Style: Strong Ale

ABV: 14.0

93/100

Aroma:	12
Appearance:	3
Flavor:	19
Mouthfeel:	4

Fremont Brewing B-Bomb 2022

What the brewers say

“Achieves distinct bourbon, oak, cacao, leather, toffee, dark coffee notes.”

What our panel thought

“Medium oak, dark-roasted malt, sweet alcohol in the aroma. Sweet caramel notes. Medium-sweet initial impression, lightened by alcohol warmth, light hop bitterness. Intricate cherry, bourbon, vanilla flavors.”

What our editors thought

“Stout-like roast and chocolate notes in the nose, deep but shaped. Barleywine-like in the sip, as chocolate, brown sugar, and burnt caramel push and pull with a woody bitterness. Elegant in its editing.”

Review printed in: Rethinking the Classic Pale Ale (Winter 2023) (View All Issues)

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