5 Seasons North The Flip

Brewed by 5 Seasons North
Style: Barley Wine
Alpharetta, Georgia USA

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: MAR 7, 2010
Name: Flip
Date: January 18, 2009
Mode: Bottle Conditioned
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque burnt orange, fine beige head
Aroma: huge sweet caramel aroma, light earthyness, sweet vanilla
Body: creamy body, soft and velvety
Flavor: rich caramel flavor, lots of sweetness brings out the caramel, nice fruityness, light spicyness, warm and warming
Overall: not much from the extras other than additional sweetness

Name: Flip
Date: March 03, 2010
Words: westside
Aroma: initial touch of egg custard in the aroma
Flavor: flavor is sweet and fruity, warming and spicy, just enough bitterness to add some balance to the sweet malts and sweet rum

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+ /4

Pours a hazy rich light brown color with a tan head. Aroma is caramel, brown sugar, molasses, rum, some cooked egg, apple, vanilla, and alcohol. Flavor is caramel, apple, molasses, toast, vanilla, some spice, and a nice warming alcohol finish.