Boulder Beer Killer Penguin Barleywine

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: Barley Wine
Boulder, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter

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From the bomber bottle, pours dark red with a thick white bubbly head. Aroma is thin and malty, slightly fruity. Malt f,a or, thick, not a whole lot else. Great label, not bad, just nothing to write home about.

22 oz. bottle from Total Wine in Chesapeake, VA. Brownish-orange pour with a short off-white head. Aroma of citrus, brown sugar, and graham crackers. Not assertive in terms of the hop presence the overall flavor is much sweeter than most American barleywines. The flavor does blend a good balance of tangerine, brown sugar, and toffee. Medium bodied at best, this is much lighter than the style usually dictates. A good barleywine.

Smells of very sweet caramel malt, raisins. Color is a beautiful deep hazy red. Head was about medium in size, and consistency. Taste is very sweet play on caramel, honey malt flavors. A good amount of bittering hops in there. Nice combination of bitter sweet opposites here. Palate lacks depth. Finishes bitter and strong. Enjoyability 4/5.

Moss, cherries, and raspberries on the nose, not strong. Clear copper, medium yellow head. Malty fig and cherry flavor. Dried leaves come and go. Traces of vanilla. Finish is quite bitter. Medium body, alcohol appropriate. Bitter without comparable character. Not one of the better barleywines.

2011 bottle with really thick wax. clear amber with a large, fluffy, whipped cream colored head. lots of candied fruit in nose and caramel. flavors are very fruity. not overly hopped. sweet. lots of caramel. still i would consider an american BW, but not super hoppy. full body. booze is tolerable.

2007 vintage tasted last year. 22oz bottle. Appears decent off white head, copper golden color, no sediment. Thin nose, not picking up any rich caramel notes or toffee, metallic even, no hops, boozy. Palate is shot. Don’t age this at all! Very dead, only slight flavor up front, overly boozy with slight caramel in the finish. I can’t believe this was good even fresh. Lingering sharp boozy finish, palate is jumbled, hops are faded. If I was handed this and told it was a BW then I would have laughed. Thin, water like mustiness as you continue to drink it. Drain pour.

Hi everybody. This is my first review. Purchased this 1 pint 6 oz bottle at a Minneapolis liquor store. The top of the bottle is dipped in red wax and it has a small wooden medallion embedded in the wax that says "2011". Color is a deep amber; has an off-white head and pleasant carbonation. Smell is mostly alcohol with a little bit of raisin and some other fruit that I can’t describe. First thing I taste is the alcohol. The second and third tastes that come to mind are cough syrup and fermented fruit. Overall, this is a decent barleywine. Well-made but not spectacular. I was expecting it to be more rich and complex. Thanks for reading.

22oz bottle from Westroads poured into a Snifter. 2010 version, label says best before January 31st 2012. Pours a beautiful tawny red with almost no head. Aroma is sweet with fermented fruit and some slight pine hops. Taste starts lightly sweet and ends medium bitter. Taste of fermented fruit and much more noticeable pine. Slight taste of oak wood chips. Medium bodied with a thick yet slick texture. Soft carbonation and a long bittersweet finish. Overall, this is a damn good beer. I can’t wait until this years version comes out so I can compare.

A malt forward hop balanced BW. Pours almost brown with an off white head. Not a favorite of mine, but a decent grab in a pinch.

2009 Bottle pours a cloudy amber with a tiny off white head. Scent is sweet malt, ripe fruits and caramel. Taste is light brown sugar, apricot and a tinge of booze. Good stuff.