Blue Point Old Howling Bastard

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

Serve in Snifter

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Blue Point Old Howling Bastard is a beer to be drank slowly, and at 10%, you will want to. Fresh aroma of caramel. Pour is light brown with scant head. Taste has some nice hop character but must be drank slowly to detect it, otherwise, you just get an alcohol bite. Old Howling Bastard is a decent barley wine. I am not a big fan of the style, but this one is pretty good as they go.

Sweet hoppy reddish full head wheaty. Not exactly like I thought it would be, but drinkable.

Deep brown coloured body with a light ruby and even violet tint with a small tan head. Aroma of alcohol, pit fruits, caramel, grapes and a bit of earthy malt. Full-bodied; Strong assertive alcohol flavours with some nuts and earth noticeable and quite a bit of pit fruits. Aftertaste shows some mellow banana and clovey yeast flavours with a good alcohol bite, yet refined in the palate. Overall, a nice barley wine with good flavours and a moderate complexity. The only downfall is the size of the bottle - too big for a barleywine. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey at Shenandoah National Park on 25-September-2010.

Draft at Mad Fox Brewing’s 3rd Annual Barleywine Festival. Poured a dark orange color with a small white head. Aroma was some sweet, caramel and dried fruits. Citrus hops are in this one, caramel, dried fruits and hops.

Meh...a less than average barley wine, but a decent beer style aside. Aroma was the best thing about this beer. Caramel, milk and lightly roasted malt. Smelled very sweet and chewy. Pour was a nice hazy burnt orange with a one finger off white head. Taste was very thin. Strong sweet caramel, pepper and toffee in the beginning. The beer thins out mid swallow and leaves the mouth sweet and wet once it’s gone. There’s a little hint of bitter hops on the top of the mouth in the finish, but for the most part it’s gone when it’s gone. Nice carbonation but it doesn’t pull this beer out of mediocrity.

Pours, thick unclear amber with a creamy medium sandy white head. The aroma is thick, syrupy, almost peach notes from the malts. The body is pretty thick, but about par for the style, with big sweet, syrupy malt flavors.

Bottle. Pours a mostly clear dark amber color with a very slight red tinge. Nose has a hint of sweet with some alcohol notes. Taste is actually a bit dry, thought malty. Interesting brew...

bomber rec’d in trade from beer bill; agenda one year. great aroma - citrus, honey, caramel. cloudy amber pour. taste is SWEET; cloying. still finding my way on barley wines; this was too sweet for me

As with any barley wine, esppecially the american varieties, this needs to be aged. Mild smell of sweet attractive perfume. Makes me nervous. A little darker than a pale ale but the lacing is simply very nice and titlating. Fun and almost see thru, yeah. Taste is somewhat thick and viscous, mouth coating alky imact happening here. Sweet high alky bullshit fer sure. On tap at the bocktwon, very nice palce, especially the one in monaca yes. American wannah be barley wine, it is what it is but let er rest for a couple of years will yah? Medicinal finish, not fer the typical lager lover. Yes nasty medicinal finish.

Bottle. Aroma has notes of caramel malts, dark dried fruits, citrus hops, toffee and a little vanilla. Nice classic aged Barely Wine aroma. Dark amber hue with an above average off-white frothy head that left wonderful lace. Taste is very sweet and bitter. Palate is very full bodied and oily soft with a long finish. Overall a classic Barely Wine that is well balanced and very enjoyable. Very underrated imho. No frills or added flavors, just B Wine like it’s supposed to be.