3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Burnt orange and slightly cloudy, a little hoppy for a barley wine, but pleasant resinous and carmel flavours.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Found 3 loose bottles of 2011 for $2 each… I know, a 4-pack is just $8.99, but it’s cool that I paid as much for this as for a tallboy of PBR in the same cooler. I can put the other two next to my 2003 bottle for later comparison. Pours a deep amber with a lot of bubbles on the side. Bubbly ecru head that settles quickly. Deep malt with alcohol in the nose. Slight sprinkle of hops in the nose. Taste is mostly strong malts matched to warm alcohol. Basic hop bitterness keeps the malts settled, probably until they smooth further. A nice little barley wine, though I hope some more aging gives it more personality.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear tan hue in my snifter capped by a very small head, little retention. Nose is big and malty, light flower. Thick full body malt base with solid bitterness, hint of caramel and fruit.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle, pint glass. Pours with a copper color with little to no head with a toffee scent. A sharp sweet flavor upon initial tasting which soon transfers itself into a boozy warmth which can be offensive to novice tasters, but can be appreciated with experience. Overall a very middle of the road barleywine, but well worth the low price (that I paid for it at least).
Go Beer!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
From a 355ml bottle on 15/5/2012. ABV listed as 10.3% rather than 10.8%. Pours a dark copper with almost no head. Has a strong aroma of sherry, cough mixture, caramel, toffee and ripe fruit. In the mouth, it’s very fruity, with a real fortified wine character. There’s some sweet caramel and heaps of warming alcohol, which merges with a strong, slightly sour bitterness. The texture is quite syrupy. All up, a quite enjoyable, big vinous brew.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
33 cl bottle @ Ølfestival København 2012
Aroma is sweet and perfume‐like with ripe fruits and some toffee. Flavour has candi sugar, some ripe fruits and toffee. Feels like an aged belgian strong ale. I am very surprised if this doesn’t have any belgian ingredients. Too sweet for me.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ Ølfestival Kobenhavn.
Pours clear copper color with small head. Aroma of ripe fruits, caramel, mild grassy hops, toffee. Flavor of caramel, ripe fruits, plums, resin, mild toffee and vanilla notes. The fruityness is quite nice.
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2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
From the bottle poured hazy, copper colored brew with an off white head. Aromas of syrupy malt and hops. Flavors of super sweet malt with a hop finish. Full bodied and (IMO) undesirable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Medium brown with thin head. Smells like syrup and rose petals and asian pear. Slightly boozy initially sweet then fading to a nice bitterness. Fairly carbonated, bitter finish. Not my favorite barleywine but still decent.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Mid amber with fluffy off-white head that collapses to a lacing. Earthy bitterness, cream cheese and tart raspberries nose. Sweet and fruity, clotted cream, quite boozy. Very smooth.
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