Dicks Barley Wine

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

Serve in Snifter

THIS IS UNDER RATED!!! For that matter Dicks is under rated. I know of no better Barley Wine style ale that you can get for such a great price... good beer doesn’t have to empty your wallet (purse?). I suspected that this was going to be sweeter than it was but was pleasantly suprised. Don’t be fooled by the lable, it pours a nice deep, hazy amber with alright head. I thought the alcohol flavor was just enoughf coupled with the fruity sweetness and just a hint of bitterness. Seriously, find a better priced, better tasting Barley Wine... I’ll put my foot in my mouth (but not before drinking more of this).

For the price nothing beats a dick’s barley wine. Pours a deep mahogany with a thick tan head. Dark fruits, hops, and sweet citrus fruits dominate the palate. This is an excellent barley wine.

UPDATED: SEP 4, 2006 12 oz bottle from Liq Solutions. Pours a hazy dark copper/brown with a small head. Spicy/fruity aroma with a bit of alcohol underneath. A lot of flavor here. Ginger, peach, apple, toffee come to mind. Alcohol laden dry finish. A bit of bitter acidic chalkiness in the aftertaste. Starts out very tasty but just a little too blunt of a finish. Overall, a pretty good barleywine. Improve on the finish/aftertaste and this would be a real winner.

The label on this bottle looks like the labels you can print out and put on CD's that you were too cheap to buy so you burned them on your computer. Nice dark red color, and its amazing that i'm a few minutes into a barley wine and there's still bubbles from the head left. Splendid balance of flavors, perfect amount of ABV, not hidden, yet not focused upon. Quality brew.

This barley wine pours with a cloudy deep amber body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet and malty with a nice caramel note, some alcohol and a slight bitterness. The flavor is very sweet and malty with candy sugar notes and some alcohol. Medium to full bodied and smooth.

Big rocky head and it lasted the whole way through the best head I have ever seen on a barley wine. Burnt toast, raisins, thick, chewy, a bit sour and mildly bitter. Well balanced flavor profile you can tell the alcohol is there but that isn’t a bad thing in this case. Not a mellow barley wine, maybe a little age would help. Well crafted beer a must try if you haven’t yet

Pours a four finger light tan head that fades slowly leaving tons of lace. Clear amber color. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Malty nose. Flavor sweetish caramel and brown sugar balanced by hops, slight bitter aftertaste. High ABV is hidden. $1.60 for a 12oz bottle from Liquid Solutions Tigard, Or.

12 oz bottle courtesy of Ken. Pours a murky dark orange amber color with a medium white head. Aroma is floral and fruity with a malty backbone. Taste is malty fruity with lots of hops and a grapefruity/orange peel finish. Excellent !!