 ditmier (1057), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 6, 2009 2009 Bottle - Pours a cloudy tana the a large beige head...aroma is sweet toasty malt and hop resin...100 IBUs, I believe it just from the smell alone...flavour is s bit dirty, sweet caramel, but I get a bit of swampy peat, bitterness is consistent and not too overpowering given the residual sugars...odd stuff..
Nena (136), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Pours orange brown with a medium beige head that retained well. Aroma is sweet and caramelly with pine hops. Flavor is a lot of citrus and pine hops with a syrupy malty and fruity sweetness. With the strong hop presence, this is a bit like a sweeter version of an Imperial IPA.
potbeercollege (316), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Bomber. Red orange with small brown tan head. Aroma is very hoppy and specifically grass hops with lots of malt sweetness also in aroma. Flavor is sweet hop and citrus hoppy with big malt sweetness specifically caramel. End is dry long and bitter. So much flavor.
Fratto (704), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 Bottle from Majestic at Eastchase. Strange hops to sweetness thing going...
aaronbr (54), Palo Alto, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 18, 2009 This is my first time trying barleywine, so pardon the fact that I’m learning about the style more than this particular brew in this rating. It has a deep, murky golden color, like a dark IPA. Smells great. Very hoppy, with a lot of interesting complexity on the nose. The difference between this and an IPA are apparent on first taste. A somewhat fruity characteristic blends nicely with a strong hoppiness, and maybe a little caramel and vanilla. It’s a little heavier than most beers I’ve had, but I definitely really like this one. I recommend giving it a shot if you’re into hoppy ales and intense IPAs.
Wombata (74), Kobe, Japan
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 8, 2009 Aroma: Initially soft, creamy caramel rapidly changed to a more vegetal, resinous nose with clove/brown spice notes.
Flavor: Dried Orange, malt, and caramel on mid-palate that continues onto finish with the addition of some coffee flavors.
Comment: Aged one year. Shorter, mellow finish. Strength is its very smooth full-bodied mouth feel and malty flavors. The sheer volume of malt overwhelms the 91IBU ƙ-08).
Updated Summer 2009 tasting. Aged 2 years.
Color: Transparent brown
Aroma: Sweet caramel, floral hop, touch of citrus.
Flavor: Better balanced now.
Comment: With 2 years aging, I would raise the score to a 3.9-4.0. Still, other strong beers may be more worth aging.
hirigalzkar (563), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 6, 2009 Bottle. Very hoppy american style barley wine. Almost an DIPA. Bitter. Not as complex as you wish it to be.
Pipper (233), Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 1, 2009 Bomber from The Village Market. Pours a warm light brown with a solid off-white head. Probably one of the lower abv barley wines I’ve had but still a lot of complexity going on in the aroma and flavor. A little spicy, citrusy with some lighter sweet malts dominating. The alcohol became more pronounced towards the end of the beer, maybe due to warming up a bit. Enjoyable and I would come back to this one again.
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