JACKIE O’S WOOD YA HONEY BOURBON-AGED WHEAT WINE

Charismatic wheat wine aged in Woodford Reserve bourbon barrels (12% ABV) loads chewy butterscotch-candied caramel malt creaming and sugary dried fruiting atop honeyed wheat spine. Woodford bourbon deepens oaken vanilla, maple molasses, spiced rum and sticky anise overtones. Rich fruity center gathers bruised cherry, pureed raisin, stewed prune and sugared fig sweetness while tertiary pineapple, peach, navel orange, nectarine, cantaloupe, red grape and banana licks penetrate the surface afterwards.

 jackie os wood ya honey

CLOWN SHOES PIERRE FERRAND BILLIONAIRE ENGLISH-STYLE BARLEYWINE

Outstanding 4th anniversary (2015) barleywine, aged in cognac, abounds with velvety brandy-wined candi sugar and rum-spiced mocha fruiting. Chocolate-covered cherry center sweetens creamy cognac essence as well as honeyed vanilla caking and maple-sapped molasses syruping. Subsidiary bruised cherry, syrupy peach, brown banana, nectarine and apricot illusions deepen its enduring complexities.

 

STONE FARKING WHEATON WOOTSTOUT – 2015

On tap at Ambulance, magnificent ‘third version’ ups the bourbon-barrel aging by winningly mixing ’14 vintage with newer batch. Resilient bourbon chocolate spicing, sugary vanilla creaming and sweet cocoa dalliance pickup thriving rye-toasted pecan adjunct. Chocolate brownie, butterscotch rum, toffee fudge and molasses cookie illusions gain strength. Whiskey-soaked raisin and cherry wisps glimmer behind velvety bourbon finish.

    

(B. NEKTAR) NECROMANGOCON

Pleasingly moderate honey-wined mead allows sweet ‘n sour mango juicing to pick up light black pepper burn and pickled dill spicing to contrast fruity malt sugaring. Mild strawberry rhubarb, red cherry, green grape and boysenberry tartness softly impact delicate mango adjunct. Friendly malt beverage crossover will suit fruity ale lovers as well as seasoned mead quaffers.

 B. Nektar Necromangocon Honey Wine United States  Michigan Mead 20212 9502 500ml

(B. NEKTAR) BLACK FANG

Summery honey wine utilizes blackberry and clove adjuncts for sweet fruit-spiced entry. Sharp clove spicing gains light cinnamon burn to enhance soda pop-sugared blackberry compote seduction. Brisk orange zest as well as tart blueberry, boysenberry, raspberry, oaken cherry and red grape rasp underscores blackberry puree finish.  

CAPTAIN LAWRENCE SEEKING ALPHA TRIPLE IPA

Exquisitely designed hyper-IPA never overloads the floral-perfumed citrus hops or resinous pine oiling, instead allowing its sweet cookie dough yeast to deepen the fruit-spiced honey malt expanse without disappointing bitterer hop heads. Sweet orange-peeled lemon zest brightens grapefruit, pineapple and mango tropicalia as well as apple, peach and tangerine subsidy. Clean vodka-nipped crystalline water provides brisk crisping.

 Captain Lawrence Seeking Alpha Triple IPA label