Bush Pilot Norseman

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:17 pm

Enjoying a bottle of Norseman with Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. Seemed apt considering the beer's nordic roots and it's aging in armagnac barrels.

This is a beast of a brew, and I mean that in the best possible of ways. Huge caramel and alcohol soaked raisin flavour. Slick mouthfeel with a hefty residual sweetness and warming alcohol going down. The wood is lingering in the back and peeks through every now and then. Reminds me a little bit more of a English barley wine than an eisbock (Aventinus being the example that most people are familiar with, but its a beauty.

People looking for a bigger brew, but wary of the feedback on Mikeller Black might want to give this one a look. 14.5% and somewhere around $12.75 for a 750ml at our friendly liquor monopoly.

Curious what others think...

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:16 pm

Had this back during Toronto beer Week. Thought it was very boozy and "thick".

ChrisK · Post by **ChrisK** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:34 pm

It is a marked improvement over stormy monday. It's essentially the best barleywine I've had out of ontario and the barrels lend a good, albeit subtle, flavor. The finish still has an astringent bite to it similar to what i tasted in stormy monday. I don't know if its the alcohol or something up with the bittering hops being used but it's something the bush pilot guys need to work on. They're moving in the right direction, though, and i look forward to the next project.

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:58 am

ChrisK wrote: It's essentially the best barleywine I've had out of ontario

Did you try the great lakes beard of zeus barleywine from last years lcbo release? love that stuff.

FEUO · Post by **FEUO** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:43 pm

El Pinguino wrote:Had this back during Toronto beer Week. Thought it was very boozy and "thick".

Good.
A big that big I expect it not to be thin especially to carry and tuck away that abv. The boozyness and astringency may hopefully settle down over time.

ChrisK · Post by **ChrisK** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 9:06 am

spinrsx wrote:
ChrisK wrote: It's essentially the best barleywine I've had out of ontario
Did you try the great lakes beard of zeus barleywine from last years lcbo release? love that stuff.

Nope. I missed that one.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:57 pm

Is it a barley wine or eisbock.

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:34 pm

ChrisK wrote:
spinrsx wrote:
ChrisK wrote: It's essentially the best barleywine I've had out of ontario
Did you try the great lakes beard of zeus barleywine from last years lcbo release? love that stuff.
Nope. I missed that one.

I'm pretty sure that I have an extra bottle for you Chris.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:45 pm

JeffPorter wrote:Is it a barley wine or eisbock.

Eisbock.

Edit: The Norseman, I mean. Beard of Zeus is a bw.

Kish84 · Post by **Kish84** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:25 pm

Having one right now.

I like it, but it's definitely more barley wine-ish, than it is eisbock. I wouldn't be able to drink a whole bottle though.