{"id":2840,"date":"2015-06-19T19:28:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T23:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=2840"},"modified":"2015-06-19T19:28:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T23:28:00","slug":"review-harpoon-leviathan-barrel-aged-czernobog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/06\/19\/review-harpoon-leviathan-barrel-aged-czernobog\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Review: Harpoon Leviathan Barrel Aged Czernobog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6706,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18817708176&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104200121\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18817708176&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-25 15:23:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-30 09:53:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 01:32:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-10 00:49:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-14 00:16:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-23 06:19:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-27 19:22:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 17:13:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-25 01:21:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 06:34:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 06:34:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6707,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18838855532&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190115051355\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18838855532\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 19:58:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-31 07:03:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-10 00:49:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-16 09:48:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-23 06:19:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-27 19:22:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 17:13:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 06:34:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 06:34:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Harpoon Leviathan Barrel Aged Czernobog (2015)&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/18817708176\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  title=\"Harpoon Leviathan Barrel Aged Czernobog (2015)\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Harpoon Leviathan Barrel Aged Czernobog (2015)\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3739\/18817708176_130b05e51f_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION: Placed in Barrels, November 2014, released June 2015. Draft only, 3-4 Kegs @ Harpoon Brewery, Windsor VT Aged in Bourbon Barrels acquired from Silo Distillery, about 200 yards away from Harpoon. Freshly emptied barrels were filled with Czernobog the same day.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div title=\"3.7 out of 5.0\"><strong>3.7<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0AROMA\u00a0<\/small><big>9\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small><big>4\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small><big>7\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small><big>2\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small><big>15\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>On Tap @ Harpoon Windsor. Not much of this to go around. $5.50 for a 10ounce pour.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8211; Pitch black and oily half a finger head that faded fast. Looks oily, not too thick though<\/p>\n<p>S &#8211; Smells fantastic. Tons of fudge and vanilla. Chocolate pudding and a light licorice.<\/p>\n<p>T &#8211; Oily. Finish is booze and fudge. 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The good flavors fade pretty fast.<\/p>\n<p>M &#8211; Decent mouthfeel. thin though and not a lot of lingering much of anything<\/p>\n<p>O &#8211; This certainly has a lot of great Imperial Stout aspects but the base beer I remember being a bit too thin and you really can\u2019t add body with barrel aging, in fact you\u2019ll dilute it.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Harpoon Leviathan Barrel Aged Czernobog (2015)&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/18838855532\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  title=\"Harpoon Leviathan Barrel Aged Czernobog (2015)\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Harpoon Leviathan Barrel Aged Czernobog (2015)\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5552\/18838855532_f1d61566d4_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION: Placed in Barrels, November 2014, released June 2015. 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