Brimstone Big Ale

Formerly brewed at Wild Goose LLC (Flying Dog)
Style: Barley Wine
Frederick, Maryland USA

Serve in Snifter

Sampled from 12-oz bottle and shared by Badgerben. Pours a semi-hazy orange caramel colored brew with a thin head that quickly dissipates to a clean top. Aroma of powdered caramel malt, some dark pitted fruits, some sour cherry and raisin. Taste is full bodied, boozy profile with some fruit tart berries and raisin. Finish is metallic with some caramel and whiskey aftertaste with a salty bitterness. It’s showing its age.

Bottle ྫ yeasr old) at Papsø’s - Thanks to CaptainCougar. Cloudy red/brown - offwhite head. Cheese, berries, dusty, metallic, dried fruits, citrussy sourish, rubber, light nutty, overripe fruits, toasted, caramel, dark bread. Nice.

Hazy amber with a fairly large beige head. Aroma had fairly ripe fruits, rubber and toasted malt. Flavour had toasted malt, overripe fruits, malt and caramel notes. Finished sourish and a bit oxidized.

12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar.Pours hazy orange with a small off-white head. Cheesy and overripe fruity dense barley wine aroma. Mild citrici to acidic, solid overripe fruity flavoured. Bitter and citric flavoured finish. A bit over the hill, still decent.

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Vintage 1998. Cloudy and opaque reddish amber with an off-white head. Fat, cheesy aroma. Solid body, tart and oxidized fruits with notes of blood and metal. No real bitterness. Over the top I’m afraid. 300809

10 years old. Beautiful clear, dark reddish tea color. Nice bright aroma. Huge burst of flavor, followed by lingering alcohol warmth. Leaves a dryness in the roof of mouth and side of tongue.

Thanks to sk8viking for sharing. hazy deep amber colour with an off white head. Alcohol sweet and light fruity aroma with an oxidized note. Sweet fruity flavor, but again with an oxidized note. Light alcohol sweet finish.

Bottle, thanks to sk8viking for sharing. Clear orange red coloured with a small off white head. Sweet aroma dominated by dried fruits with notes of alcohol, cheese and berries and dusty notes. Light acidic flavour of dried fruits and berries with oxidized notes and notes of alcohol. Tart finish. Too old.