Caskalefan (28), Bellingham, Washington, USA
Nov 29, 2005
Definitely my favorite Boundary Bay offering, to date.
Really big in every aspect, and yet I would compare it to an even bigger ale...the Decadance Anniversary Ale from Alesmith....this comparison may not serve the Decade well, since the Decadance is, at the same time, bigger, and yert more sophisticated and softer and fuller than its Boundary Bay cousin...it is also stronger and fuller flavored...that being said, the Decade is a wonderous brew, which is both eminently quaffable, and yet really strong, in both flavor, and alcoholic content, with many fruity esters detectable, and a really nice body to carry them off...the fruitiness is of the brown variety, that being figs, dates, and raisins, and there is just enough big hop flavor to dry this brew out...I’ve heard that it is over 100 units of hop bitterness, but this is NO Old Crustacean...the over all effect achieved is one of flavorful balance, evoking a really BIG BEAUTIFUL ale.
 JoeMcPhee (3899), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Dec 4, 2005 Deep ruby beer, no head. Sweet fruity hop aroma, a bit of cherry, sweet crystal malts. Hop resin. Flavour shows sweet malts, lots of cascade-type flavour, lingering piny resinous mouthfeel. A bit of herbal/grassy dry-hopping is also noticible. OK beer, but not their best effort.
Oakes (7030), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Dec 4, 2005 Dark amber colour. Chewy, strong toffee aroma with some piney, earthy hoppiness. Lots of chewy richness in the body. Sticky, to the point where the late alcohol has little effect on the palate. Lacks focus, though, this one. It’s mostly just big, and doesn’t take me to any particular place, certainly not enough to justify the effort I have to make to drink this resinous monster.
drismyhero (815), Tacoma, Washington, USA
Nov 17, 2005 The big difference between this and the regular Boundary barley wine is the modest amounts of cane sugar and intense hops. This is borderline American Strong Ale for sure, but the lingering sweetness (although not like the original barleywine) is noticeable. Everything about this beer just seems bigger, as if it is a culmination of ten years of brewing...(gasp) who’d have thought it. The alchohol is definitely on the periphery of the beer, but well concealed. Another gem from BB.
IndianaRed (1470), Boise, Idaho, USA
Oct 6, 2005 <b>On Tap</b> at the brewpub A nice redish amber with a thin fine head and sopay lacing. Aroma sweet and hoppy but not a strong as the style would suggest. Flavor was hoppy and bitter but balanced nicely by the sweetnes that was a bit fruity. teh ABV was certainly there but seemed appropriate with all the other flavors. Nice
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