 wickedpete (625), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
Jan 28, 2008 Hazy light brown color and now head formation. Aroma is woody, along with vanilla, and bourbon characters leading to a warm sugary note reminiscent of a pastry shop. Flavor is intensely sweet. Brown sugar, vanilla, and alcohol are noticeable up front followed by a thick cane sugar finish. A bit sticky all around and a warm alcohol sensation lingers in the mouth.
KnutAlbert (3101), Oslo, Norway
Jan 28, 2008 Lots of sweetness, oaky vanilla, warming alcohol. The alcohol strength shines through, not too pleasantly. Some sourness in there, but overall too sweet.
WisconsinBeer (514), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jan 26, 2008 Dark amber color with lots of floating sediment. Aroma is oak like caramel sugars and alcohol. Flavor is sweet, syrupy ripe fruit, charred sugar, a bit of dry oak, roasted malt, and alcohol. Hops are mostly absent. Full bodied. Pretty standard barley wine.
Tripplebrew (486), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jan 26, 2008 Pours a clear amber. Aroma is of oak, caramel, burnt sugar and notes of bourbon. Flavor is sweet of vanilla, sugar syrup, bourbon. Body is medium....a thick syrup style. pretty good oak beer.
Collint (450), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Jan 21, 2008 12 oz 07’ bottle. Took this one down in the beer bong, just kidding. Poures a redish amber color. Smells pretty complex with notes of fruit caramel. extremely rich and full body beer. Alcohol is present, well it is 14.9%. Great barley wine, very weird though.
TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Jan 21, 2008 DAMN BOY! Crazy beer! Smells of vanilla and caramel, taste is very complex and leaves your palate with a nice hint of vanilla. For being a 10 dollar beer it was worth every penny!!
ElGaucho56 (386), USA
Jan 20, 2008 Pours a devilish shade of red with a quickly dissipating blond head and a couple of chunks of yeast idly floating in suspension. Very oak pronounced nose, strong caramel alcohol, and a slightly tart fruitiness. Comes on strong on the palate, with an initial whiskey smokiness that quickly progresses through a tobacco bite onwards to vanilla liqueur sweetness then into a cough syrup finish. Mouthfeel is pure syrupy, clinging to the palate for some while, and any bitterness in the finish seems more due to the alcohol than hops, although a faint herbal hop character can be detected. Slowly grows more daunting as you sip away...
AgentSteve (1334), SF Bay Area, California, USA
Jan 20, 2008 Pours a deep ruby brown with quite a full oatmeal colored head. Nose is sweet, malty, and oakfilled, with a bit of apple like fruit. Flavor is sweet and woodsy, with an alcohol burn that is quite strong. More like a sipping liqueur, or brandy, than an ale.
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