4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
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.
4.8 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pour is deep brown with a bit of tan head and a ton of sediment. Nose is nutty and caramelly, and taste is much the same -- incredibly rich and malty. Alcohol is a strong presence, but I found it shockingly drinkable for a beer that hits this hard abv-wise. I love this beer.
4.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
2011 pour at the brewery. Clear ruby, smells sweet (appropriately). Incredibly malty with raisin and honey flavors dominating. A wonderful winter beer in moderation... Warms the soul
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
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.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: DEC 28, 2011 Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a cloudy rust brown color with a trace of a dark tan head. The aroma was lightly sweet and fruity with a hint of caramel. The flavor was fruity and resiny with strong notes of orange peel and caramel. There was a thick and sweet malt base. The beer was hoppy but not the least bit bitter. The finish was long, sweet and fruity with a lingering caramel element. The beer was thick with a light alcohol taste but no burn - like fine bourbon. Absolutely marvelous!
4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
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.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
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!
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
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.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
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!
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
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.
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