3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Brew Pub. Amber pour with an averaged sized off white head. Caramel, nuts, with some dark fruits. Some toffee and citrus with some warming alcohol in the finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft: Poured a light copper color ale with a small foamy head. Aroma of medium caramelized sugar is OK though not as complex as I would have hoped. Taste is dominated by some caramelized sugar with limited number of other characteristics (no notes of dry fruits or toffee were noticeable). Body is definitely a bit light for style with no apparent alcohol. Lacking complexity and not the best from this brewer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
[on tap]
Strawberry hops and toffee aroma. Cloudy red-orange appearance under thin, white lace. Salty from so much hops and with assertive bitterness, the flavour is mostly spicy, peppery melanoidins. Light to medium body, moderate carbonation, slightly bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy copper with a thin head. Aroma is caramel, alcohol, herbs, floral notes and spices. Flavor is caramel, herbs, alcohol, residual sugar and a moderately bitter finish. Medium body.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Tap at the brewery. Masterpiece. Aromas of apricot, caramel, grass, and alcohol. Taste is sweet, with bitter notes, and a very long finish. Palate is syrupy, and full bodied. Amber, with a frothy head.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Bénélux. The color is a dark amber with a thin beige head and lace.The aroma is of malt. The taste of malt sweet fruits plus hops an added citrus fruits for the bitterness . The 10.5% alcohol do noticeable is not overpowering. Being just a beginner of barley wine I must say that I am looking forward to tasting more.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Un verre sur place. Bière orangée avec peu de mousse. Le nez est très fruité, ester, un peu d’alcool. En bouche cette bière ronde, avec beaucoup de corps, très fruité. Agréable. 6/10
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a cloudy caramel color with a thin white head. Interesting aroma of hops and caramel. Good flavor of hops and caramel with bitterness in the end. The body is light to medium with a liquorous texture and moderate carbonation. This is not a great barley wine, but it’s still quite enjoyable.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 29, 2010 A reddish amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, light vinous malt with dark fruits notes, British hops, treacle. In mouth, a classy barley wine with floral hops, warming alcohol and citrus pulp. rich and smooth. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 5 2009, No Habs no. 7-3-8-3-14.
A reddish copper ale with a thick frothy moka head. In aroma, loads of citrus, treacle, vinous notes, raisins, quite superb. In mouth, a nice barley wine, smooth, with pinhey hops, grapefruits, viscous oily malts, more like a DIPA, but good. On tap at brewpub, Nov. 5 2010 8-4-8-4-15
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught. Mondiale 2009 - day 2 - at Benelux brewpub. Somewhat cloudy deep amber pour, average creamy beige head. A decent barlewine aroma - caramel malt, mid-level booziness (not quite to 10.5%, but strong), with floral/resin bitterness and a nice treefruit character. More alcohol on the tongue, with brown sugar thinking about shifting to light molasses in the flavour joining the roast caramel and stronger citrus/resin bitterness - perhaps not well-blended, but in decent balance. Average body, smooth almost creamy mouthfeel, with a moderately boozy, somewhat long raggedly bitter finish. Decent, it shows promise, I would love to try cellaring it for a year if bottled.
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