Bigwood 2009 - Brouwer's Cafe (Seattle, WA)

Over 50 wood aged beers from sours to stouts served in 12oz snifters.

12/03/2009:
Elliot Bay Brandy Barrel Imperial Brown (4/5)
Hair of the Dog Bottleworks 10 Matt (5/5): Delicious and complex. Dark brown color with cherry candy, pine, vanilla, apple, and figs. Aged in 33 year old Bourbon barrels and Apple Eau de Vie barrels for about one year.
Flyers Bottleworks 8 140 Schilling Scotch Ale Laphroaig (5/5)
Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek '04 : 6oz (4.5/5)
Port Brewing Brouwers Imagination #2 Strong Sour (4.5/5): Great balance with delicate bourbon and sour cherry undertones.
Stone Brewing 12th Anniversary Bourbon (4/5): Massive!
Allagash Interlude Merlot/Syrah Barrel Belgian (4/5)

12/05/2009:
Schooner Exact Hoppy the Woodsman (4/5): Nicely shaded. Woody vanilla rounds out the hops. This one came in second at this years Washington Winter Beer Festival for People's Choice.
Double Mountain Terrible Two Bourbon Brown Ale (5/5): Nose smells exactly like bourbon. Well balanced with vanilla and caramel. My favorite of the festival.
Elysian Jack Frost Jack Daniels Winter Ale (3.5/5)
Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin Wood Oatmeal Stout (4/5)
Fremont Bourbon Barrel Abominable Winter Ale (3.75/5)
Cantillon Framboise 2006 : 6oz (5/5): Fruit Lambic. A tad darker than the Lou Pepe Kriek. Fluffy cotton candy pink head. Raspberries, red wine, vinegar.

Check your liver at the door.