 golubj (1275), Sunnyvale, California, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Bottle. Muddy orange - brown pour with only a little white head. Aroma is nice caramel malt, with some pit fruit, and citrusy esthers. Flavor is the same, strong malt, both caramel and pit fruit aspects, decent bitterness, similar to american style double ipa or strong ales.
Skyview (3930), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Picked up a single 500ml bottle from Heritage Liquors in Maplewood, MN. Pours a hazy dark reddish amber colored brew with an average sized off-white head that has some nice retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus zest, some raisins, caramel malt, dark pitted fruits and vanilla. Taste is medium to full bodied, nice balanced carbonation with flavors of caramel malt, citrus and floral hops, and some tropical fruit. Finish is semi-sweet, alcohol is well hidden with some mild bitterness that slowly disappears. Almost close to a Barley wine profile with some added hop bitterness.
BeerandBlues2 (3190), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Bottle. Pours hazy tawny with an average, rocky off-white head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, nutty), average hop (herbs, grass), heavy yeast (dough, earth, leaves) with notes of plum, date, and brown sugar. Full bodied, creamy texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.
Beer2000 (1775), Kristiansand, Norway
Oct 29, 2009 500 ml bottle. Golden amber body with a decent tan head. Aroma is citric hoppy and hay. Flavor is sweet malty, some caramel and a sharp, fruity bitterness with grapefruit. Very well made and in perfect balance. Easy drinkable.
Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 27, 2009 In short: Rich but refreshing fruity caramel and a ton of resinous woody hops. Very good uber-hoppy barley-wine-ish brew.
How: Bottle 500ml. Consumed with a little age but more than 6 months before expiration date
The look: Cloudy orange-amber body topped by a medium beige head
In long: The strong nose is tangy with wood resin and caramel. The beer is sweet with plenty of rich caramel with a touch of honey. Fruity notes of citrus, pineapples, tropical fruits lighten up add a much welcomed refreshing character. A lot o resinous hops with a woody character provide an appropriate balance. Finish has sticky bitterness and caramel. No alcohol presence. A little yeasty. Full body and very active carbonation. This is a beer for those who enjoy the likes of Arrogant Bastard and such. I don’t know if Batch One is just a name or if this is really the first batch they brewed. But if this is in fact the first batch they brewed then this brewery started with a bang! Same way Nirvana ended.
porterhouse (1147), Alna, Maine, USA
Oct 10, 2009 (500 ml bottle from 1828 Vintage House) Pours slighly hazy dark ruby-amber with two fingers of light yellow/biscuit/light amber head. Aroma of pine, candy-malt, caramel, vanilla, light sweat and light chocolate and licorice. Mouthfeel smooth and nicely beefy. Light, weepy, webby dabs of lacing that are fairly well-retained. Flavor of caramel, vanilla and candy-malt overlain by medium-bitter pine. Light chocolate and licorice emerge more on the back end as it warms. Finishes with a medium-bitter piney bite leading to lingering bitter aftertaste. A bit retro-nasal hot. Tasty, good and well-made but needs a little more malt oomph and a bit more complexity to really stand out. Looks, smells and tastes alot like a barley wine, as it is described on the label.
sfhodense (554), Odense NØ, Denmark
Oct 6, 2009 Old notes from DØE Valby 07. Copper with a beige head. Sweet caramel with loads of hops, citrus and grape. Nice.
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Oct 1, 2009 Bottle at home ... copper big foam off white head ...lime zexty grapefruit pine nose ... big sweet pine hop ... some grapefuit ...citrus toffee ... oily bitterness in linger ... with some peppery undertones
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