3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask - no carbonation - highly sweet aroma, plums and grapes in the mix - flavors of figs, prunes, raisins - a near cloying sweetness isn’t balanced well enough by the minor hop bitterness - alcohol is very pronouced.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Huh, so this is a barleywine. On cask at the Gaslight. Dark brown porterish look, small head, fine bubbles. Smell toffee, molasses, some sort of roastiness and floral hops. Mouthfeel slightly chaky, medium-full. Taste mild coffee, semi-sweet chocolate, and a slightly crisp hoppy finish. Kinda wierd.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear dark deep brown body with mainly lasting head. Dark fruits on the nose, a little sweet. Taste comes across a little thin, notes of vegemite, crystal and dark fruits again.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brewtopia ’05. brown body, but no head. Chocolate, coffee and some hops. For the ABV it was all alcohol.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravity cask in a fair few places since I was a teenager in the late 70s. Nowdays seems far too sweet and cloying to me. Plenty of warming alcohol but nowhere near enough hops. My latest sample was at the Wenlock and despite lenghthy maturation it was still pretty sickly. Not the beer of yesteryear.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle that Styles found in the Michigan Beer Repository. Best before date of 11-97. Brown color. Lots of floaties. Thin white head which is pretty amazing considering the age of this beast. Cola-like aroma. Sweetish and slightly oxidized malt. Thin mouthfeel. Fair at this stage of it’s life. I would like to try this fresh off the cask.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
At Nicholsons in Cincinnati. Medium fizzy tan head with sparse lacing, fine-small sized bubbles, no visible carbonation, transparent, and a reddish brown hue. Malty, sweet, raisins and wine in the nose. Sweet, malty, chocolate, alcohol, toffee, and raisin flavor. Smooth and dry mouthfeel. Light body.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle from Vinmonopolet, Vika. Pours brown with a light brown head. Aroma of burnt caramel and sweet malt. The flavor is sweet caramel and alcohol.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draught. Dark red/brown, white head. Sweet and rich. Fairly assertive alcoholic taste. Plummy, raisiny. A decent beer, nothing special though.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
12.02.2012. 0,33l Bottle. Vintage 2009. Vinmonopolet Bergen - Valkendorfsgate. Dark brown colour with a small tan head. Rich malty aroma with dark roasted malts. Rich to medium body. Not as strong as expected for a Barley wine. Flavour is roasted dark malt, sweetness and some soft bitterness. At the end there is some burnt sugar or something. Very soft and smooth beer.
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