5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
2002 bottle. I received it as a wedding gift from my brother. Pours a nice ruby red with a bright white head which quickly fades from the top. Strong notes of malt and carmel, as well as rasin skins. Sweet attack which fades to a warm and sweet, mellow, malty finish. A wonderful, wonderful brew.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Brown, tan head, significant cloudy yeast sediment at bottom (nice). Aroma is caramel and resinous, floral hops. Flavor is straightforward, caramel obscuring the details of the hops. Medium, clean bitterness. Medium-heavy body. Drinkable. slight appricot, hint of bubblegum (just a hint). Not as complex/interesting as I was expecting.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma of toffee/ caramel/ malts/ brown sugar. Appearnce is reddish brown with thin head. taste is sweet with a hint of hop on the back end but little bitterness. Palate is a bit thin, wanted more oily, viscosity. Overall this is a really nice barleywine that would really warm the guts on a cold day.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Rating #600. 2010 vintage. 750 mL bottle from Total Wine in Tucson, served in a snifter. Pours hazy reddish chestnut with a small tan head that fades to a thin remnant, leaving a trace amount of fine lace. The nose has big notes of caramel, molasses and toasted malts, along with alcohol, figs, raisins, herbs and a touch of earth. The flavour is moderately sweet with molasses, caramel, figs and raisins, with a balancing slight bitterness. Slightly bitter notes of cocoa and herbs emerge towards the end and endure through the finish, which is long, peppery and slightly bitter. On the palate, it is full in body with a dryish texture and soft carbonation. Overall, this is an excellent barley wine. It has beautifully complex malts with nice cocoa, hops and spice for balance. Very tasty. I would love to compare this one to a young example. 2011-12-25
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Alesmith tasting room. Pours a caramel color with some foamy beige head. Nose has some citrus hops and alcohol. Taste is slightly sweet with a fair amount of bittering hops in the back end. I get a bit of caramel or toffee in this. Nice.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 8, 2012 A -pours dark red brown hazy no head no lacing.
S - dark dried fruits, prunes, dates, raisins, subtle chocolate malts abd light floral hops, some piny notes.
M- heavy syrupy body with no car and some lacing.
T - dried dark fruits on the nose. raisin first. Prunes dates and dried apricots. Light floral spicy hops. Malty sweet ale ending. Nice warm booze throughout, but not over powering. Very fruity barley wine, with a nice hoppy middle, and a lingering malty end.
7+
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 mL bottle. Pours a reddish amber with a large off-white head. Caramelly, toasty aroma, with some hints of pine and dark fruit, a little suggestion of alcohol. Flavor leads with bitter pine resin hoppiness, blending into caramel and toasted biscuit. An extremely well-made barley wine.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bouteille de 750ml. Encore une fois merci SlovakSniper. Barley wine orangé avec une mousse brune. Le nez est exubérant, fruité, avec du caramel, une tonne de malt et du houblon. La bouche est décadente avec des goûts de caramel, de malt. de la tire Sainte-Catherine (Klendack !!). La texture est ronde, gluante, épaisse et visqueuse. Une bière à boire à petite gorgée.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
(Thanks to JB84 for this world class barley wine) Une superbe tête mousseuse beige repose sur un liquide aux contours profondément ambrés. Des parfums qui transpirent les houblons fruités et l’exotisme avec une base richement maltée et indéniablement décadente. Une présence d’alcool et des fruits foncés qui chatouillent les narines. Un nez fabuleux qui frise la perfection. Des saveurs qui sont caramélisées avec des malts grillés et des houblons savoureux, justement amérisants, remplis de fruits tropicaux et de résine. Une réelle virtuosité. Une bouche pleine et habitée, un corps solide, un pétillement maîtrisé et une texture plantureuse. Une finale complexe et chaude, une rencontre du meilleur des deux mondes, un cadeau pour les papilles.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pour is a nice mahogany with a thin tan head. Nose is of dark fruits, and brown sugar. Taste is of several different dark fruits, such as dates and plums with a plain brown sugar taste. Palate is shocking smooth considering.
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