 wickedpete (625), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
May 18, 2008 Amber body, frothy white head. Strong hop aroma. Bitter malty flavor, not very sweet. Very thick body, almost pasty.
mjs (1446), Helsinki, Finland
May 16, 2008 (Bottle at Pikkulintu on 2008-05-15) Dark amber colour. Bit hazy. White medium-sized head. Lots of malts and Finnish Easter pudding in nose. Full and dryish palate. Finnish Easter pudding in taste, too. Hardly any sweetness at all, surprising. Hops begin to taste stronger when beer got warmer.
sayravai (3720), Helsinki, Finland
May 15, 2008 (Bottled) Slightly hazy dark amber with a smallish, bubbly head. Extremely grainy-malty aroma with strawberry and ashy hints. "Pale rye-pudding" flavor with a huge amount of malt, hefty dose of hops - and still its not sweet. Quite an accomplishment! Quite full-bodied with low carbonation. Definitely among the best barley wines out there.
haukur (682), Reykjavik, Iceland
May 14, 2008 Blatantly hoppy for a barley wine, hoppy and fruity aroma. Didnt take any notes for this one but I do remember a lot of peach and hop bitterness. Delicious late night sipper
Enjoyit (1697), Vadum, Denmark
May 14, 2008 Amber of color with a nice huge orange head. An aroma of malt, hops and liqurice aroma. A flavor of malt, hops, grapefruit and liqurice notes.
kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA
May 14, 2008 Served @ Brickskeller’s Lupulin Reunulin event. Pours an orange-burgundy color; light khaki head with patchy, fine-bubbled lacing. Solid amounts of earthy and mineral hops, red-ale maltiness, and cantaloupe in the aroma; a touch watery. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: red-ale / caramel maltiness; again, oddly watery and lacking viscosity; tea-like tannins and earthy hops; odd, disappointing barleywine. Medium finish: tea, fruitiness, and some lingering hop dryness.
kidmartinek (972), austin, Texas, USA
May 12, 2008 A dark amber beer with a small light tan head that laces well. Sweet aroma with notes of dark red apple. Flavor starts off really smooth and malt and transforms to a cascade bitter hop finish. It’s really a pleasurable experience to partake in this beverage. Flavor has a dark red apple peel flavor note as well. Mouthfeel is medium but on the thick side, and frothy as well. Finish is heavy, malty, and a little less hoppy all at the same time. The %content is neigh noticable; this could be dangerous.
hoptimus (50), Grand Island, New York, USA
May 10, 2008 Bomber. Poured hazy orange with a white head. Smells sweet with some cinnamon and licorice notes. Somewhat hoppy, but a bit shallow. The flavor was good up front, but really lacked in the back of the palate. Sort of shallow and one dimensional. Medium bodied, some alcohol. Smells much better and more complex than it is.
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