 ChainGangGuy (1602), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jan 29, 2008
Appearance: Pours a cloudy, dark amber body with a bubbly, off-white head. Just look at those legs!
Smell: Rich, sweet-smelling creme caramel aroma with notes of cinnamon, fruit, and a distant, faroff earthiness.
Taste: Wonderfully malty. Dark caramel, brown sugar, and fresh cinnamon with a lush, dessert-like sweetness. Rum-soaked plum fruitiness. Hint of meadow flowers. The booze is masterfully hidden within the brew. A moderate, palate-scrubbing, earthy bitterness keeps the sweet in check. Drying finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. Chewy mouthfeel.
Drinkability: Yes, sometimes twenty-two ounces of barleywine is something you need to knock out on your lunch hour - even at $20 a bottle.
Sammy (3135), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 28, 2008 This is a hoppy barleywine, maybe one of the first, a reincarnation of the old Dogwood. Gift of the brewer as it was no longer on tap.
garza (87), Caracas, Venezuela
Mar 22, 2008 Lots of flavor. Very rich aroma. A strong palate. It has a bitter end and you can really feel the alcohol in your tongue. Like they said: This beer is excess in a glass.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Jan 22, 2008 Name: Cloud 9
Date: 12/07/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub, North
opaque dark orange, frothy beige head, solid lace, sweet fruity aroma with an old earthy hop presence, lots of bitter hop flavor backed up by some great fruity character, just enough sweetness to keep it all in balance, as time passes the bitter starts to yield to the fruit,
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Name: Cloud 9
Date: 01/18/2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
the fruity character is rich from the start, just enough bitterness for balance, picking up some nice bitter orange,
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Name: Cloud 9
Date: 06/26/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: brewpub
very creamy body, picking up some alcohol in the aroma, the fruity malt just keeps getting better and better,
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Name: Cloud 9
Date: 07/12/2007
Mode: cask
Source: brewpub
hazy dark rusty res, big frothy beige head,
rich sweet fruity aroma,
rich malt flavor, lots of fruity sweetness, big wave of earthy hop flavor comes in halfway to balance and lingers with a long bitter finish, warming without being alcoholic,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
unclemattie (1620), Georgia, USA
Jan 15, 2008 22oz bottle, shared with titijo. Rich amber color. Sweet cane sugar aroma. Lots of caramel. Flavor is very very sweet. Lots of sugars, caramel malt, molasses flavors.. High alcohol. Textbook BW!
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