Year of New Beer: Barrel Aged Mastodon, Rhinegeist Brewery (Cincinnati)

Written By: Dion on 06/05/2016

Decadent is the word that comes to mind as the nose is greeted with bourbon-soaked dark fruits, cocoa, vanilla, and hints of oak. On the tongue is a delicious sweetness that encompasses figs, dates, and an increasingly vinous grape component. Chocolate and caramel blend nicely with the bourbon heat, as the oak provides the faintest hint of ash in the background. This is quite good, and surprisingly smooth for its ABV.