Bolt Cutter (2012)

Barleywine - American

Bolt Cutter is a cellarable 15% ABV barley wine brewed in celebration of Founders' 15th anniversary. Dry-hopped with a mountain of Cascade hops, it’s balanced by a malty sweetness and spicy complexity, resulting from barrel aging some of it in bourbon barrels, some in maple syrup-bourbon barrels and some not at all (standard fermentation only). We allowed the beer to mature in bottles and kegs for four months so that it would be perfect for its release in November 2012. Bolt Cutter pours a deep copper color and is best sampled at different temperatures to allow the flavors to unfold.

ABV

15.0

Rating

4.1337

Rating count

11,819

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almost 5 years ago

 
3.5

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Jack Leffler

#6 of 6 in the Barleywine Tasting. Solid beer, but we had some huge standouts.

3.5

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Chris Chamberlain

Still not great ... if you have this in your cellar it’s not getting any better, IMO

3.25

over 4 years ago

 
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Andrea W.

No seriously. It’s from 2012 - It was a gift between the best man and the groom for their undergrad and they aged it until one of them got married. Well, today was the day! For a 9 year old beer, it ain’t bad!

3.25

almost 4 years ago

 
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Dan D.

Did not age well

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Buffet4Beer

It’s getting worse…

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Bob Doleskies

Ehhhh.

3.25

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3.0

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Ryan H

Aged for too long.... still had 3 glasses chased with a pint of Au Jus!

3.0

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Chris Watson

Cellar clearing. Mellowed out a bit but still really boozy. Not re-rating

3.0

over 3 years ago

 
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Eric

Mmmmm

3.0

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Paul Beck

10 year old barley wine. Age has not been kind to it. Lost much of the complexity to be expected. Even the alcohol seems muted @ 15%.

3.0

over 3 years ago

 

Nick Kilian S.

old notes (drank April 2016)

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3.0

about 2 years ago

 

Dr Griff

Better then last time.

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Cameron Huggins

Probably was good at 1 time

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Dr Griff

Wish I had this sooner. They need to do this again.

2.5

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Adam Rauf

Oh no, what a bummer. Oxidized af.

2.5

over 2 years ago

 

Steve K

Boozy cardboard

2.5

over 1 year ago

 

Seth C

2024 NY Share

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Jeremy Gamret

Should have had this years ago.

2.0

over 4 years ago

 

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Past its prime

2.0

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about 3 years ago

 

Greg Peterson

Super over-aged, did not finish

2.0

about 2 years ago

 
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over 1 year ago

 

Randy Schaeding

Definitely still drinkable after 12 years, but it lost pretty much all the maple flavoring. Wish I would have drank earlier as this is now much more hoppier than what I care for. Maybe I should have sold it to someone who loves IPAs?!

2.0

over 1 year ago

 
1.5

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over 4 years ago

 

Justin Schuyler

how does this still taste horrifyingly fresh

1.5

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over 3 years ago

 
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Eric Farrell

Straight Booze 🥃

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Red D.

Still drinking good

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over 4 years ago

 

RandumInk

LC; am I doing this right? Straight into a 1L, one sip to confirm how disgusting and oxidized it is, then right down the drain? Okay, cool. Just wanted to be sure.

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over 4 years ago

 

Jared Fries

#BFLN

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Jake V.

Too old. Sips for the tap.

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Craig R

FB memory beer.

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Hair Farmers

BeerCitizen catch up.

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over 4 years ago

 

Kevin

That held up pretty well. At 15%... 👍

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Joe Scherer

Finally after a decade of being pissed that I missed it at Berkots, thanks Jon. #oldmoney

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Mike Milliard

Turned

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A TrUdell

Way past prime... drain pour

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Abel Clark

Who would keep this for nine years?🕵️

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Mikey Jurnack

Fuck this beer into the ground.

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Hardcore Craft Beer

Very smooth. Not as big with oxidation as I thought it might. It’s aged very well but is seemingly after it’s peak.

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Kenny D

Drain pour at this point, sadly

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Ryan Absolon

Still not good

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Matthew Jackson

From the line share

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John

Tastes old like old

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Rick Z.

Found this buried in the back of the fridge. Tastes like old Hop Slam at this point.

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