2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at Brouwer’s Hard Liver 2013. Transparent brownish pour, very little head. Figs. Fruit. Maybe a little brown sugar. That is all. There’s no complexity to this one -- it just tastes like a flat fig soda. Not offensive by any means, but quite boring.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at bpp. Pours a clear dark amber with a loose tan head. Big dense sweet caramel and fig nose. Sticky thick body. Figs and darkened caramel on the mid palatw. Long sweet finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear copper color with ivory head. Spicy pit fruit, caramel, marshmallow aromas. Medium body with soft co2. Malty sweet pit fruit, toasted caramel, spicy flavors with a smooth warming finish--english barley wine-good
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap. Clear copper with thick, rocky head. Plum, toffee, maple sugar aromas. Aperatif-sweet, but balanced well with solid maltiness. Medium-bodied and smooth for the style. Slow, dry finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark amber in color. Thick with a nice nose and lots of malt aroma. Dired fruit and very dry finish. Very tasty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Brilliant cedar color with dense, toffee cream head. Wonderful fig aroma couples with a deep amber malt presence, and then slinks together with figgy alcohol and dry peach fuzz. The body has a heavy citrus presence. Orange and fig notes throughout. Dry.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at big time. Dark amber, just the faintest hint of offwhite head dissipated by the time i'd walked it back to my table. Quite sweet, dark fruit definitely there but overwhelming other flavors.
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On draught at Brouwer’s Cafe. This beer is a dark brownish-amber color with a thick beige head that dissipates slowly. Patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of dark fruits and malt. Full-bodied with flavors of raisins, figs and dark malt. Touches of hops in the background. The finish is rich and malty with a lingering fig aftertaste. Pretty solid beer throughout.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nose of dark fruit residual sugar toffee fig a little metallic. Pours a nice auburn color off white. Flavors of dark fruit figs toffee caramel residual sugars. Very smooth and balanced alcohol is hidden. Solid barley wine.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught, pours a burgundy / maroon with a small beige head. Aroma of English malt, dried dark fruits and some hops. Flavour of figs, toffee, brown sugar and just enough hops to balance. The figs linger beautifully. Awesome balance with the perfect sweetness. Not sure what the ABV is but it is completely concealed. Really excellent barley wine.
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