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Fremont Brewing Ye Olde Centaur
This complex English Barley Wine presents a rich, sensory-heavy profile built on a base of Maris Otter Pale and Triticale Munich malts. Dark brown with a deep viscosity, it leads with an intense aromatic bouquet of toffee, molasses, and dried fruits from the Crystal and Dark Crystal malts. The inclusion of Northern Brewer hops adds an earthy, herbal counterpoint to the decadent sweetness. Barrel aging is central to the experience, weaving in sophisticated threads of peaty scotch, vanilla bean, and charred oak. Cherrywood Smoked malts provide a subtle, campfire-like depth, resulting in a warming, spiritous finish that honors its multifaceted inspiration.
Appearance. Dark brown with deep ruby highlights (approx. 20-22 SRM). Pours with a low, creamy, off-white head with moderate retention. Brilliant clarity is evident despite the depth of color, with high viscosity producing visible legs on the glass.
Aroma. High intensity. Richly malty with dominant notes of toffee, brown sugar, and molasses. Moderate dark fruit esters resembling raisins and dried figs. Notable barrel influence provides peaty smoke, vanilla, and oaky whiskey aromatics. Low earthy and herbal hop character from the Northern Brewer.
Taste. Initial malt sweetness is complex, featuring bread, biscuit, and deep caramel flavors. Mid-palate introduces dried fruit and a gentle bitterness that balances the rich Maris Otter base. Distinctive peat and smoke notes from the scotch barrels and Cherrywood Smoked malts emerge toward the finish. The aftertaste is moderately sweet with lingering notes of oak and vanilla.
Mouthfeel. Medium-full to full-bodied with a velvety, chewy, and luscious texture. Carbonation is low to moderate. A significant but smooth alcohol warmth is present, well-integrated with the spirit-forward barrel character.
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Fremont Ye Olde Centaur Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barleywine 2021 22oz (LIMIT 1)
10% This is our tribute to Matt Bonney, our fallen brother from another mother! Our lover of ...the beer community here in Seattle, was wise beyond his earth years, an inspiration to many, the glue that brought so many together for so many years and so many beers and left us all too soon. W ...
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This is our tribute to Matt Bonney, our fallen brother from another mother! Our lover of his wife Lynn, Vans shoes, Cigars, Beer, Clutch, Scotch, Jeeps and Centaurs. Bonney helped to shape the beer community here in Seattle, was wise beyond his earth years, an inspiration to many, the glue that brought so many together for so many years and so many beers and left us all too soon. What better beer than a Barleywine Ale? We brewed this beer soon after Matt left us with a group of friends and aged it in barrels that bring elements of the Man, the Myth, the Legend to liquid form. For those of you that knew him, there are peat barrels – he had an affinity for cigars and peaty scotch – Jack Daniels barrels, let’s just say 3 fingers worth in a bucket, and ex-bourbon vanilla bean barrels which reminds us of what his Jeep smelled like. Matt would have liked a Viking funeral, one where flaming arrows were shot at his boat as he floated out to Sea and the Great Beyond. So turn the music up, light something on fire and drink up, Matt would want it to be no other way.
-Fremont
This is our tribute to Matt Bonney, our fallen brother from another mother! Our lover of his wife Lynn, Vans shoes, Cigars, Beer, Clutch, Scotch, Jeeps and Centaurs. Bonney helped to shape the beer community here in Seattle, was wise beyond his earth years, an inspiration to many, the glue that brought so many together for so many years and so many beers and left us all too soon. What better beer than a Barleywine Ale? We brewed this beer soon after Matt left us with a group of friends and aged it in barrels that bring elements of the Man, the Myth, the Legend to liquid form. For those of you that knew him, there are peat barrels – he had an affinity for cigars and peaty scotch – Jack Daniels barrels, let’s just say 3 fingers worth in a bucket, and ex-bourbon vanilla bean barrels which reminds us of what his Jeep smelled like. Matt would have liked a Viking funeral, one where flaming arrows were shot at his boat as he floated out to Sea and the Great Beyond. So turn the music up, light something on fire and drink up, Matt would want it to be no other way.
-Fremont
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