3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from good beer NYC. Pouts dark brown with a massive, overflowing khaki head. Lots of sweet malt on the nose. Very sweet on the tongue. Not getting much hop bite. Finishes fairly clean. The alcohol becomes more prominent as it warms. Not my favorite style, ths works best as a digestif.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750ml bottle shared by b3shine at DLD 2013. Malty dark fruit, caramel sweet aroma. Looks good: hazy brown color, good light brown head, bits of lace. Smooth, softer carbonation. Sweet taste, less spice than expected. Solid sweet lightly spicy barley wine.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml bottle to taster (shared by me at DLD; thanks burg326). Looks good for the style; a cloudy brown with yellowish/golden beige lacing. Smells solid; sweet, malty, and hoppy with notes of caramel and toffee. Tastes like it smells with a nice, smooth mouthfeel. Good beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very nice! Shared by bbb63 during our home brew session. What a wonderful English barley wine. American hops up front but the fruitiness takes over as it finishes. I really like the fruit character! Thanks to whoever sent this to Mike for us to enjoy in Indiana!!
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from trade with Tricyclist. Clear mahogany pour, big, thick, resilient head. Wonderful aroma of malt, ripe fruit and carmel. Taste is pretty sweet malt, carmel, ripe banana and other fruits. Low bitterness; you have to like your beer sweet to enjoy this. Complex but balanced on the malt flavor side; unbalanced in terms of hop flavor (very low). Alcohol is very well hidden. Finishes sweet, holds interest until the end. Mouthfeel is slick and substantial. This is a tasty barley wine, but it’s sweet enough that a little goes a long way. Probably a great candidate for the cellar. Thanks, Matthew!
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours deep brown and slightly hazy. Aroma of raisins and brandy. Taste is raisins and other dark fruits with caramel. Thick and smooth. A very enjoyable barley wine.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from Shep's. Super clear mahogany pour with a small off white head. Aroma was caramel for days, nice citrusy hop presence with notes of vanilla and rum soaked fruit. Touch of booze. Flavors were caramelly sweet, light fruit with a nice bittersweet hop finish. Smooth with light carbonation. Full mouthfeel, slick. Slightly boozy yet very drinkable. I dug it.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
750ml bottle shared by jsprime. gusher. deep amber with a huge tan head. massive sticky malt aroma. huge barley candy flavour. thick and sweet, hard to drink more then a sample of.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle thanks to change up- Pour is dark brown with a tan thick head...Nose is sweet caramel,heavy malts,hops,heat,candy...Taste is way sweet,caramel,sweet,bitter,candy,honey,palate is brown sugar
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Candied grapefruit and orange caramel sweetness. A ton of booze and some tangy tart rotten upleasantness. Murky brown orange with a little off white foam head. Flavors of sweet orange and candied grapefruit vodka and sweet tangy notes. Very sweet and boozy, somewhat tough to drink.
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