 snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA
Mar 24, 2009 2006 on tap at Brouwer’s Hard Liver ’09. Pours hazy orange amber with a small off-white head. Intense nose of bourbon, oak, toffee, and caramel. Tastes much the same but with a bit of a floral hop addition. Thick with a nice finish. My favorite of the fest.
RSRIZZO (1337), 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.
Cobra (1060), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
Oct 17, 2005 12 oz. brown, longneck bottle. $6.99 each at a local watering hole. Poured out a deep orangish caramel color, with a faint tan colored head. Aromas are of oak barrel right away, with sweet sugar, caramels, toffee, & alcohols. Thick, rich mouthfeel. Lingering flavors of rum soaked plums on the tongue. Hops are very subdued, but enough to balance a portion of the malts. Alcohol warms you up as it’s swallowed. A very good strong ale by anyone’s standards.
BobbyW3363 (154), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Sep 4, 2006 Really nice red-amber color woth a big off-white head that leaves lots of lacing. Aroma of oak, caramel, and some alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and oakey, with caramel, some vanilla, light fruit, and some alcohol. Defintiely some port character. Full-bodied and syrupy mouthfeel. Very different, and unlike any other alcoholic beverage I’ve had. Complex. I really like this, enough to have paid over $7 for one several different times.
dwyerpg (2519), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Dec 27, 2005 A thick molasses smell. Perfectly balanced red-brown color. This is a very rich barleywine. While very sweet it is not too sugary. Extremely nice dessert beer to be drank slowly, for sure.
Joakgust (320), Stockholm, Sweden
Sep 21, 2008 Bottle SB&WF-08 - Clear dark reddish amber colored beer with a thin orange beige head. Caramel dominates the aroma and blends real well with hints of coconuts, port, oak wood, dark berries and spices. Flavor is very sweet and caramel like with strong vinous notes and spices. Hints of vanilla and oak is also found here. Very full bodied and highly drinkable. A must!
martin21 (156), Quebec city, Quebec, Canada
Dec 27, 2008 Deguster au Mondial de la Biere. Belle couleur oranger. Intense gout de vanille prevenant du chene se transformant graduellement en gout d agrume sucrer! Collet absent. Un delice!
Tasted at the Mondial de la biere. Very beautiful orange colour. Strong vanilla taste from oak evolving in a sweet citrus-like taste! Lack of head. Awesome!
fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Jun 26, 2007 Cloudy amber color; a head with a few mm of creamy foam. The beer and vanilla aroma join each other; oak aroma, as can be found in full bodied white wines. Full mouth, respectable body strength, very good malt taste; the alcohol strength, with it’s warming feeling, is immediately perceived; the good vanilla flavor adds complexity; fudge; the hopping is adequate, strong, of good quality. In the final, balanced and less extreme than the flavor, there is a good mix of malt, caramel and bitterness.
For sure a beer pushed far, but extremely enjoyable.
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