Pizza Boy - Bourbon Barrel Sunny Side Up Review

So I finally had a chance to crack open my crowler of Bourbon Barrel Sunny Side Up, from Pizza Boy/Al's of Hampden. I managed to pick up a few of these crowlers. My brother and I raced up there after work and managed to get there right before they ran out of crowlers for the second day in a row.

I love Sunny Side Up so I have very high expectations for this as well.

Pouring the beer from the 32 oz crowler, it is a very dark black. The beer has a minimal head from being in the crowler for a little over a week, but it still is not too light on the carbonation.








BBA Sunnyside up greets your nose with a heavy wave of malt, coffee, and a light bourbon note. I do enjoy bourbon barrel aged beers, but I won't lie and say I would ever just drink bourbon straight for enjoyment, so I'm a little pleased the bourbon appears like it won't be overbearing.

Taking the first sip I'm greeted by tons of sweet maltiness, followed by the Little Amps Coffee, then followed by a nice pleasant bourbon flavor. I really dig the amount of bourbon in this beer. Its not overwhelming and instead of taking center stage, it really compliments the beer.The bourbon does start to show itself a little more as the beer warms.  Ovearall this is one of my favorite BBA stouts I've tried. I'd prefer it over KBS. I still haven't tried BCBCS, so I can't compare it to that.

The only thing that may improve this beer would be more coffee flavor. Regular Sunny Side Up is loaded with great coffee flavor. I understand a lot of the coffee probably faded away in the aging process though.

Overall this may be my favorite Pizza Boy offering, and was a pleasant surprise at $15 for a crowler. I imagine they will be making this again in the future, judging by the positive responses it has gotten.

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