Blue Point Old Howling Bastard

Brewed by Blue Point Brewing
Style: Barley Wine
Patchogue, New York USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bleh! Served off of cask but for some reason this thing had a ton of carbonation. It pours a very dark amber with a large white head. DIdn’t get a ton of aroma off of this one. Lots of hop bitterness on the tongue that kind of abandoned itself as it finished. I’m not sure what having this on cask adds to the taste. It didn’t deepen in flavor as it warmed. I wanted to chug it. the bartenders on the other hand, because it was 10 minutes before closing time, wanted me to shoot it like cheap vodka. Neither approached worked very well.

Cask at Get Real NY. Fruity, caramel, caramel. Sweet malt, light bitterness, interesting.

Pours a hazy orange brown colour, with a beige head and lacing. Aroma of honey, cheese (yes cheese!), and malt. I really taste the hOney on this one, balanced with a hoppy bitterness and alcohol. A very interesting complex beer, it’s different, it’s good.

Cask at the Get Real NY Cask Ale Event with Andrew, Streets, Brendan, and Linh. Sweet malty and caramel notes along with some booziness.

Bottle purchased from Kingdom Liquors, Brandon, FL
Sampled on February 26, 2011
Hazy copper color, off-white head. Sweet, yet acidic, some fruits scent. sweet, acidic, red berries taste. Alcohol and acidic aftertaste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.

Courtesy of gnoff. Pours hazy red amber with a nice tanned head leaving lacing. Aroma is very nice; sweet, cheesy, hoppy, malty and port wine. Thin velvety mouthfeel. Flavor is malty, hoppy, peppery, tart, port wine, fruity and alcohol. Slightly acidy palate. Finishes peppery tart.

Bottle (75 cl), thanks gnoff. Shady copper, medium off-white head. Caramelly malt aroma with notes of blue cheese. Some red berries acidity, perhaps on the verge of turning infected?

Bomber shared thx to gnoff (the (currently) gbg king :-) ) cons 2011-02-26 AP: ruby red/amber, wee white frothy head AR: macaroon (mandelbiskvi ), alcohol, tartness F: foamig, oily, asian sweet and sour sause, warming feeling, grape fruit, loaded with carbonation.

Pours clear dark copper color with light tan head. Aromas of toasted malts, brown sugar and citrus. Sweet toffee flavor with citrus and a pretty high dose of hop bitterness. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation. Decent, but not really a typical barley wine.

I liked this beer a lot but it had an abrahsive metalic note at first tatste, otherwise a really well hopped barleywinr, hazy honey color, with little head and some lacing. the finish is nice also.