Bomber Brewing Co. – Apex Barleywine

Bomber Brewing Apex Barley Wine Review

Rating

3.8 out of 5
Aroma
4.1 out of 5
Appearance
3.6 out of 5
Taste
3.9 out of 5
Palate

Total

3.9
3.9 out of 5

Overview

  • Brewery: Bomber Brewing Co.
  • Beer Style: Barley Wine
  • Pros:

    Big and oaky, well bittered Barleywine

  • Cons:

    Quite bitter for a Barleywine

  • Conclusion:

    A big and complex Barleywine that is strong but not too boozy

Bomber Brewing Apex Barley Wine Review Bomber Brewing Co. – Apex Barleywine Review

The latest in Bomber Brewing Company’s seasonal offerings is the Apex Barleywine. This big, winter-inspired beer is a whopping 10.0% alcohol and is a step into the deep end for the relatively new, BC brewery. The Apex Barleywine pours as a copper coloured beer with two fingers of dense and lacing head. An aroma of an lightly oaked, barrel aged barley wine comes with  a slight metallic tone and an alcohol kick making for a big and strong winter brew. A big body kicks off the flavour with a strong oak flavour along side an intense bitterness. A roasted, almost burnt flavour adds to the oaky body and hop bitterness to give a deep and intense flavour profile. The oak in this beer is subtle but still apparent – A slight sharpness in that earthy tone comes from the Cabernet Franc bottles used in the aging process. The Apex Barleywine is not overly boozy but is still a very intense beer. This is a great beer to warm you by a winter’s fire or sip on a cold winter evening with friends.

Alcohol – 10.0%
IBU – 80 (estimate)
Size – 650ml bottles
Price – $8.75 (Craft Retailer)
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About Author

Dustan Sept

Dustan Sept is the founder of Beer Me BC. His passion for craft beer drove the creation of beermebc.com in 2012. To learn more about the beermebc.com editorial team visit beermebc.com/the-beer-me-bc-team/.

Comments

  1. mikescraftbeer
    mikescraftbeer 21 January, 2015, 20:16

    I have only had a small sample of this beer so far. From your review i will need to pick a bomber up.

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