4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
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.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle pours rich amber brown. Frothy head laces nicely. Fantastic aroma that is inviting. Rich malt flavor with a nice amount of sweetness. The finish is nice and dry with some hop kick and alcohol. This is a very good barley wine.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pour with a 1 finger width head that reduces to a half finger width. Good lacing throughout. Smell is seriously hopsy, good grapefruit and orange peel scent. Color is a good amber color. Taste is predictably hoppy which I am very happy with. I didn’t really notice any sort of sweet finish. Has a very crisp flavor that is very good.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Flaske. Super lækker duft slår dig i møde fra denne let uigennemsigtige klassiske amerikanske barley wine farve øl. Kraftigt humlet selv efter 3 år, men det står godt til den meget søde maltbase. Super øl især imponerende at der stadig er sådan et punch efter 3 år.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark amber with a nice thick beige head. Aroma is completely hop forward, in a good way. There are also some caramel and slightly spicy alcohol. Sweet doughy flavors are outshined by the citrus and pine hops. Almost an east coast DIPA really. Even has a nice bitterness on the finish. Great chewy body with high drinkability.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark amber beer with a thick brown head. Aroma is grassy, citrus, hops with notes of alcohol. Flavor is sweet caramel, citrus and a ton of hops. Medium body. This is an awesome barley wine.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
<i>Thanks to jjpm79 for the bottle!</i>
Opaque tan-amber with small yellow-ish head. Nose is nicely balanced with fresh citrus, sugar, tea-malt, and alcohol. Flavor is even better, so balanced with the fresh fruity hop, the malt, and the slight alcohol. Palate is a little salty, not so sticky though. Overall, supremely drinkable barley wine with a lot to offer. Kind of Old Horizontal-lite. Oink!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
22 oz bomber. This beer just makes me happy. Everything about it is really solid without any major surprises, but in a good way. As advertised, this barley is definitely on the hoppy side of things but never out of balance. Leafy florals and thick citrus are big in the aroma, along with nutty sweet malts, fruit basket, and minor weak proof alcohol. A good fluffy white head on the pour as well, nice lacing and a good layer of retention, medium-thick cloudy body with some particulate, and a bright rusty orange color in the appearance. Great body and feel on the palate that has the right amount of oomph for a barely wine while still being nicely creamy and drinkable. The balance here in the flavors really is perfect also the whole way through. The earthy, woody leaf hops are quite nice, with nutty caramel cereal that blends into sugary sweet candy fruits and bitter citrus through the finish. This was a top of the line barley wine that maybe didn’t push the limits as much as it could, but its very hard to complain that it didn’t.
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