 b33r (363), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dec 13, 2007 Amber color with small off-white head and no lacing. Aroma was nice and malty with some vanilla notes. Flavor was really bad and unbalanced. Strange sugarry, syruppy malts. Very awkward, sweet flavor with woody notes. Overall a bad mixture of flavors...couldn’t finish the bottle.
AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
Dec 13, 2007 Clear copper color with a white sheen. Good oak charactor in the smell. Medium/heavy body and light carbonation. Sugary sweet taste is more grand cru like to me, with raisons, dried plums, caramel.and alcohol. Reminds me of a port wine. not too bad. 03/03/2006
robforbes (1083), Bremerton, Washington, USA
Dec 9, 2007 Updated: Jun 14, 2009old rating:
6/3/8/2/13 - 3.2
pour is a dark amber-orange with a small light tan head, and good lacing.
smell first hits you with a whisky smell, then dark fruit, toasted toffee, and wood.
taste is strong, smooth, a little sweet, prune, burnt caramel, toasted nuts, some sour malt, cedar, a little sweet cherry juice, and licorice, ends dry and a little bitter.
Syd (888), Waconia, Minnesota, USA
Dec 1, 2007 Bottle pours ruby red with a one inch tan head that leaves some nice lace. It looks awesome. The aroma is plums, oak, beautiful hops, wine like, cherry, sugar maple, just perfect. The flavor hit up front with sugar, caramel, candied cherries, oak, prunes, french slik, and vanilla. The palate is rich and sticky - but not cloying with some carbonation to balance the richness. There is some lingering sweetness and much warming. This might not be for everyone, but I for one have a place for sweetness and snifter time. This is meant to be had slow. This is over the top sweetness and alcohol - I love it. Wow, this is perfect for the first big snow of the season. This is what rating is all about. This is a very good English Barley Wine.
tsarman (794), Northern, New Jersey, USA
Nov 26, 2007 This was a really strong barley wine. Oaky and sweet. Vanilla taste. Light amber brown color. Little to no carbonation. A solid barley wine.
Jine (889), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Nov 24, 2007 12.23.07 12 oz bottle at tsarman’s apartment. Thick and rich, no alcohol discernible to me at least. OAK
RSRIZZO (1332), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Nov 22, 2007 Aroma is a rich sweet caramel scent that is a bit like a red wine. Color is an amber with a touch of orange. Carbonation is great with a nice tight tan head. Taste is super rich and sweet. Its a rich full bodied brew that has a bold flavor of dried cherries, brandy and oak. On the end there is a slight bitterness and a wonderful warm feel. This is one of the best Barley Wines I have ever had.
greenhorn1 (458), Mission Viejo, California, USA
Nov 21, 2007 12 oz bottle from bottletrek.com. 2006 batch 2. Pours reddish brown. Very sweet and very rich in flavor. Oak is noticeable along with cherries and vanilla and caramel malt. Somewhat complex, rich, yet smooth. Alcohol is noticeable, but I surprised to see that it was 14.9%. I really enjoyed sipping this one.
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