Bittings Barley Legal Barley Wine

Cask-pulled at the Brewpub. Real small glass and a real small head. O.K. it’s 10% ABV, but I should be able to get a pint like the other beers on tap. It was dark amber and slightly cloudy. The first sip left the impression of sweetness. Subsequent swallows confirmed it was a dry-fruit sweetness that was barely balanced by the hops. It was a pretty good barleywine. I was thirsty so I switched to something else that was served in a pint glass.

Pours brown with hints of red hazy smallish offwhite/beige head. smells glorious, big nose, full of lush cherry fruit, and malt biscuit cookie. spicy taste with minimal carbonation and perfect mouthfeel. great balance of hops and malts. although right now im starting to feel the hops are quite strong, still balanced, big juicey hops. great beer.

Sampled at "Central Jersey" beerfest-- like Sasquatch, this appeared for about two minutes then suddenly vanished. Copper colored with a honeyed pine aroma. Sticky/sappy pine and resin hops in a sweet honey malt body with dried fruit notes. Nice one to sip on the grass under a tree.

Handbottle from Dickinsonbeer. Hazy amber body with tiny, whispy cover of a head. The aroma is dark pitted fruits, caramel, light pine and citrus. The flavor is lightly sweet, toffee, pione, grapefruit, light cherry and raisins. Full body is soft and chewy with light, fine carbonation. Very nice.

Handbottle from Dickinsonbeer. Drunk on 5/24. Hazy amber color with small lacing ring. Roasted malty aroma with light tobacco notes. The taste was the same with semi sweet bitter hop finish. Full bodied brew, chewy and rich.