3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice deep amber colour with no head--but that could be from the still pour. Aroma is very nice, detectable sweetness and a whole bunch of fruits! Nice taste, somewhat 'woody' and 'piney', but a nice overall taste, albeit a bit strong even for eleven percent abv. Definately worth a try though, especially for < $3 in a bottle at home!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: OCT 9, 2005 Aroma is malty, full of sweet caramel and oak. Flavor is a equal balanced of malty sweetness and citrusy hops, notes of burnt caramel and oranges, and a faint metallic hint in the finish.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Millennium Edition: Cloudy orange/brown colour. Fine aroma with dark/heavy fruits and malt. The flavour is of course sweet (caramel etc.?) but not too much. Lovely warming alcohol and vinous palate. A great good night beer! (My bottle was 11.8% ABV).
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This brew is indeed a monster. Initial flavors complement the aroma with malt, caramel, and fresh hops dominating. The beer finishes rather warm however, and does not mask the alcoholic strength. A good barley wine but not the best.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JUN 6, 2004 '02, aged 2 years: Cherry-chestnut colour. Aroma of alcohol, molasses, brown sugar. Relatively soft body. Palate shows light peach, cherry, rich pale malts. At this age, the beer has mellowed and the flavours, which I find a little intense when fresh, have really come together to produce a stylish brew. Not awesome, but definitely some fine style. Ar 8 Ap 4 F 7 P 4 O 14
'03, aged 1 year: Slightly darker than the '02 in colour (tasted side-by-side). The aroma is much more alcoholic - this is pretty harsh actually, but not out of line for the style. This is a little sweeter, tarter, and nowhere near as cohesive. That extra year makes a big difference. Ar 6 Ap 4 F 6 P 3 O 12
Fresh: Bronze barley wine, with an intensely malty, dark fruit aroma, and palate that is exceedingly rich and chewy with malt. You gotta love barley wine to get into this one!
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Poured a copper red body with a thin, light tan head. Slight lacing.
Smells of fusel alcohols. Very strong smell that I doubt will decrease with age.
Very strong malt/alcohol taste that just doesn't balance out. Hops are overwhelmed by the extreme alcohol taste. Very warming too.
The alcohol bite screws up the palate too. Makes this a beer that burns.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
2/2/03: bottle. lighter orange color than a typical barley wine with a very thin line of carbonation. high alcohol smell. surprisingly wonderful flavor. spice, malt and alcohol tastes. very smooth. after seeing the color of this beer i was worried that i would not like the taste. ok, i was wrong, this is a good beer.
2.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
2003. Smells like solvent with a hint of banana. Tastes like solvent with a generous wash of alcohol. This is a very poor beer. I am contemplating pouring the rest out and giving away the other bottle.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 14, 2003 2003: Great beer. I had 3 and it's extremely hard to type. The only drawback is the Brooklyn Brewery finish that's on all their beers. re-rate: I had 4 one night, setting the 'record' at my bar.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2003:
This beer poured a medium amber color and formed a off white head that faded quickly and left little lace. An aroma of malt, hops and caramel with a hint of the alcohol. A flavor of malt, caramel and some alcohol present. The finish was sweet and warming with the alcohol present. Not a bad barleywine, but may need to set down awhile to bring out more.
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