS (2017) – 5 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on June 30, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Good news to report here: This is just about the same beer as it was last year. Before you reply “No shit” please realize that consistency is a major hurdle for brewers, in fact some breweries have completely given up … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, boozy, chocolate, coffee, Founders, imperial, Michigan, not a smokebeer, rare, Stout | Leave a comment

Country Boy Brewing – Barreled Jalapeño Smoked Porter – 3 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on April 28, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

This beer smells like peppers, bell peppers, green bell peppers. Taste = peppers, bell peppers, green bell peppers. There is a nice burn to it after a few seconds that helped me get the thought of stringent bell peppers off … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barrel aged, Country Boy, jalapeño, Kentucky, pepper, porter | Leave a comment

Against the Grain – Mac Fanny Baw (bottle) – 3.8 smokestacks out of 7

Posted on February 4, 2017 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Against the Grain’s Mac Fanny Baw (bottle) ain’t so bad. A nice campfire smoke taste greets you at the first sip although the smoke smells are more hidden. Bitter flavors are in there too. Then, as I sat there watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, against the grain, barrel aged, Kentucky, salted | Leave a comment

Arrogant Brewing – 2016 Double Bastard Bigger Longer Uncut – 5.2 out of 7

Posted on December 29, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

I liked this beer. I had to get that out of the way before I start insulting Stone Brewing, Arrogant Brewing, the person who named the beer, the graphic designer who isn’t pulling their weight. Hang on, I won’t insult … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, Arrogant Brewing, barrel aged, boozy, California, double, peat, scotch | Leave a comment

Against the Grain – Bo & Luke – 4 out of 7

Posted on December 9, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

For all the flack that the beer community gives Against the Grain, they are able to produce ok beers from time to time. Plus, they’ve been able to convince the team over at De Molen brewery to collaborate and produced … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, against the grain, barrel aged, cherry wood, collaboration, De Molen, imperial, Kentucky, Stout | Leave a comment

Fort Collins Brewery – Barrel Licked Bock – 4 out of 7 smokestacks

Posted on October 18, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

The description on the side of the label reads “warm smoky flavor,” so SmokeBeerMinistry picked this one up. Plus we have a working relationship with Ft. Collins given that they are one of the few breweries who have demonstrated an … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, barrel aged, bock, Colorado, Fort Collins, vanilla | Leave a comment

Goose Island – Bourbon County Brand Barleywine – 6 out of 7 (not a smokebeer)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

In my travels during smokebeer hunts, I stumble across some of the more highly sought after beers. SmokeBeerMinistry’s emphasis will stick with smokebeers, but periodic investigations into all the hubbub will materialize, as seen here. This is an excellent barleywine. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 6 - 7, barley wine, barrel aged, boozy, Goose Island, Illinois, not a smokebeer, oak, rare, vanilla | Leave a comment

Victory Brewing Co. – Earth & Flame smoked scotch ale – 5.5 out of 7

Posted on August 29, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Earth & Flame is Victory’s bourbon barrel aged smoked scotch-style ale. It poured nicely from this 1 pint plus 9.4 oz corked bottle and emitted big notes of barrel aging mimicking BCBS. Not too many scents of scotch ale, earth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, boozy, peat, Pennsylvania, scotch ale, Victory | 1 Comment

Buffalo Bayou – Smoke on the Bayou (Bourbon Barrel) – 3 out of 7

Posted on July 29, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Buffalo Bayou Brewing’s (Houston, TX) Smoke on the Bayou review is a twofer tasting, 1) its a first look at the Smoke on the Bayou Bourbon Barrel Special Batch #1 variant and 2) its a do-over for the paltry score Smoke … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barrel aged, Buffalo Bayou, scotch ale, tawny, Texas | 1 Comment

Founders – KBS (2016) – 4 out of 7 (nonsmokebeer) smokestacks

Posted on July 28, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Here we are! The highly acclaimed Founders KBS. SmokeBeerMinistry is here to see what all the hubbub is about. We are fully prepared to view KBS from the ‘hey, I love beer’ standpoint, without even the slightest inclination to dock points … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 4 - 5, barrel aged, boozy, chocolate, coffee, Founders, imperial, Michigan, not a smokebeer, rare, Stout | 2 Comments

Founders – Backwoods Bastard – 5.1 out of 7 (nonsmokebeer) smokestacks

Posted on July 28, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

So this isn’t a smokebeer, but it is barrel aged Dirty Bastard, which notes “hints of smoke and peat,” and, Founders own description includes the word smoke, so here we are. Furthermore, having stumbled across and picking up a KBS … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, boozy, Founders, Michigan, not a smokebeer | 2 Comments

X Beeriment – Black Force One Smoked Imperial Stout (Bourbon Barrel Edition) – 5.9 out of 7

Posted on July 22, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

I like this one better! (better than the Black Force One regular beer which I just reviewed, scroll down for that). That’s one difference I pulled out… the barreled beer is better. Another difference is the viscosity. It poured like … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, boozy, Denmark, imperial, peat, robust, Stout, X Beeriment | 1 Comment

Birrificio del Ducato – Brett Peat Daydream – 4 out of 7

Posted on July 7, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

It’s that Italian beer company again (Birrificio) with a confusing note on the bottle about a 16.5% portion of the beer having been in a scotch whiskey barrel, and NOT a 16.5% abv. The abv is for this 11.2oz bottle … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged barrel aged, Birrificio del Ducato, Italy, peat, sour | Leave a comment

Goose Island – Bourbon County Brand Stout – 5 out of 7

Posted on July 2, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Anybody ever heard of this one? Well, funny story here, 6 or 7 years ago, when I held my first smokebeer tasting ever (even before SmokeBeerMinistry), I hadn’t heard of BCBS. But my friendly beer store guy heard I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, boozy, Goose Island, Illinois, rare, robust, Stout | Leave a comment

Ass Kisser – Bourbon Barrel Aged Smoked Porter Ale – 6 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on April 2, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Brewers have always known the promise in barrel aging, and I’ll admit that I was not an early adopter primarily because of how haphazardly the process is deployed by so many. Some have long since perfected the process, nonetheless when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 6 - 7, Ass Kisser, barrel aged, California, porter | Leave a comment

Destihl Brewery – 1920 Stout Imperiale – 5 out of 7

Posted on January 3, 2016 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Yep, this beer tastes a lot like the expensive beers are tasting nowadays… the expensive barrel aged ones. At $20 a bottle Destihl really does have to deliver a product that their customer is expecting, which in this case delivers … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, boozy, Destihl, drunk, Illinois, imperial, Stout | Leave a comment

XBeeriment – #44 Whisky Barrel Edition Smoked Stout – 5.8 Smokestacks of Happiness

Posted on November 18, 2014 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Let me get this straight, bourbon is made in new charred oak barrels (typically aged at least 6 years), after which, these barrels get shipped off and used to hold and age scotch for another 3 years, and then after that … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 5 - 6, barrel aged, Denmark, Stout, X Beeriment | 1 Comment

The Bruery – Smoking Wood – Smoked Imperial Rye Porter Aged In Rye Whiskey Barrels – 6 out of 7

Posted on October 26, 2014 by SmokeBeerMinistry

This beer is outrageous! Beyond full bodied. The color is the first sign, but did very little to prepare me for what was in store. So outrageous that The Ministry had to add the categories Whisky Barrel Power and Viscosity to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 6 - 7, barrel aged, beechwood, boozy, California, cherry wood, imperial, porter, The Bruery | Leave a comment

Against The Grain – Smoke Mac Fannybaw (draft) – 2 out of 7

Posted on January 8, 2013 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Against the Grain Brewery and Smokehouse is this pretty cool brewery at Louisville Slugger Field, the minor league baseball stadium, which is apparently head and shoulders above the old place that used to be there. A fairly standard menu with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 2 - 3, against the grain, barrel aged, draft, Kentucky, salted | 1 Comment

BrewDog – Paradox Smokehead (draft) – 3 out of 7 Smokestacks

Posted on December 5, 2012 by SmokeBeerMinistry

Our first reconciliation was conducted last night with a snifter of BrewDog Paradox Smokehead, which was found on tap at The Flying Saucer in Houston, TX, December 3, The Year of Our Lord 2012. Meticulous notes were taken to preserve … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Educate, Enlighten, rauchbier, Smokebeer | Tagged 3 - 4, barrel aged, beer, boozy, Brewdog, double, draft, imperial, peat, scotch, Scotland, Stout | 1 Comment