Antares Barley Wine

Brewed by Antares
Style: Barley Wine
Mar del Plata - P. de Bs As, Argentina

Serve in Snifter

Bottle. Pours golden, with a nice, full head. Very hoppy aroma with lots of pine and resin, almost drowning what little malt comes through. Flavour is very fruity, with a lot of hoppy bitterness, but here there’s in addition some lightly burned, caramel malt. This would be a very good APA or even IPA, but the hop domination of the malt has got to affect the rating of this as a BW.

SMÖF 2011. Golden beer, small head. Vinous aroma, alcohol, some fruits, raisins, figs. Vinous flavor, some glue, alcohol, sweet fruits.

2008 vintage, sample @ SMÖF 2011. Pours clear dark amber with a small off white bubbly head leaving some lacing. Aroma is sweet, raisins, madeira, fidges, fruity and alcohol. Flavor is fruity, alcohol, raisins, bitter, fidges, madeira. Has lost some of the character I’m afraid. Finishes bitter, fruity and a bit sweet.

Sampled at SMÖF 2011. Pours hazy brown with a small white head. Smells and tastes nutty and abit cheese with a similar finish.

Clear copper orange color with reasonable lacing. Mild aroma of caramel and earth. Taste mostly caramel with a grittiness/earthy taste. Weak edge for a barley wine.

750ml bottle poured into my Rodenbach tulip... Pours a light brown, with a golden hue. A decent white head leaves a finger cap, good lacing... The aroma is floral alcohol. A hint of malt. A very faint bw aroma, but very boring... The taste is equally bland and boring. Malt with a hint of alcohol and hops. Finish is very chemical. This is not very good and not worth trying. Pass

Low carbonation, for the abv it doesn’t pack much alcoholic or flavorful punch.

750, capped. Thanks, Mark! Pours a murky medium brown with a loose tan head that dissipates quickly. Malty, toffeeish, somewhat butterscotchy nose. Sharp vodka twang as well. Sticky medium body, lots of malt, big candy bar presence with lots of caramel and toffee. Hot and dry finish. OK.