 CapFlu (3235), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 26, 2008 (Bottle) Purchased a 4 pack from Brewery Creek for $15. Pours a thin, white, foamy head with an intense, bubble filled orange body. A pleasant, warm hoppy nose stands out but there is really a nice balance all around. I like the mild carbonation and medicinal malted base but its the young hoppiness that clinches it from me. Very nice... I look forward to the other 3 bottles!
robinvboyer (784), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Apr 19, 2008 thanks to mgermani for the bottle..
dark amber pour, good nose of hops, and caramel malt, but the hops dominate. flavour is sweet malt, some bandy notes, and lots of soapy piney hops. a decent barleywine, quite hoppy, but i prefer more malt.
SuzyGreenberg (725), Seattle, Washington, USA
Apr 16, 2008 12 oz. bottle - pours clear and dark amber; slight white head and haze; thick aromas of brown sugar, dates and alcohol; flavors and strong and chewy; slight burn, but reasonable smooth, esp. for 10.2%; a sweet barley wine as opposed to many recent hoppy varities; pretty nice
Trev (393), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Apr 14, 2008 Poured a cloudy amber with a thin tan head. Aroma was quite vinous at first with a fruity alc backed by sweet caramel and malt and a touch of citric hop.
Boozy sweet flavour, but not overpowering, mellows into a nice smooth malty finish.
DrHomolka (550), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Apr 8, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours ruby red with a small and quickly diminishing white head. After a few moments of smelling I registered the aroma of paint and for the rest of this beer I could not get it out of my head. There is the normal barley wine aromas underneath too, candy, caramel sweetness, alcohol, etc but the strong aroma of paint just cuts through. Maybe a little acetone too. Whatever it is it is quite unappealing. Taste is cloying, sweet, and a little plasticy. This beer did not sit well with me at all.
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