3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: OCT 13, 2010 Back on draft again at Pittsboro brewpub. Pour was light brown with small white head and some lacing. Aroma of sweet malts and molasses. Flavor had some more molasses, hint of vanilla and grassy hops. Not bad, but a little watery for a barleywine in the finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
on tap-pours a light tan head and dark copper/red color. Aroma is faint sweet medium malt, perfumy/sharp hops. Taste is sweet medium malt, sharp perfumy hops, medium fruit-brandy like. OK carbonation.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap. A hazy bronze color with a minimal head, at least by the time it reached the table. Sweet, malty aroma, mixed with a bit of alcohol. Complicated flavor of sweet malts and fruit undertones, just a little weak for a barleywine. I’m starting to like barleywines quite a bit, and this one is certainly not bad, just nothing exceptional.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draught at the brewpub. Pour was copper with a small off white head. Nose was sweet malts, brown sugar. Flavor was a little weak, with citrus, vanila, and grassy hops. Not bad, but a littl bland. Nonetheless, a nice attempt by a local brewery.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap. Poured a reddish-black with a ceamy khaki head, that soon dissapeared with only a small residue of a head remaining. Aroma was of fruit and candied sugar. Flavor was...hm...complex. Definately fig flavor with some sweetness. This was my first barley wine.. will rerate after some more experience....but I was left impressed.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Snifter @ Brewpub. Good aroma, fruity, tobacco-ish. Raisin, date. gh6t-as my cat walks across the laptop, caramel, vanilla (like for cooking). Real nice dark reddish brown color, good fluffy head that slowly went to a ring, then to nothing. Bitter sweet flavor. Not unlike aroma, but I get a grapefruit/malty bitterness. Some caramel too. Medium body, sticky creamy mouthfeel, drying finish. Tasty BW that hides it strength well. At first I was thinking I wasn’t going to like it, but the subtleties grew on me as I sipped. Open up nicely as it warmed.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught during my NC brew tour. Pours quite dark for a barleywine, almost black in a dim lighting. A firm tan head sits atop. The nose is similar to a sweet cigar with hints of pear and apple peel. This is a fruity take on the style. Vanilla, apples, and leafy notes are in the flavor. Scotch and earth make for a sturdier balance. This is not that heavy for a barleywine, but it certainly isn’t a light-bodied brew. Very accessible yet complex. This could’ve been the best barleywine I had from NC on this trip. It certainly was one of the best.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
12-oz. snifter. Pours a leathered dark cherrywood color with a surprisingly fluffy light beige head. Laces in droppy rings. Aromas of dark brown sugar, subtle fruitiness, and a spicy hop twang. Flavors are not of the sickly sweet and syrupy variety; this beer feels quite airy and spritzy for the strength. Dark fruits, brown sugar, a smidge of sugars, and crisp leafy hop notes complete the experience. Finishes with an ample amount of bitterness. Solid mouthfeel; again without any overbearing thickness. Quite drinkable. The ABV is shy in this one. Leans towards an English-version rather than a brash American one.
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