Deforestation Collaboration Sawdust City and Forked River Brewing

Beer # 225 Deforestation
Collaboration

Sawdust City Brewing Company
Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

Forked River Brewing Company
London, Ontario

Independent Microbreweries
Imperial Bourbon Barrel Aged Brown Ale
9.1 % ABV 10 oz Draft (296 ml.)
$6.50 (Canadian) At the brewery

Twitter @SawdustCityBeer @ForkedRiverBrew

'Tis, apparently, the season of collaboration. Last, (I think) in our string of collabs is this huge, barrel aged brown ale from Sawdust and Forked River in London. Forked River has graces our pages here before, and the beers I have had from them are always fantastic... this one was no exception.

Let's jump right in...

Pours a dark chocolate-black with hints of chestnut. Head is darker tan and short, made up of small bubbles. The nose is deeply complex with aromas ranging from oak to creosote, to pine tar, bourbon tobacco, chocolate, coal dust, molasses and deeply bruleed sugars. First sip is all whiskey.with hints of rye, oak and vanilla. Shades of rye and coke. Nice strong hits of alcohol mixed with malty sugars. Aeration brings out an earthy dusty woody cigar box, with notes of chocolate and cocoa.

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 

Cost: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Colour: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Beer Style: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Re-Order:  6/6  EXCEPTIONAL
Experience:  6/6 EXCEPTIONAL

Final Thoughts:

Wow. Big, bold, great flavour. It would take days to contemplate every nuance of this beer. (But at 9.1% not very feasible!) Alcohol is evident and trust me you will feel it. They served this in a 10 ounce tulip and it still packed more punch than a full pint of normal beer. Sip this one at either brewery in Gravenhurst or London, while you can. But this one is so good it should be a regular seasonal (in my opinion).



Cheers


CJT


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