Moo Brew Barrel-Aged Stout 2023

Style
Barrel-Aged Stout
ABV
8.0%
Bitterness
58 IBU

I can't recall exactly why I didn't crack the can of Moo Brew's straight Stout when it arrived as part of their Winter Pack sampler, although it was probably a moment in which the angel on one shoulder won out over the devil on the other: "Do you really need to crack an 8 percent ABV beer on a school night?"

Whatever the cause, it turned out to be rather serendipitous as the can was still in my fridge when its barrel-aged forebear from last year landed, making for a delicious (yes, school night) side-by-side.

And you have to say, when the straight Stout (which, admittedly, could be called imperial without much blowback) is so good to start with – an understated Aussie classic – where is there to go? And the answer is: fatter, fuller, deeper, and more satisying. The year on oak just fills everything out. The chocolate becomes more fudge like. The mouthfeel becomes more fulsome. The oak-derived vanilla character wraps a doona around proceedings. Everything hangs together just as it should.

It's simply delicious. Always has been. Sometimes classics are classics for a reason.

James Smith

Published July 18, 2024

Name
Moo Brew
Address

76a Cove Hill Road Bridgewater
TAS 7030

Phone
(03) 6263 7773
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