3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(2003) Edition. Aroma has vinous qualities, candy, molasses and some piney hops. Pour a copper brown, nice tan head and lacing. Flavour is sweet. Alcohol is present. Slight harshness in the finish due to young vintage. Finish is quite smooth. Definitely will improve with age, but satisfying nonetheless.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 11, 2007 2007 best batch since 2003. Does not have the sourness of the last two batches. A fuller maltier body. Worth stocking up. I hear the 2008 will be coming soon.
2006 Sampled off the tank at the brewery and I am excited! Bottles have a sour edge. Still not the 2003.
2005 Started off kind of thin and tea-like. Developed into a nicer beer you could have every night. Not what 2003 was.
2003 10%. Yes I know I should cellar it, that’s why I bought 24. Clearer than typical. Nice dark amber with very thin head. Warm spice-light Christmas smell with muted Alley Kat yeast. If this does improve with age I look forward to annual tastings. Rich thick caramel and alcohol flavour. Some spice in the aftertaste.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bright copper. Fruity and heavy on the malt in the nose, alcohol causing a ruckuss as well. The body is quite sweet and smooth with a light hop bitterness towards the end. I've never been a huge fan of the barley wine, nothing impressive to me here.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JUN 26, 2005 Golden amber. Slightly bizarre aroma of grapes, cucumber, caramel & toffee, flowers, and some tropical fruit hoppiness. Sweet, smooth creaminess with coconut sweetness; fruit esters like apricot, pear and crabapple. Long malts omnipresent (bread crust, molasses). Fairly light for its size.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2000 bottling, 10.2%abv. brownish red colour, off white head. mellow malt, caramel and alcoholic hops on the nose. very smoot, yet filling mouthfeel. starts smooth, leading to sweet toffee and big round maltiness. some tart suggestions of orange hard candy before hoppy finish. very nice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Black tea, amber, smallish rings. Alcoholic aroma, decent smoothness. Malty front, liquor middle.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2000 Vintage! Sweet enticing butterscotch aroma. Ruby/amber, a small cream head. High octane, great warming sensation, Rich texture, which becomes mellow and sweet. Lovely. Thanks mr._kimchee!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(2000) Dark orange-copper. Thin tan head. Big malt (caramel) & hop nose. Full, syrupy body. Rich malty character of caramel & butterscotch. Good hops. A decent beer but could be much more complex.
2.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 4/20
Pain! I have had some and the nesxt morning was awful! Better to stay home and drink Rolling Rock, but did it, and dammit she was ugly, but so was my tax return.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
this puppy will rock your world, Big ABW, big malt and good hop presence. Robust, strong a real pleasure for the ’Strong Of Palate’.
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