4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JUN 20, 2003 Re-rate 6-20-2003. This review is for the 1999 vintage of Numbskull. This beeer is damn near perfection. Easily drinkable full of cherry and vanilla notes. Good hopping still after all these years. The beer is perfect the only thing holding me back from a 5 is the freaking cork breaking off and crumbling in one of the bottles.2000 edtion, poured a copper color with a medium sized tan head. Aroma is a very mellow malty/ caramel. I have to admit that I'm not a barleywine lover, but this is extraordinary! Sweet malty taste that is smooth and creamy. This is one of the best beers I have ever had. I tried Old Foghorn years ago and was determined not to try this style again but AleSmith is something I cant pass up. I'm gonna have to go and try some more barleywines now and see if I've been missing something.
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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