From New Westminster’s Steel & Oak Brewing comes their “En Rouge (Barley Wine)” a Barley Wine aged in Chardonnay Barrels. This beer was cellared for 10 Months after beeing aquired on November 10, 2016. The beer pours a deep red almost brown with a tan head. The aroma consists of dark fruits, mild chardonnay, sweetness and almost a candi sugar finish. The flavour is of dark fruits, toffee, caramel, roasted malts, coconut, oak, chardonnay and grapes in general, leather, hint of bitterness and a mild lingering alcohol bite. The alcohol content comes in at 10% with an IBU of 15. Now that the Chardonnay is stepping back a bit I really enjoy this one not being a wine fan.
Commercial Description: En Blanc and En Rouge are the same 10% abv barley wine fermented with wine yeast, and aged for a year in Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon barrels respectively. En Blanc is described as having notes of “vanilla, coconut, apricot, peach, molasses and fruitcake with a touch of citrus,” while En Rouge offers “black currant, dark cherry, leather, tobacco, plum and dates.”
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