4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
BOmber from Julios. Bottle about one and a half year old.
Appearance : Clear a shiny amber with small head. Not much lacing.
Aroma : Great caramel malt with piney hops and sweet caramel. Light oxidation but enjoyable and adds complexity.
Taste : Awesome sweet caramel with nice resinous hops. Finish medium bitterness with resinous hops and big sweet caramel.
Overall : Very nice barley wine. Not too hoppy nor bitter, very nice caramel flavours. Very well balanced and cohesive. Not too much alcohol.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber from Leukens Dunedin. Pours clear orange amber with a white head. Nose is caramel, citrus, pine, and booze. Flavor is intensely caramel-minded with grapefruit and citrus hops trying to shine through the caramel. Finish arcs with more caramel and dry-hopping provides a floral and bitterness to the finish. Enjoyable barley wine.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bomber to chalice thanks Will. Pours amber with thin white head. I get citrus and florals. Taste is sweet with an astringent finish that hangs around a little too long for my taste.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
No date, but this is the old label.
The beer pours a hazy brownish-amber color with a white head. This is a beer with a huge aroma. I get a lot of piney hops as well as some brown sugar and some alcohol. All of the things you expect in a big, American barleywine are present and stand out.
The flavor is also as expected. I get a lot of bitter pine with some brown sugar and alcohol mixed in. The bitterness is medium to high and is complimented by a lot of hop flavor.
Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Great barley wine to start. Pours a dark amber with a thick off white head that had a tinge of red. Smell is definately hop forward (which I like) with some sweet caramel malts and maybe a touch of ripened fruits. Taste hides the alcohol nicely. Big hop taste quite similar to an iipa with th nice malt backing. I say this one needs to be drank fresh due to the large amount of hops. Very enjoyable.
3.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Real solid barleywine.....will put some hair on your chest, stands the test of time
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
This barleywine has a lot of hop characteristics for this style which I love. I’m not a fan of the malt bomb barleywines. Slight carbonation hop and barleywine style malts are very nicely balanced
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber poured to sampler glasses at a local tasting party. Displayed a hazed brownish copper hue, with modest, off white/light tan head foam and fair cling to the curtainy lacing. The aroma was sweet fruit with hints of vanilla and caramel. Noticeable hop bitterness held on after some cellaring, but rich malt sweetness was primary in the flavor. Full bodied with decent alcohol warm. On my A list of top Barleywines.
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