3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear amber with a small off white head. Aroma was sweet with toasted malt, caramel and hoppy notes. Sweet and hoppy flavor with toasted malt, caramel and toffee. Finished sweet and boozy.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and slight spiced. Fruity, yeasty, slight caramelish and light citric. Lingering malty and hoppy bitter finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
clear brown, small white head.
sweet yet dry malty,
flavor is sweet malty, nutty,
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of gn0sis. Pours an almost clear amber with a smallish off-white head. The nose is fruity with a little perfumy hops. Medium body, fairly sweet fruitiness, caramel and some perfumy hops leaving a decent bitterness. Decent if not exactly a huge Barley Wine. 180311
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Moderate malt notes of grain and caramel, light orange for the hops, with background notes of raisin, wood, brown sugar and artificial fudge sticks. Head is small, frothy, slightly off-white with fair lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is slightly hazy orange/tan. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes lightly sweet and bitter. Palate is medium, creamy with a soft carbonation and a moderately alcoholic finish. Fairly lightly for the style, but very unique flavors and aromas from this Barley Wine.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: APR 2, 2011 Note: ’06 Bottle opened Feb ’11 (7, 4, 7, 3, 16)
Ruby-oragne in color with a thin white head. Malty-sweet aroma, a bit of fruit (can’t put my finger on it). Moderate barleywine, slightly syrupy with dry fuit notes. Think I caught this bottle just before it started to decline.
Notes: ’08 Bottle opened Apr ’11 (8,4,8,3,17)
Murky amber-orange. Off white head. Malty sweet.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle-pours a light tan head and amber color. Aroma is medium malt-bready/toffee, musty, some medium/dark fruit. Taste is medium malt-bready/toffee, musty, some medium/dark fruit, some spice hops. Easy. Soft carbonation.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sharp sweet malt aroma. Clear dark orange color with a small white head. Sweet beginning with a mild bitter finish.
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