4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
i’m new to rate beer and barley wines but this really tastes good. sweet smell. head is sweet but the beer not so much.i didnt know how its supposed to be served and the bottle said keep refrigerated so i tried it first cold.....not recomended! then my buddy told me barley-wines room temp so i let it warm up and it was terrific!!
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours amber with thick off white head. Aroma has hops and caramel. Taste is big on the hops with nice blend of malt and caramel. Nice thick mouthfeel. This one is fresh and comes off more like a IIPA. Very similar to Maharaja. I love my hops and this was good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a deep red with an off white head that clings to the glass. Big nose of hops, hot alcohol, fruit, dough, molasses, caramel. Taste is very hoppy, sweet malt, some fruit, then more hops in the finish. A surprisingly hoppy barely wine. Pretty awesome for a barley wine.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
During one GABF week when I lived in Denver I had this on tap as my session beer! I’ve been drinking it for years in bottle and on tap and it’s a big league winner for a hoppy barley wine lover. Reddish amber, medium head. Big hops and malt, some alcohol, plums, molassas, caramel. Good fresh or aged.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22 oz bottle, courtesy of Acknud. Pours a hazy garnet color with a tiny off white head. Nice thick, syrupy mouthfeel with mild carbonation. Nose is hops & caramel. Taste is same as nose. Very sweet brew. Some alcohol warmth, but not overwhelming.
3.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22oz from Total Wine @$6.99. Smells wonderful, certainly one to appeal to the hopheads out there. I’ve had better Barleywines but this one certainly isn’t bad.
4.4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bomber: poured a cloudy red copper color. Very lovely and distinct smell that I can’t put my finger on. Sweet malt? Wonderful taste: thick sweet malty taste with hops and the end. Great balance between sweet and bitter. Alcohol was not noticeable. One of my favorites.
4.3 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle. Aroma of citrus, apples, caramel, flowers, dried dark fruits, licorice. Medium dark hazy copper hue. Average sized off-white frothy head that mostly diminished and left some lace. Flavor is sweet malt then transitions to flowers and sweet fruits and finishes with a noticeable bitterness. Palate is full bodied and oily flat. This barley wine looks and smells amazing but the hops are too dominating on the palate when fresh. 2 years in the cellar and this would be awesome. This one was too young.
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