 DalzAle (517), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Bottle. Hazy amber caramel colored pour and a very sweet malty/sugar aroma. Flavor is rich raisin, caramel, brown sugar flavors and very sweet and syrupy malts on the finish. Strong beer, but not overpowering. Well worth the $9 price tag.
cyanescens (159), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 Aroma - ’’so-so.’’ Flavor - "some furious mating spawned this; Woody, bittersweet lingering finish." Not my thing, but "pretty awesome" still. v. 2007.
mastabass666 (97), California, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Aroma- barley, apple pie, cinnamon, earth, green apple, honey. Flavor- difficult to nail down; like a malty brew and apple brandy got into some furious mating and spawned this; dates, apple, honey, sherry, old wood. Very complex. Woody, bittersweet lingering finish. Pretty awesome. v.2006
hezron (604), Viroqua, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 2003 edition, 275ml bottle. Aroma of leather, malted barley, caramel and old musty paper with alcohol. Sweet flavor, pretty cloying. Other flavors that come to mind: butter, vanilla, fruit (apple?), wood, caramel. Thick body, nice carbonation for a seven year old barleywine.
ksurkin (416), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 9.3oz bottle, 2006 edition, from grape & gourmet. pours a dark, syrupy, cider brown with lots of sediment, almost no head, and a slight ring of lace around the edges. aroma is very nice and decadently sweet with huge fruit notes of red and green apple, pear, and apricot with notes of cinnamon, brown sugar, bready malts, and sweet yeast with a note of boozy, port wine and wet wood. flavor is excellent with delicate fruit notes of raisin, fig, and green apple with subtle sweet notes of toffee, brown sugar, and vanilla with hints of gingerbread set against a background of smokey, ashy wood that finishes like a fine, reposado tequila. palate is barely carbonated yet full bodied and sticky with a nice alcohol warmth. overall, and deliciously complex brew.
yobdoog (1543), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Dark amber brown, thick syrup like body. Aroma is sweet and complex, fruit, wood and lots of cider. Flavor is sweet apple juice with some spice other dark fruit, wood and some alcohol, brandy.
GruitBrewer (11), California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 20/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 This has got to be the most complex beer ever...Try it. and judge for yourself.
craftbeerdesign (772), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 2005 Vintage bottle. pours a light red with a small white head with some yeast sediment. very sweet, port and raisin aroma.... really nice. medium oily body... on the thick side... lots of dark fruit throughout... some brandy notes... but far more port. some alcohol on the finish... probably will be even better with a few more years in the cellar.
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