 wunderbier (1266), Tampere, Finland
May 1, 2004
A wee 7 ounce bottle and a snifter two sizes too large. Caramel, toasted dark bread, and a hint of molasses in the malt aroma (M); earthy, floral hops (M); most of the aroma is present in peach and brown sugar notes. A deep red-brown body comes with an average sized, off white, creamy head that dissapears a tad to quick. Heavily sweet flavor becomes a heavily sweet, lightly bitter finish. Oh the rich caramel and toffee notes in the aftertaste are simply divine! Heavy body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. The bottom line is: the aroma and appearnce are great, but the taste and mouthfeel are to die for!
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 (371), 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 (765), 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!
Angeloregon (1891), Portland, Oregon, USA
Aug 30, 2008 12oz. bottle from Dave at By the Bottle--Cheers!--Poured a rich vibrant amber body. Not too much of a whitish head. Fruity, bubblegummy, alcohol nose. Lots of hops and malts. Bitter, dark fruitiness, and piny grapefruit in the finish. Big ass beer. A little unbalanced, but, hey, it’s a barleywine.
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