 waolsen (1220), Littleton, Colorado, USA
Mar 2, 2007 bottle. bourbon color with nice clarity and off white frothy head. pine hops and citrus aroma. smooth and bitter. alcohol well hidden. citrus, hops and sweet malt backing. pine and earth. Definately more of an IIPA than a barley wine. mike likes to boogie.
michael-pollack (2603), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 1, 2007 22oz. Bottle: Aroma is pretty bitter. Smells strongly of hops with notes of grass, resin, pine, and a little grapefruit. Very nice aroma. Poured a deep amber color with a medium, rocky, tan head that lasted throughout. Great lacing. Clear. Sparkling. Flavor is heavily bitter but not sweet or sour. Tastes strongly of hops. Notes of pine, grass, and hop oil. Medium body. Average carbonation. Long bitter finish. Overall, very good. Seems more like an IIPA than a Barley Wine.
Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
Feb 28, 2007 Pours a darker amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is of citrus and pine hops, caramel, dark friuts, and alcohol. Flavor is strong of citrus and pine hops that gave way to the sweet malts and caramel. Finishes with some alcohol warming. Different from other barley wines I’ve had but it’s still very delicious.
Cliff (355), Avon Lake, Ohio, USA
Feb 28, 2007 2006 Bottle, poured a murky dark amber color with a thin, fleeting head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, slight smoke and piney hops. I was expecting more of a DIPA based on previous ratings, but this bottle has been aging for about 6 months so maybe that has mellowed them out. Rich flavor, malty and thick with an excellent piney earthy hop flavor that goes well with the caramel smoky sweetness. Thich viscious mouthfeel that coats everything. Got much better as it warmed, took me about 75 minutes to drink the entire bomber. A bit of alcohol warmth, but not to much that it makes is hot. Lasting finish that lingers across the entire palate. A truely delicious beer.
glkaiser (1150), Seattle, Washington, USA
Feb 27, 2007 2005 bottle Dark caramel color with small head. Beautiful mix of hops and maple sugar in the aroma. Oh yeah....that is tasty momma. Hops have definitely mellowed compared with fresh bottles I’ve had. But, they are def. still prominent and tasty. Lots of pine in this...almost some toasted nuts as well. Tasty.
Nihon (239), Vernon, Connecticut, USA
Feb 26, 2007 Had no idea this was a barley wine from the taste alone. Hoppy, alcohol well hidden. Well balanced, dry.
Jvittorio4187 (255), Boardman, Ohio, USA
Feb 25, 2007 all I have to say is HOLY HOPS!!!! For being a barley wine the alcohol taste did not stand out as expected, good hop note, smooth, drinkable, definite buy again. Price is a little steep.
JK (2946), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
Feb 25, 2007 Without the label, I would have called this a Double IPA. It isn’t as thick as I usually expect a barleywine to be. The aroma is good, lots of citrus-hop aroma with some sweet malt and sugar. Flavor is a balance of intensely sweet malt and bitter hops. It could probably use some age to cut down on the sugar.
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