New Holland Beer Barrel Bourbon

Review transfer from Barreled from December 2016 I'm reviewing this bourbon at my stepbrothers housewarming party. Drinking it out of a giant wine glass so I won't be able to properly review the nose. Here we go anyways. This bourbon is aged new American oak barrels for "several years" then is finished in beer barrels that were previously bourbon barrels, a nice cycle. The color is a mahogany amber and it comes in at 40% ABV. No word if it's colored or chill filter d but I would guess it's not colored. The nose is very reminiscent of the beer it once housed, New Holland Dragon Milk, a great bourbon barrel aged beer. Tons of vanilla stout, some caramel and cinnamon. It's a very smooth nose but not too complex. The palate is silky smooth with a ton of caramel and stout flavors. Again it's not complex and could have used a few more years in the barrel. Overall it's great for an everyday sipper when you aren't looking to dissect your drink. For $30 it's a great value too. 3.25

I just bought this because I liked the rock glasses and it was inexpensive. Reading the notes and the tasting notes, I gather 1) Some of y'all paid much more for it than I did and 2) the the tasting notes are a bit excessive for a mid shelf bourbon. It's not woodford reserve or even knob creek, but it's not Old Crow either. I paid closer to Old Crow. I can understand reviewing a single malt, but a mid range bourbon?