Bottle Shop Series: Highball Drifter (2021)

Brown Ale - Imperial / Double

There’s a new sheriff in town – meet Highball Drifter, a barrel-aged sipper inspired by our favorite bourbon-based cocktails. The second entry in our Bottle Shop Series, Highball Drifter presents aromatics of caramel and vanilla, dried fruit and spice while hints of cherry and bitter orange peel whisk you away like a tumbling tumbleweed. Call us old-fashioned, but we think you’re going to love it.

ABV

11.0

Rating

0.0

Rating count

1

Last updated

over 2 years ago

 

Jordy Vanpoucke

Perfect

5.0

over 2 years ago

 
5.0

over 2 years ago

 

Ben Woolger

Oh that IS nice. Raisins and caramel. Lovely.

5.0

over 1 year ago

 
4.75

over 2 years ago

 
4.75

over 2 years ago

 
4.75

over 2 years ago

 
4.75

almost 2 years ago

 
4.75

over 1 year ago

 
4.75

over 1 year ago

 
4.75

over 1 year ago

 

Mark Quick

Aged in bourbon barrels with orange peel and cherries absolutely delicious 😋

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Crispy

Medium body, orange and cherry with a strong bourbon presence, vanilla and caramel nuances

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

John Mareda

Delecious. Tastes like a highball to me. I notice the orange and cherry. A touch of heat. Last one from 2021. On to 2022.

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Chris L.

Lots of vanilla and sweet bourbon. Full of flavor, evolves into a nice malty chocolaty beer.

4.5

over 2 years ago

 
4.5

about 2 years ago

 
4.5

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about 2 years ago

 
4.5

about 2 years ago

 
4.5

about 2 years ago

 

Robert Thamm

Dried fruits, whiskey and caramel in nose and body Quite sweet too. Quite a treat

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

John Seale

Forgot about this one deep in my cabinet. Well aged, but not at proper temps! The flavor is delicious but I'm guessing it's supposed to be slightly more carbonated. Extremely malty, thick, boozy. Definitely taste vanilla and cherry.

4.5

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almost 2 years ago

 

Fabio Spollon

Sentore portante di arancia (fresca e olii essenziali), lieve marasca, caramello e legno. Passaggio in Bourbon aggiunge una legatura funzionale nell'evoluzione del sorso, stabilito su una scorrevolezza superiore alle aspettative. Buona trasposizione.

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

PapaV

• backlog | 07/09/23 • bottleShare with Bror Jutte • victory is ours although we needed to put double the amount of goals in the net of the San Marino 🇸🇲 goal 🤷🏼‍♂️ • 2nd • same rating

4.5

almost 2 years ago

 

ALI BALI 667

8/3/9/4/18 Kotzfruchtig goodgallenbraun🍹

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

Adriel Ayala

You can smell the cherry and fruit but has a surprising taste. Not tart but sweet with a malty flavor. The barrel flavor compliments this brew ver well.

4.5

over 1 year ago

 
4.5

over 1 year ago

 
4.5

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over 1 year ago

 

David

Orange peel and whiskey. Strong and semi sweet.

4.5

over 1 year ago

 
4.5

over 1 year ago

 
4.5

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over 1 year ago

 

Daniel Hopp

Bourbon-brown-Bömbchen 🤤 (@Brau am Rhein) - 4.4

4.5

over 1 year ago

 
4.5

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about 1 year ago

 
4.5

about 1 year ago

 

David

Outstanding as always

4.5

about 1 year ago

 
4.5

about 1 year ago

 
4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Malin Bäck

Toner av kola, bourbon och apelsin. Riktigt fin och len.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 
4.25

over 2 years ago

 
4.25

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4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Captain Beerheart

So much better when it sits. Would have given it a 3.75 fresh, but now 4.25.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 
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over 2 years ago

 
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4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Beer Grylls

From the cellar

4.25

about 2 years ago

 
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almost 2 years ago

 

Barancsi Sándor

Karamell,vanília,a hordó aromái,visszafogott meggy és narancshéj. Nem túl édes,nem túl alkoholos. Viszont gyönyörű a balansz. Nagyon jó ez!

4.25

almost 2 years ago

 
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over 1 year ago

 

Kristian Granroth

Saturday.

4.25

over 1 year ago

 

scott brown

A new sheriffs in town lol 😂 barrel warming old fashioned brew 2021 and aged well delicious 🤤 cheers 🍻

4.25

about 1 year ago

 
4.25

about 1 year ago

 
4.25

about 1 year ago

 
4.0

over 2 years ago

 
4.0

over 2 years ago

 
4.0

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over 2 years ago

 

Gunnar J

Fin och len bra lagring

4.0

over 2 years ago

 
4.0

over 2 years ago

 

Fredrik X

Får lite barleywinekänning från detta, fast inte den sorten som ger rysningar av avsmak. Sötman är dock stor, mycket spritsmak, smörkola, torkad frukt, kryddor och apelsinskal. Som en drink med en skvätt jäger i, fint efter en heldag plogande.

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

Robin Miller

Awesome flavor all the way to finish, awesome brew!!! Metal detected an old homesite and found a couple WWI-WWII Great Seal military buttons.

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

John Crooke

Smooth creamy nice boozy feel.

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

der Bierpuncheur GRVLR

A lot of flavor. Fruity, maraschino cherries. Bourbony, barrel aged character.

4.0

about 2 years ago

 
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4.0

about 2 years ago

 

mike regenold

Two years in the cellar smoothed this one out, but made it a little too sweet. Still good.

4.0

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about 2 years ago

 
4.0

about 2 years ago

 
4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Thomas T

Bottled on 07.06.2021

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 
4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Mr Sheep

Bottled on 07/06/2021. Tones of dried fruit and whiskey.

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Jie Gu

有点像清爽版本的世涛,回温后有着怡人地樱桃、香草香气,风味上也有体现,不过主要集中在尾段

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Michael L

#BrownAleMonday

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 
4.0

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4.0

almost 2 years ago

 
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Johnnie Johnson

See previous reviews of Highball Drifter. Mellows nicely for a cellared 27 month old. (yeah, yeah....beer fridge cleaning time again.....)

4.0

almost 2 years ago

 
4.0

almost 2 years ago

 
4.0

almost 2 years ago

 

Roope Komulainen

Aroma has maple, nuts, sweet fruits. Sweet body, fruits, hint of bourbon, some rye.

4.0

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over 1 year ago

 

Rich Lak

Aged well.

4.0

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4.0

over 1 year ago