Lonerider Deadwood Cask Finish

It burns less than the sherry cask, and it’s suuuuper dry on the palate. Tastes like dry stuff like wood and corn dust and cocoa. Honestly it smells awful though. Not a fan. Would not purchase.

Lonerider Deadwood Stout Cask Edition *NOSE: A good bit of heat at first. Dry, Dry, Dry. Cocoa Powder, Corn Dust, Dry Oak. There is an odd Savory Umami characteristic. There is a good bit of youth here. *NEAT: The Stout influence is prominent. Malted Grains. Cocoa. Coffee. Bitterness...Not a tannic bitterness, but a Stout Ale Bitterness. Sawdust. Their website lists "waffle cone" as a tasting note, and I'll be damned if that isn't spot on. The more traditional Bourbon Vanilla notes make themselves known on the stinging finish. A decent KY Hug here. A "Beer-y" Sweetness coats the palate along with the Waffle Cone. The Stout Barrels take care of the youthfulness of the MGP they are sourcing much better than the Sherry Casks did. *SPLASH: Sweetens it up a good bit. Gets rid of the peppery sting on the finish. Makes the lingering aftertaste a little less Stout-like. It's *VERDICT: I liked this MUCH more than the Sherry Cask finish. The Deadwood Barrels that they use really impart a huge amount of flavor to what I expect is very young MGP. I love Lonerider Beers. In fact, I'm quite fond of the Deadwood that gives this one it's second barrel finish. I was disappointed by their first release (Sherry Cask), but this is actually quite good. I would go with a 4 if it were priced the same as the Sherry Cask, but it's $10 more (I picked up a 50ml sample bottle). They have also released a Tequila Cask Finished that I am now looking forward to trying. Lonerider...Good job outta' you! **Side Note: This release is classified as SBW. The Sherry Cask is missing the Straight designation. This may be part of the reason I like this one more.

More burn than you would expect