4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
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.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
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.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber. Nice copper color. Great balance of malt and hops. Caramel and citrus flavors.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
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
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
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 ...
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 21, 2011 [Fresher bottle] 10.4.2008 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. 8.5.9.5.18 . . . . . . [fresh 2011 bottle] Okay, probably not going to rerate at a 4.5... but luckily it’s still pretty damn good like I remembered! Pours a clear reddish orange, brilliant color, thick sticky frothy light tan head. O sooo dry piney in the nose! Love the dry pine resin aroma, centennial? simcoe? chinook? somewhere in there, really has that great centennial aroma, very clean, light citrus and caramel but it’s all about the dry pine needles here. Flavor follows, pine needles are framed perfectly with just a bit of sweet caramel, resin and citrus! Great balance! Remains one of my favorites! And the price is incredible here too! 8.4.9.4.17... although it could probably get a 5 for drinkability and a 9 on aroma if it were a tad stronger... Fantastic dry grapefruit finish!
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
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.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber. Pours a hazy brownish copper with little head except for some froth at the edge of the glass. Aroma of piney/citrusy hops, caramel, dough, and sugar. Hops up front on this one with a nice bitter surge, sweet dried fruits and caramel, then fading to a sweeter finish with some occasional bitter notes. Very smooth for 9.2%. Leaves an attractive white lacing on the glass. I bet this would be good in a few years as well.
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