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RATINGS: 119   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.39   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 285   ABV: 9.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A barleywine style ale with a rich full bodied flavor balancing a single variety hop bitterness with a heady sweetness.


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (23599) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JUN 1, 2010

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ chrisos Back In The UK Tasting.

[ 2009 ]. Clear medium amber color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, very weak aroma. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, overripped fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100522]

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (22911) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - MAR 20, 2011
Bottled. A dark amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, and some spices.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Papsoe (21782) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAR 18, 2011
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

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
yespr (20656) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - MAR 18, 2011
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.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAR 20, 2011
Bottle at Papsø. Clear orange coloured with a small white head. Sweet aroma of caramel and dried fruits with notes of alcohol. Sweet flavour of caramel, dried fruits, liquorice and alcohol with notes of hops. Sweet and warming alcoholic finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
KimJohansen (10337) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - MAR 18, 2011
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.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Oakes (10009) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 18, 2003
Amber; aroma of sorbitol candy, oranges, earth, and pine. Strong malt - a somewhat one-dimensional malty barley wine. English style.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kp (9999) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - SEP 1, 2007
Date: 03/17/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2005

clear orange amber, whispy head, semi sweet carmel malt aroma, rich calmel malt flavor balanced by earthy hops, very mellow

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
-------- /> Date: 06/30/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Vintage: 2006

clear dark amber, frothy beige head, drops of lace, rich dark caramel malt aroma with lots of earthy hops, rich dark caramel malt flavor, rich fruity character, light balancing biterness considering the rich malt

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4


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