3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Brown. Run of the mill barleywine here. Toffee, caramel, fruit, light bitterness. Nothing special to speak of.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the AZ Strong Beer Fest, February 2011. Pours a cloud brown with an off-white head. The nose is caramel, dark fruits and toffee. The taste is rock candy, light roasted malt, dark fruit and some peppery hops in the finish. Medium mouthfeel. Average.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
2002 vintage at the Lucky Lab barleywine festival. Pours a murkey mahogany with a medium off-white head. Very rich caramel nose with very little hop presence. Taste starts very sweet with a strong malt base and slight fruitiness in the finish. Very smooth with the sweetness trailing all the way through and very little hops found in the finish.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On draft at BJ’s Laguna Hills, CA
Light amber, medium bodied, slightly malty/caramelly aroma and flavor. Not a very big barleywine. a bit of a lightweight
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Another GABF selection by name only. Really hadn’t had too many barley wines up until that weekend but, after finding a good, I started looking everywhere. This one was not the best but, it was really good. It had a sweet smell that reminded me of baked goods. A nice sweet alcohol taste with a small kick.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
GABF 2004. Body is light amber. Aroma is lightly malty (cookie), lightly hoppy (resin), lightly yeasty (dough, sweat). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, velvety texture, lively carbonation. Kinda boring, overall.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
BJ’s Jantzen Beach
Bronze ruby color, ring of head & lacing. Aroma of fruit, some alcohol & moderate body. The flavor is balanced between alcohol, sweet & hops with a touch of dry tang in the finish. decent barleywine, hides alcohol well.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at BJ's Woodland Hills. Murky red color, with a sweet, alcohol smell. Tastes of sweet, overripe fruit, caramel, with a hoppy finish. Very strong alcohol presence throughout. Very good barleywine.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Light red color with aromas of malt and alcohol. Grape taste from being aged in wine barrels (I hope they forget this idea). A good barleywine though.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nothing like a brew aged within the oak. Looks alot like dirty hydrolic grease. Has some twisted sweetness in the malts. Has a real ability to remind me of those candy soaked apples you find at the salad bar.
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