Appalachian Broad Street Barley Wine

Growler thanks to Joeec5. Dark brown color with a small tan head. Aroma of dark roasted malts, chocolate and a bit of brown sugar. Nice roasty flavor with a bit of char, lots of dark chocolate and some lactic sourness. Alcohol very well hidden. More porterish than BWish, but tasty nevertheless.

Sampled from a growler thanks to Joeec for bringin this one, thanks Joe. Pours a deep dark brown with only a slight hint of head. Aroma has large choclate notes, raisin, doughy grain and a good dose of alcohol. Full bodied with light carbonation. Flavor of chocolate, dark fruit, grain and alcohol. A good beer but that caramel, toffee flavor was missing to be calling this one a barley wine.

Growler, thanks to the crew at Dmac’s for bringing this one. Pours out dark brown with a small fading head, sweet/alcoholic nose. Taste is complex, alcohol content is well hidden. Sweet fruits, some chocolate and earthy notes in there also with a decent amount of hops. Interesting

Dark brown/black body with a small tan head. The nose is toffee, dark fruit, pine and citrus. The flavor is sweet, moderately bitter with lots of caramel/toffee, resinous pine, light citrus, prunes and raisins. Full body is sticky with moderate carbonation.

On tap in Gettysburg. Poured very dark brown with small white head. Nose of fruit and sweet malt. Flavor was sweet with flavors of fruit, molasses, and finished with bittering hops. Nice and unexpected during my trip to PA.

Draft at the Cameron St. brewpub. Pours very dark brown with lots of bubbles and beige head. The aroma is very malty with some chocolate and quite a bit of toast. The flavor is intense toffee and alcohol. Hints of chocolate, earth, and some woody and spicy hops float around, too. The finish is raisiny with some alcohol burn and pine. Tannic, fruity notes linger into the aftertaste.

5oz draft at the Cameron Street location. They told me its against the law to bottle this because of the high alcohol content in PA. I would buy it. My co-workers asked if it was a stout by the dark cherry wood color and I replied no. This was a sweet rather Earthy coffee/biscuit-like beer which didn’t hide the alcohol well in its aftertaste. There was some woodiness along with a chewy sensation. Its almost as if the beer bursts open as it hits my tongue. A bit on the wet side though and it could use some more CO2.

Was served a 6 oz. glass at the brewery in Harrisburg, which seemed kind of small. Noteably dark for a barleywine, with a nice tan head and lacing. Very complex and earthy, and I think this would be perfect with a nice cigar.