Port Barrel-Aged Old Numbskull
AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, CA
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About This Beer
The decorated brewers at AleSmith took their 5x GABF-winning American Barleywine base and let it mature in port wine casks to deepen the complexity of its already layered tones.
Tasting Notes
Each medium-bodied pour is like a taste of expertly-made bread pudding drizzled with a rich toffee sauce. Hazelnutty caramel notes melt into nuances of silky vanilla custard, bread crusts, and booze-plumped raisins. The port’s vinous influence comes through in whispers of juicy Bing cherries and a subtly tannic oaky finish.
Rich
Barrel Aged
Boozy
Fruity
Vinous
Caramelly
Noteworthy Ingredients
Port Barrels
Reviews
3.44
18 Ratings
Jroj
4.5
great sweetness from port and malt from barleywine.
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amy11653
3.25
Smelled of strong alcohol & sour cherry. Bitter and very carbonated. The port comes through, and the viscosity is chewy at the start. Sadly, the port finish smothers the barleywine flavor.
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Mattd5454
3.0
little too sweet for me.
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lancekaya
4.5
I like ports. I like barleywines. I really like this beer. the warmth and “sour cherry” is divine and
to be expected from a 13.89% port-aged beer. well done Alesmith.
glad it’s a 750 ml bottle!
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larry970
4.0
pruny not hoppy!! I’ll take that!
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christopher3798
5.0
Well worth the wait of aging!!
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