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Callahans Old Thorton


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A Barley Wine brewed by
Callahans Pub & Brewery

San Diego, California USA

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62.82/5.02.8/5.0Winter-0 Snifter P  Stats

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An extra strong ale (barleywine). A dark copper colored ale with a high residual malty sweetness. High in alcohol and high in hop bitterness due to its dry-hopped influence. A malty aroma and taste will be your finish.

 winegarner (220), san diego, California, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/55/20
Apr 10, 2006  
This beer was so unpleasant I had to send it back. The diacetyl levels made this beer taste like a stick of butter. The only use for this would be on top of popcorn or maybe toast.


 BückDich (4497), Boise, Idaho, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/53/102/57/20
Mar 4, 2006  
No head, caramel color. Nose of diacetyl and caramel. The flavor is pure butterscotch. If you called this butterscotch ale, it would work, but this is a cloying spoiled strong ale.


 fordest (1655), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 19, 2005  
Draft. Dark Brown/Amber with a pretty decent head. Aromas were mostly dark fruit and some caramel. Flavors were a bit more vinous with some alcohol in there too. Very smooth. Pretty good too.


 papajohn (978), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
May 4, 2003  
Dark ruby/brown color with just a wisp of beige head. Light sweet nose. Flavor was flat and all sweetness, no hop presence. Pretty light weight (in flavor) for a barley wine.


 DaSilky1 (1528), San Diego, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/513/20
Apr 27, 2003  
I had this beer alongside the almight dumbass "21iceman40"...the beer poured a dark amber color that bled a solid red and sported a thin halo of froth...sweaty hops, liquored cake, and nectarines filled the aroma...a smooth body was a nice plain for malty tones and hoppy balancing with hints of mint leaves and lemon..




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