3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma and taste is burnt rubber bands, honey and citrus. To me, it tastes more like an imperial IPA, with the booze being fairly well hidden. Solid beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
pours a reddish brown coour with a thin off white head that quickly fades. sweet malts come out in the aroma, but so do the hops. taste is very malty upfront, with intense bitterness in the end. mouthfeel is sticky, medium bodied. the alcohol is there, but it’s well hidden. not at all a bad beer, but a pretty boring barleywine.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
cloudy red amber, smooth white head.
aroma is quite hoppy, loads of malts, stale hops good bw.
flavor is malty, stale hoppy, caramelly, boozy strong in a nice way.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Smells grapefruity, caramel, piney, lots of hops but a clear malt sweetness. Lots of hop bitterness and flavor. Lighter body than expected. Pretty awesome hop profile. Huge and bitter and malty just like barleywines should be. Great beer.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Avery Brewing Co. in Boulder, CO. This russet red ale emits an intense hop aroma, and hops come through in every sip thereafter. Fans of English-style barleywines should avoid this ale, as its assertive hoppiness gives it more in common with west coast dipas than with its Old World influences. Taken on its own merits, I found it delicious, as the caramel-sugar backbone and intense hoppiness combined to yield unexpected flavors of oranges and mangoes. With a lighter body than most barleywines, this also carries off the abv reasonably well. The unquestioned highlight of my day in the tap room.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
aroma is piney hops alcohol and caramel, leaves nice lacing all the way through. taste is very sweet then is balanced by a nice dry hoppy finish, mouthfeel is sticky and great. letting two others age for a while
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
another mystery disappearing review that didn’t get transferred from the old site... a dark red pour, light tan head, average... a hot nose with some citrus and malt... taste with grapefruit and caramel and booze, nothing special here
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at Avery. Filtered amber-brown. Thin, steady, oily beige head. A unique and well done take on a Barleywine. Clean and smooth body, with a massive hop backbone. Big and bold, this is pretty phenomenal. Ive had it multiple times before in the bottle, but the fresh, zesty hops come out on tap. Rich caramel malt tones. World Class. Great beer.
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