21st Amendment Lower da Boom (DeBoom) Barleywine

Brewed by 21st Amendment Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
San Francisco, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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Pours an amber gold with no head. Aroma of heavy caramel malt and alcohol. Taste is boozy, malty. Not so much going on but still tasty. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On draft at Isaacs. Nice dark fruit flavor and candy smell. Good strong flavors of raisin and caramel malt and bread.

This was the second beer I enjoyed by the fire after a day backpacking the Art Loeb Trail in a torrential downpour. As I only had one cup, minimalism and all, there was probably a bit of Ten Fidy residue in my REI mug. Poured a dark gold with minimal head. Malty flavors with hints of honey. Okay beer. Wouldn’t seek it out, but I certainly wouldn’t turn one down while wet as a dog on the top of a mountain. Can - Given by Westmeister - Art Loeb Trail, NC

Can. 4/21/13. Pours deep translucent red with a very bubbly off-white head; great color. Aroma is citrus hops, dark fruit, caramel, grass, herbal. Taste is apple, peach, dark fruits, citrus, alcohol, some wood, caramel, dry bitter citrus finish. Some nice lacing. Medium-high carbonation; aggressive bubbles. Mouth feel is chewy. Really enjoyed this. The impressive hop character makes this feel a bit more like a DIPA to me than a barley wine. Still quite enjoyable. I also enjoy the simple packaging.

Pours a clear caramel red with a minimal tan head. Smells of caramel, bread, grass. Taste is sweet and bitter, caramel and bready malts followed by a spicy and floral hops, figs, peach.

Thin head of fine bubbles. Sweet and malty aroma with some sour cherries, pine and roasted grains. Color is a dark mahagony brown. Hoppy flavor with lots more pine sap, smoked malts and some mint and spices. Rather unbalanced with a thin body which really makes the alcohol come to the forefront. Stong heat and alcohol presence that makes the gums tingle. Malty and spicy finish. An ok barleywine that needs more body to balance it out a bit.

Meh. A very average barley wine. The unique packaging made me think this was going to be an adventure, but just as the old adage says, you can’t judge a book by its cover. Aroma was alright. Burnt sugar, malt and plum/figs. Pour was a dark amber with a thin off white ring for a head. Taste very weak; especially for the strong alcohol content. There was burnt malt, dark fruit and terpentine in the front. The finish was thin and quick. Grapefruit and pine cleaner. Very light carbonation. Was expecting much more.

8.4 oz can from trade with DrSilverworm. Canned 2/5/13. Pours a cloudy orange-amber color with a small bubbly head that quickly fades. Aroma has burnt caramel, citrus, and brown sugar but there is noticable alcohol too. Taste is decent, lots of lemon citrus and lightly burnt caramel. Moderately sweet and not much bitterness. Rubbing alcohol finish but very little burn. Overall, an ok barley wine.

Deep golden orange color. Thin dense head. Nose is malty, doughy, sweet. Bitter sweet, dark coca taste, wet alcohol lingers on the tongue. Pretty cool beer. Yumm.

Can. Pours a deep amber with a very thin beige head and good lace. Nose of burnt brown sugar, caramel, pungent rubbing alcohol. Not sure if I should sip this or huff it. Some decent caramel, fig, brown sugar flavor but the booze overwhelms. Tastes every bit of the 11.5%