Blue Pants Adambier

Looks: 
4
Smell: 
4
Taste: 
5
Overall: 
4
Description: 

A recreation of a historical German style, the Dortmunder Adambier became extinct after the implementation of the Reinheitsgebot. Brewed with a substantial amount of dark, smoked malts, traditional German hops, and fermented with Brettanomyces, the Adambier was aged in oak barrels for one year. (Description provided by company)

ABV: 
13.00% ABV
Availability Frequency: 
rotating
Containers Available: 
bomber
Locations Where Available: 
Alabama
Store/Serve Temperature: 
45-54 degrees F


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Cory's picture
Submitted by Cory on

A couple of US Army soldiers were nice enough to split their bomber of Blue Pants' Dortmunder Adambier with me. The beer is a dark caramel with a thin beige head which retreated to a ring and left no lacing.

The oak barreling left its mark with strong vanilla notes, mixed with apple and dark fruits.

Taste is bourbon barrel, dark fruits, and a bit of burnt notes (but in a good way). Other than the oak barrel traits, this actually hides the 13%ABV well. It wasn't until I felt my face tingle that I realized how strong this Adambier is.

This has a medium body and is smoother and easier to drink large gulps than I expected. This does make it a bit dangerous for those folks that may not be sippers by default when having a high gravity beer.

Highly recommend to folks that enjoy complex beers which have been barreled.

Looks: 
4
Smell: 
4
Taste: 
5
Overall: 
4