Hoptagon (60), Arlington, Virginia, USA
Jul 10, 2008
12oz. Bottle. Cellared from early 2007. Appearance of this beer is mahogany/ruby red in color with a medium tan head. Aromatics are complex with a mixture of dark over ripe fruits, burnt sugar and crystal malt. Flavor is similar with a heavy malt presence and some biscuit/bread like character. Carbonation is perfect, mild yet persistent and the beer is slightly heavy on the tongue without being overly syrupy. As this beer has been aged for a year and a half, the bite from the hops has subsided noticeably. Finish is dry with some mild bitterness. I’ve been drinking this beer for roughly 12 years or so now and while I can say that many breweries have caught on, few have managed to surpass this time tested classic.
Homer321 (80), Rockledge, Florida, USA
Sep 7, 2008 This is an old bottle, though I don’t know how old. I would say it’s an 8oz bottle, but I’m not sure when Anchor switched to the 12oz bottles. anyway. the nose is full of malty goodness, raisins, burnt sugar. no lacing. smooth and easy drinking for a barley wine. taste of english bittering hops are slightly earthy. slight alcohol in the nose, and slightly warming. The only thing that could improve this would be a hint of vanilla or wood aging - or both.
 JamesD (156), Centreville, Virginia, USA
Sep 4, 2008 I thought this was a great barleywine. There’s a lot of alcohol and malt to the aroma. Hints of citrus, flower, and cinnamon are very noticeable. The flavor is very malty, a little bit of christmas spice, and a nice warming feel coats your throat as it goes down the hatch. The palate is creamy, velvety, and extremely thick. This would be a good bread and butter, everyday barleywine, given it’s low price relative to other barleywines.
mirjukka (386), LOHJA, Finland
Sep 2, 2008 bottle 355ml 4,32€ from Alko Arkadia EXP Aug 09 ?
deep amber transparent Taste pleasant sticky pine, citrus, caramel .Fruitiness kick in aftertaste. Warming alcohol presents. I tasted this last time years ago and it was more steamy than this one. Anyway I could think this as dessert after dinner.
Mitch_Wayne (104), Kokkola, Finland
Aug 31, 2008 A nice, hoppy barley wine with a pleasant citrusy dry aroma and a malty lovely taste. Very balanced stuff, I could drink many of these in a row....
SuperDave70 (766), Arizona, USA
Aug 30, 2008 Pours a deep amber color with a small but creamy tan head that sticks around. Aroma of dark fruit, deep roasted malt, brown sugar and citrus hops. Flavor is much the same, sweet and sticky with a bit pine-citrus hop finish. Almost chewy on the palate. Nice warming alcohol. For less that $3.00 a bottle, you really can’t go wrong!
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