 djd07 (721), Houston, Texas, USA
May 8, 2009 Bottle as shown. Pours a cloudy dark amber with a small frothy off white head. A lot of yeast flakes floating around. The aroma is a strong alcohol upfront with malt and oak. Good sticky lacing along the glass. The taste is raisin malt with caramel bourbon the alcohol very present. A very good barleywine from avery.
stobbe74 (655), Denmark
May 8, 2009 Bottle, 12 fl. oz. Pours a golden/orange beer with almost no head. The aroma is wood (whisky) and vanilla. The flavor is sweetness, boldness and alcohol. The palate is bold. Overall impression is strong, bold and complex. Good beer.
jesperhammer (260), Copenhagen, Denmark
May 8, 2009 Beautiful reddish with no head.
Alcohol in the nose, but also lots of fruits (strawberry?), and some cigarbox. Yes, it is oakaged.
Very sweet taste of charamel. Only the slightest bitternes to balance it
Wow, this is strong, but very good. It reminds me of EKU28 - maybe because of the strong charamel presence?
I really enjoy this one.
Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Apr 29, 2009 Bottle. Pours a hazy amber with an initial one finger off-white head that receded into a soap scum topper quickly. The nose is dark fruits, molasses and alcohol. The taste is caramel, ripe fruit, molasses, vanilla and brown sugar with some oak tannin in the background. The sweetness cuts the alcohol but it’s very warming and present throughout the pint. Medium bodied. Good, but too cloying for my taste.
DuffManSW (283), Riverside, California, USA
Apr 25, 2009 2005 Bottle shared lovingly by Mspindler... Your my boy Blue!!!!! Pours a cloudy red orange... Smell is straight up booze, carmel, vanilla and brown sugar...Sweet as all hell with carmel and toffee notes.. This beer is Kim Kardashian thick.
soyorganic (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
Apr 24, 2009 Bottle. So I recommend sharing this as it is pretty intense. A fruity dark, dusty whiskey aroma. Taste has a sweet dark plum, grape and raisin taste that gives way to a bourbon like aftertaste. I really like the sweetness and bourbon notes of this and I thought the alcohol was not that noticeable for 15 plus.
angrypirate06 (678), Texas, USA
Apr 21, 2009 Bottle. Light ruby pour with a small head and lots of medium sized particles. Aroma of dark fruits, raisins, bread, alcohol, currants and vanilla. Flavor was bourbon, dark fruits, yeast. This bottle was pretty hot in the alcohol. Pleasant syrupy mouthfeel.
mspindler (301), Alta Loma, California, USA
Apr 20, 2009 2005 bottle shared with DuffmanSW and Hophead22. ABV listed at 14.5%. Pours a cloudy red orange with no head. Aroma is oak, booze, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar and figs. Flavor is sweet, melts in your mouth like cotton candy. I’m also getting port wine, caramelized fruits, and vanilla with some alcoholic heat. Palate is sticky and a little cloying with very low carbonation.
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