4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
had this in a 750 ml bottle. grapefruit with a heavy liquor smell. pours dark brown with a light head. grapefruit, with a caramel taste. hoppy, definatly taste the alcohol content all the way through. bitter near the end.this beer warms you up. medium mouthfeel. this barley wine is great!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Whole Foods behind CCB. Pours brown with a red tint and a small beige head. Aroma is grapes, brown sugar, grapefruit, licorice, and a hint of mollasses. Flavor is bitter grapes, burnt wood, and some nuts. Medium mouthfeel with some nice warmth.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
( 22 oz bottle). Pours a slightly hazy dark orange color with off-white head. Aroma is slightly musty,cheese, alcohol-familiar Avery. Taste is sweet with bitter with the sweetness reasserting itself. Medium bodied beer with a slight oily texture. Bitter finish, but not overly bitter. Good, but not great, beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle pours a cloudy amber beer with a tiny light brown head. Scent is hoppy. Taste is hoppy with a hint of sweetness. Booze is hidden well.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 9, 2012 Bomber (have also sampled this on draft). Pours dark amber with a medium off white head. Aroma is big on piney hops. Flavor is a lot more of the same, plus lots of sweet caramel malt. Finishes drier than I would have expected for a barley wine. More like a double IPA with all that hoppiness. Palate is thick and oily.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2007 Vintage Keg tapped at DeCicco’s in Ardsley NY and filled into a growler for me!
Appearance: Nice brown with a ruby center and a white 2 finger crown that shows moderate retention and a good amount of lace.
Smell: Very nice toffee malt and herbal/citrus hop presence. Just a pungent beautiful nose that is quite intoxicating.
Taste: Delicious in every way...smooth and balanced hop to malt mix here. Fruity juicy sweet malt with a really nice floral hop note and underlying grapefruit. The two years age are really making this one sing. All the flavors are working together flawlessly.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and a touch chewy with a good amount of carbonation.
Drinkability: The abv is the ONLY thing holding this one back. Great flavor profile and mouthfeel.
Serving type: growler
Reviewed on: 11-01-2009
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had from bottle from BevMo. Pours cloudy orange with a nice bubbly white/tan head. Aroma is a nice blend of hops and malts with the hops really coming through. Sweet malts are dominant as well in this barleywine. Though I’m not the biggest fan of barleywines, the taste of Avery’s really worked for me. I think the hops really upped the drinkability as the malts don’t dominate the flavors here. Taste is initially bitter from the hops, finishes a bit dry and sweet. A nice ale for those that probably aren’t huge barleywine fans.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at The Taphouse, pours dark amber. Aroma of caramel / sticky toffee, piney hops and a nice semi-sweet malty backbone. Wonderful barley wine.
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