3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: NOV 26, 2006 This beer doesn’t feel like a 4.0 to me. Amazing pour of cloudy murky deep red Pontiac sunset. Fire and flowing orange. Head of soapy ivory. Standard lucious barleywine aroma, I love so much. Reminiscent of my early days of b-wines. Wow. Pine trees, hibiscus, mango candy, oranges dipped in chocolate all mingle in the flavor. But, eventually this is all swamped with hot hops, that are just a little too over the top for me. I bet this is good with lots of age. Needs to let the hops settle and gather a touch of oxidation (how often do you say that?). Surprsingly chocolate, with cherries dipped in choco liquer, laced with cinnamon on toast. Hops burst onto the scene, then fade into a supporting role, with a stable of lemongrass to round. A little acerbic for me. But, I’m a stickler on b-wines. Middle is fruit and rich with creamy apricots and figs. Finish is a long toasted hazlenut and roasted prok. Light artisanal butter run. Three-tiered and respected for that, but the hops are just too out of control and unbalanced for me, like a wild young labrador retriever amongst the rushes. Slightly jarring.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Bottle, 0.75 l, at Gallows Bird, 20120523) The beer poured mahogany coloured and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had malts, hops and sweetness. Palate was full bodied and warming with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, fruitiness, tangerine, hops, mild sweetness and medium bitterness. Aftertaste was malty, hoppy and bitter. Low sweetness was really nice as were the fruity hops. Bit harsh.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
75 cl bottle thanks to Rasmusott. The last beer at the tasting on 5/5/12, and I’m transcribing directly, and take notice of the regularity of the word "stuff". Hazy amber red pour, nice consistent off white head. Aroma has buckets of American hops, citrusy and piney - but aged! Nice caramel and raisins, lovely malt profile, sherry, tiramisu, a hint of ripe pineapple. The taste is just what an American barley wine should be - love malt profile - caramel, raisins, lovely malty stuff and a good deal of hoppiness - citrusy and piney (centennial and stuff) - lovely stuff!
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Shared 750 ml bottle @ Cosmic Comic Cafe. Pours a a deep, dark, reddish amber with a medium, yellowish-brown head that leaves quite a nice lacing. Aroma is quite sweet with caramel, resin, molasses, some pith and pine, a hint of ethanol and dried fruit as well. Taste begins stingy pith and caramel with caramel and resin taking more space in the middle, grapefruit on the finish with some dried, dark fruits as well. Quite sweet though not too much. Palate is full, quite oily, a bit sticky.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours clear deep red with a beige head. Aroma is nice fruity hops, peach, plums, pine, darker malts, caramel, thick orange, weak resin and overall pretty american barley winish. Taste is ripe fruits, hops, pine, reish dryish bitterness, syrup, caramel, peach, thick orange and an overall fresh feeling to it! Drinkability is top notch!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle from secret santa, pours a deep ruby/brown with a large khaki head. Aroma is doughy, figs, caramel, honey. Taste similar to aroma but sharp, with toffee and bitter hops on the finish. Very nice!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours cloudy golden brown color with an off-white head. Caramel and hoppy aroma. Flavor is smooth and dense hoppy and medium sweet caramel malty flavour. Fruity hops and mild spiced finish. Good stuff!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Reddish brown appearance with a big, tan head. Very nice, floral hoppy, toasty toffee, fairly sweet caramel malty aroma. Somewhat floral hoppy bitter, sweet, toffee, dark sweet flavor. Balanced and very nice.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a reddish brown color with a tan head. Aroma apples, grapefruit and caramel malts. Taste is sweet with dark fruits and caramel/toffee. Very low carbonation and smooth. Medium to full mouthfeel.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured from the bottle. Poured light, with a nice white head, and thick lacing. Aroma is dark fruit, some ethanol. Flavor also has the dark fruity flavors, some heat with the alcohol. The beer is thick and oily.. Doesn’t finish as dry as I would expect, leaves some sweetness. But it is good. I do notice some bitterness from the hops. I am thinking citrusy hops.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle @ home. Aroma is very rich malt, big hops and caramel. Flavour is sweet and malty, caramel, hops, spice. Awesome. Lazy rate great beer.
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