Barleys Frambwha?

Brewed by Barleys Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Columbus, Ohio USA

Serve in Snifter

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Draft at Alehouse. Pours pinkish purple with a small, light pink head. Aroma is raspberries. Thankfully it smells pretty good and authentic and not much if any alcohol sneaks through underneath. Though the aroma is better than most fruit beers with respect to fruit aroma, I’m afraid it doesn’t come close to approaching the greatness of something like New Glarus, which has now obviously ruined every other fruit beer to follow. Anyways the flavor is tart, sweet, fruity raspberry with just a touch of alcohol. The alcohol really is hidden well considering what they list. I’ve said it before, either Barley’s lies about what ABV their beers are or they are the best brewery in the world at hiding alcohol. Although the ABV is hidden well that touch of alcohol reminds me of Dogfish Head’s Fort which was just an overall bad experience for me, though no fault of Frambwha?. I’m getting sidetracked here but anyways this was good but not great and interesting and noble experiment and a beer I’m glad I tried even though I did not love it.

Draft. Pours a hazy pinkish color. Aroma of Raspberries. Taste is very sweet, of course with raspberries. A little sweet for my taste but still good.

Tons of raspberry puree barleywine. And some hop. Pinkish colour with good white head, medium mouthfeel. Fresh, too fresh raspberry aroma. Fine for a fruit beer but one dimensional.

On tap. Pours a hazy orange red with a off white head. Aroma of raspberry, bready malt, booze and honey. Flavor was a bit hot, booze, light raspberry, caramel malt and honey. Thick, a bit syrupy...hot, sweet with light fruitiness. Meh.