Beer Review: Oak Horizontal

Victory Brewing Company has been growing so rapidly that they have had to put several of their seasonal releases on hiatus due to the size of their brewery and the demand for their flagship brews. They have opened a new brewery in Parkesburg, Pa to handle most of the regular stuff which has allowed them to bring back these old favorites and use the original brewery in Downingtown to experiment -- new beers and special releases.

The winter seasonal Old Horizontal, affectionately referred to as Old Ho, has made it's grand reappearance in the form of Oak Horizontal -- a bourbon barrel aged version of the fan favorite. This year Oak Horizontal is the only version we're getting, but look for the original Old Ho winter 2013.

Victory Oak Horizontal - 10.5% ABV
Barley Wine
Special Release
750 ml bottle poured into a tulip
Bottled 12/12

Appearance - Pours a deep, rich mahogany with a creamy off white head.

Aroma - Smell is raisins, bourbon, vanilla, oak, caramel.

Taste - Lots of bourbon, vanilla, oak, toffee. Sweet, boozy and delicious.

Mouthfeel - Thick, good carbonation, warming.

Overall - Wow this is a great beer, bourbon barrel aging at its finest. Victory took a fantastic beer and made it even better. I sincerely hope that they bring this back at some point, it's just so good.
Overall 5/5 Style 5/5

Drink On,

Dan