Charbay R5 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Charbay R5

Added on Monday, Jan 6, 2014 at 09:11 AM

Bottler:

Age:	N/A	Type:	American
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Other
ABV:	49.50 %	Region:	California
Price:	$70	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Hop flavored whiskey made from finished Racer 5 IPA from Bear Republic Brewery.

Lot R5 610A

Member Ratings and Notes

Sku

The nose is huge and hoppy, though of a quite different character than the hops in Charbay's pilsners. There's almost a dry champagne note to it. The palate is sweet and spicy with more of those wine notes which remind me of a spicy white, like a Gewurztraminer. The hops comes out in finish where it mixes with honey and cinnamon.

Ries

n: waxed tropical fruits, full of papaya, mango, and lychee.

t: follows the nose - very clean and bright with more of the lychee and tropical fruit mix. Oily and dense, this is a very unique and special whiskey that doesn't really taste like whiskey. Bonus points for uniqueness!

[Charbay R5, lot 511A B-/B.]

Fuji

New make with simple syrup. Lychee and melted hard fruit candy. Long finish for its age. C+/B-

Kevin

Has that sweet Racer 5 hopiness at the forefront you'd expect. Also, white grapes. Hop continues in that expected Charbay way (but definitely not as rich as release 1-3). Doesn't have the cannibis elements you get from those other releases. It all smoothly drops off, but too quickly for how much I enjoy that hop flavor. This stuff is so drinkable for me, but not so complex.

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