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

 

Neal F.

Forgot about it in the cellar, was slightly worried but not disappointed. All hop character is gone, but it's not a sweet malty treat.

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Al Koholic

Fantastic. Thanks Red

5.0

over 4 years ago

 

Asa H.

Still pretty damn tasty!!

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david m.

outstanding beer. I miss Founders

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Raul Gonzalez

Kept ten years before being opened at a wedding. Amazing.

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Bev Speer

Toasting our beloved Travis. Rest in peace dear son!

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K$

Smooth as butter. Held up well.

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Jimmy

Cheers Dad.

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David Wallis

Oh my God 8 yes old so good

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Connor F.

Well.. it’s been real fun

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Adam G

Still tasting good.

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over 4 years ago

 

Ben Wohlberg

Wow woah we wow

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nick bates

Drinking great. Ten years old, great carb, hoppy sweet smooth. Awesome pour

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Kevin Surprenant

Holy shit.

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Erin McGonigle

Great basement find grandpa!

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almost 3 years ago

 

Mike Lesniak

Gorillaz!

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Dan G

Whoa

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Turd Ferguson

Last night, by the fire. Definitely a sweet one, but mellowed out immensely in 11 years. 👌🏻

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Paul Staudt

Flyers are gonna beat them Bolts!! Ages phenomenally!!!

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Jason Miserlian

Unique beer -thanks Dan!

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Barbara Haslam

Cellared for 8 years. A fine barleywine to enjoy on an October night! Boozy, malty, dark & strong. Delish!

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Mike

It’s been 8 years since I last had this. It held up very well. BOLT CUNTER.

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Gale Speer

A toast to Travis

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over 3 years ago

 

Kevin M.

Stellar. Really held up after all these years. Clearly a barley wine with excellent barrel notes and perfect amount of sweetness from the maple syrup. Would love to have this more often.

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Mal Gagnon

GO BILLS

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Matt Naslanic

This has ged spectacularly

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Kurt Bigalke

15% Octane Aged fairly well A tad off taste, but still good

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Steve Schenk

11 Years if aging has been enough! Bengals are beating San Fran and FCC has a playoff game tonight!! Let’s Goooooooo! #AllForCincy

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Susan Turner

Yummy barleywine. Thank you Another6Pack for sharing

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Kenneth Lewis

Depth of flavors after 12 years is stellar. I feel like I’m drinking a high end cognac

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Justin Gorski

Wow - time has done this no harm. Really good.

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Tom Vilenius

Backlog may 2013. Copenhagen Beer Celebration

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John Mack

It looks like I have only 3 fingers. Still grassy and a bit of sweet caramel.

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Brian D.

Love these old bw's!

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John Mack

So much caramel, grassy bitterness.

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Melissa Fecher

clearing out the fridge. aged well!

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Tina V.

This is probably the best out of the flight.

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Dave Florio

Not bad for 11 years old

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Matt Cushing

11 years later and still solid.

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John Z.

Too old. Drinkable but bitter now

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Casey Stowers

Smooth. Hint of sweet. No booze.

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Gregory Markle

Hints of brown sugar, caramel, fruit, and spice with a slight floral hoppiness offset by a boozy bourbon finish. It has aged well over the last 12 years since it was brewed.

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Scott Brewer

Another from Erik’s cellar! Sweet, stone fruit, dank complexity

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Markus T

Very late from 2013. Copenhagen. CBC.

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