 keepersj12 (774), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
Oct 26, 2008 The aroma hits you hard. Very wine like and fruity. Pours a cloudy amber with a thin head. Flavor is more complex. Malty sweetness followed by a hard hitting hop aftertaste. Flavor lingers. Real good.
sonicstylee (13), cayuga, New York, USA
Oct 19, 2008 medium amber pour, nice beige head. smells of a malty-caramel/toffee notes. smooth and thickish, heavy malt flavor and great lacing all the way down, a real winner.
durhambeer (1186), Durham, USA
Oct 18, 2008 Sample from Durham WBF. I’m still not sure I see the point of these hoppy-ass American barleywines. This is big, sticky, and hoppy. Aroma is all hops with some malt. Orange/amber pour; not much head. Very floral hop quality. Needs age, perhaps? Over the top for my palate.
bradlyc77 (226), Sebastopol, California, USA
Oct 16, 2008 Bomber. Nice copper color. Great balance of malt and hops. Caramel and citrus flavors.
Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark
Oct 16, 2008 Meeting at DØ, Aarhus Syd, DK.
Bottled, 151008.
Copper with small head. Aroma of grapefruit, spruce and some malt. Flavor is caramel and lots of hop spices - citrus and grass. Alcholic note
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle at Beer tasting i organised at work ...copper ... sweet slightly malty and lots of pine hop ... Sweet juicy fruit ... very sweet but over hoppy for me ... little oily ... too bitter in linger ...
17thfloor (1402), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oct 4, 2008 [Fresher bottle] Pours a slightly hazy dark red orange with a nice creamy off-white fluff on top. Sweet aroma of piney and citric hops, rich lightly toasted caramel malt, ambrosia/fridge. I must admit this is an excellent american strong, really nice balance. Sweet lightly toasted caramel malts, not overly sticky, toasted or too sweet. Juicy citrus and earthy pine in perfect balance. Very flavorful without being over the top. A bit of cedar. The finish is great too, very clean with the sweetness dropping off quickly and the bitterness hanging around. Medium body, just full enough without being sticky at all, large but very soft carbonation, extremely quaffable. Balance is the key here.
Moosington (28), Costa Mesa, California, USA
Oct 3, 2008 22 Ouncer from Hi-Times. I have only had 5-6 in this style, so my assessment might be biased for now. Nice dark copper pour. Nose of caramel, candied fruit, heavy but pleasant hops. Flavor profile is a great balance between the hop charge and the sweet candied fruit and caramel. Extremely consistent with the nose. Finishes sweet, but the hops linger perfectly. As has been mentioned, the 9.2% definitely creeps up on you because you wouldn’t know it even without aging.
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