Batallas Double Stout Whisky BA
Moor Beer Co. in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Collab with: La Quince BreweryStout - Imperial Special
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Score
6.97
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Each barrel has come from renowned independent spirit makers from across Europe to introduce diverse and complex flavours to the rarely seen style of beer.
Moor Beer expanded its operation to the Bermondsey Beer Mile earlier this year with the view to enhancing our barrel ageing production and to fulfil the ambition to bring flavoursome beers to a wider audience. Moor Beer are not new to barrel ageing - our first barrel aged beer, Fusion, was released in 2009. However, these are the first beers matured at the Vault to be released.
Justin Hawke, Moor Beer’s head brewer and the current British Guild of Beer Writers’ Brewer of the Year, said: “We have been barrel ageing for almost 10 years, but as many know, it’s not only a time-consuming project, it also requires a lot of space. Our Bermondsey Vault has allowed to us up the ante and we’re thrilled with the first results.
“We are firm believers that good beer should not be rushed. Having the opportunity to barrel age for a period of time has delivered natural beers that are full of flavour. This is a fantastic opportunity to see how the same brew can be influenced and enhanced in three different ways.
“The beers from the rum and whisky barrels have been enhanced by the flavours from wood and the spirit that was previously within. For instance, the whisky barrels provide a notable yet balanced peaty flavour that compliments the richness of the double stout.
“We collaborated with La Quince to brew this beer with our mutual friend Batallas. We all love dark beers full of flavour that are immensely drinkable. It was a pleasure to share our first Vault projects with friends like these.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
330ml can, 2018 vintage. Pours black with a beige head. Lots of whisky in the aroma, very peaty, dark chocolate. Taste is heavy on the whisky, very peaty, chocolate, iodine, boozy. Medium bodied. A bit weird, too heavy on the whisky, a bit harsh.
Well made stout but very boozy. Guey. Venezuelan dark chocolate. Thick coffee crema. Bitter.
Closer to beer BA whisky than the reverse. Tons and tons of whisky, not much flavour remaining. Harsh iodine, heavy alcohol, peat. Pretty easy drinking for the flavour, but the body is thin and flat. Tasty, but not a very good beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
2018 Can. Almost black. Peated whisky in the aroma. Malty sweet flavor with chocolate and persistant peat.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can. Darkest brown, creamy brown head. High iodine and peat nose. Medium body, dry sparkles, salt/sea water, light moppy wood. A bit too heavy, kills the base beer.
SinH4 (11537) reviewed Batallas Double Stout Whisky BA from Moor Beer Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Hazy brown color with beige head. Aroma is peat, chocolate, roast, a touch soy sauce. Taste is peat, chocolate, roast, umami. Oily mouthfeel with low carbobation. Not better than the base beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Moor / La Quince Batallas Double Stout Whisky BA (by Moor Beer Co.):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
4/I/19 - on tap @ Moor Taproom (Bermondsey, London), BB: n/a - (2019-34) Thanks to Thirstybird for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, small irregular creamy beige head, little stable, bit adhesive.
Aroma: very peated, smoky, alcohol, sweetish, fruity. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very peated, smoky, sweet touch, some chocolate, more peat, sourish, not very convincing. Aftertaste: bitter, bit chemical, more roast, formaldehyde, alcohol, all peat.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can shared. Near black with a beige head. Aroma of roast, licorice, coffee, phenol notes, oak, whiskey. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.