Dicks Barley Wine

Brewed by Dicks Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Centralia, Washington USA

12 oz. bottle courtesy of riversideAK. The beer has a clear copper color and a thin, beige head. The aroma is rich, malty caramel/toffee with some resinous hoppiness lingering in the aroma. The flavor is hoppy and surprises with how much the grassy and pine hops jump out in the first taste. The malitness seems a bit soft and is not able to balance this beer. I get some of the caramel and a little toasted bread, but am not a big fan of the hoppy barleywines. The alcohol is well hidden - or at least masked - by the flavor and hoppiness. This is medium-bodied, is very smooth and has a soft texture.

Bottle Pours a good brown with a thin off white head. The head leaves quickly, but laces well for a lack of head. Aroma of sweet fruits, and some toastedness. Has a decent carbonation. The flavor is good. Sweet but not an overpowering barley wine. Alcohol is blended very well and hard to pick up. Has a resiny texture. The body is medium. A good finish with a sweet aftertaste.

Bottle. Poured almost purple with thin fast dissipating white head. Aroma of citrus and caramel and raisins. Sweet raisiny flavour with a citrus and alcohol note. Alcohol finish. Not reallly bad, but not a winner either

12oz - Aroma of raisin, caramel and hoppy pine resin. Flavor is bad. Sweet and astringent. Palate is sticky. I did not think this was a very good barley wine.

Aroma: resinous, vegetal, caramel Flavor: Aged one year. Fruity, full-bodied sweet malt with firm bitterness on finish. Comment: Not really complex, not yet integrated after one year ƙ/09).

2004 750 mL bottle shared by Jason. The beer pours to a clean mahogany body with a thin grayish/white head. The aroma is deep caramel with sweet barley and treacle. Very complex. The flavor is mostly the same as the aroma. Sweet sugary palate that leaves the mouth watering. Some spicy alcohol. Held up fantastically! And perhaps, got better than fresh.

2004 750mL bottle. Poured deep, near-clear garnet with a thick, easily-resusciated cap of beigey-tan head. The aroma picked up toasted toffee, green raisins, and bready character with accents of dry earth and peppery spice.. warmth was masked well. The flavor had sweet caramel and toffee at the core, with some darker fruits laced throughout.. white peppery yeast and wheat-like sourness (not much sourness) surrounded.. dry finish with a touch of lighter fruits joining the nice maltage. Medium-plus and much better carbonated than expected.. spicy where it needed to be and sweet where it needed to be.. well-balanced and well-aged.

Bottle from MSM. Pours a hazy dark brown. Not much head. Smell of alcohol mostly. A little sweet. A little sour. Tasty.