 CharlesDarwin (1500), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 15, 2006
2005. 12 Oz Bottle. Pour of henna-tinged golden orange, with a rim of off-white and light carbonation. Aroma of distant malt, some sweet orange lemon degreaser and fragrant oyster mushrooms. Subdued. Flavor is a calm deep malt of mussels and ground mustard. A tinge spicy and rich. Not much, if any real complexity or depth. Just an alcohol tinging malt and sweet candied apple sugars. Smacks full of toasted almonds and light breading, but I’m still really reaching for anything to say about this beer. It strikes me as the budweiser of american barleywines, seriously. Standard, just plain malt flavor, with a decent hop balance. I can’t get anywhere with this beer, so it loses. It does show some high levels of sweet floral spice, but it maintains muddiness and really never emerges as a distinct character. Palate is fairly full.
boFNjackson (645), Portland, Oregon, USA
Dec 25, 2008 Bottle... Poured amber with a thin beige head that faded immediately. Aroma had brown sugar and a bite of alcohol to clear your nasal system. A lot of carbonation and with deep malt tones, sweet and a kick of hops and alcohol. It seemed a little premature. I am sure this aged for two years would really allow this brew to develop.
bkurtz (235), Peru
Dec 25, 2008 Poured a clear light brown with little head. Taste of dried fruit and alcohol, which is a bit much. Some spice is there in the back trying to get out. Gave me that warm feeling.
HonkeyBra (612), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Dec 18, 2008 2007 bottle. Aroma of alcohol, fruit, english malts and hops. Flavor has a tart cherry character, and a lot of alcohol. Notes of brandy, The english malt and hops dont come through in the taste. Finish is also lacking. However, despite this, the flavor is pretty decent, and as I drank my bottle I found myself liking it even more. Mouthfeel is slick and carbonation is low. Its a good sipper. Decent, if not spectacular, barley wine.
Ethereal (1167), London, Greater London, England
Dec 17, 2008 Breakfast beer on the final day in Copenhagen, Sept 2008. Deep red/brown barley wine. Aroma = all alcohol. Flavour struggles to be found under the strength.
splat (4), , Pennsylvania, USA
does not count  Dec 10, 2008 Bottle. Surprised I liked this. Really smooth mouthfeel and the 10 percent kick is fairly well hidden.
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