 ucusty (914), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Apr 21, 2008 North Raleigh Tasting! Had a bottle from 05 & 06. Cloudy amber with a big malty nose. Caramel and citrus with bitter finish. the fresher had more of an intense flavor
jpm30 (1585), East Central, Georgia, USA
Jan 19, 2008 12 oz. bottle, bottling date of (11/08/06), sampled in a snifter.
L: Cloudy orangey amber with a compact beige head of creamy foam that settled into a thin sudsy lacing. Light amounts of splotchy dots ring the glass.
S: Orange blossoms and citrus juice, oily pine, caramel and estery solvent alcohol.
F&T: Moderate body that has a slight thin watery feel in the mouth, light on any creaminess or firmness, mildly crisp and dry. The solvent alcohol is upfront in the taste, seems to wash out a lot of the hop flavors, just watery tastes of citrus and pine, ending with a dry earthy bitterness. The malts are a bit thin, caramel and soft touches of sugar. A briefly lingering nuttiness comes out in the finish, adding to an otherwise watery solvent finish.
An o.k. barley wine, but not something I would return to.
5000 (2400), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
Jan 1, 2008 Bottle: Dated 11/21/06 8.7% ABV. Caramel in color, burnt orange hues, large frothy off-white head, decent lacing. Pale
malt nose, citrus peel, toasted marshmallows, and touch of alcohol on the nose. A little green on the tongue, but not hot nor overly
bitter. Not a big malt base, otherwise slightly sweet with some minor bitter citrus peel. Comes across as a lightweight, one
that probably wouldn’t do much for aging... granted this appears to be a one year old bottle. Does have a pretty clean/light finish.
Body and mouthfeel are moderate, at best. Expected it to be a little thicker, but as is it would be a very light Barley Wine
that might be a good gateway example for those not familiar with the style. Thanks Tom for the bottle!
surffisher (133), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Sep 20, 2007 Updated: Mar 25, 200812 oz bottled dated 11/21/06. Pours opaque orange-amber with a small off-white head that quickly dissipates to just a ring. Aroma of carmel malts, pitted prunes and lighter fruity esters and citrus/piney hops. Flavor is fairly mild and balanced between toffee, light fruity esters and american hops. Balances toward sweet and malty but well-balanced, finishing relatively dry. Mouthfeel is medium, with moderate carbonation and nice warming character without being hot or solventy. This is a pretty good beer, but a bit light for a barleywine. It could pass for a well-balanced DIPA. Re-rate 3-25-08; bumped up palate (nice, just a bit light) and overall one each
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 12/18/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Flying Saucer, Raleigh
clear dark amber, fine beige head, lots of lace, dry caramel malt aroma with earthy hops, sweet fruity malt flavor, light bitterness falls short of balance but leaves room for the fruity character to shine,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
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