 rds (226), USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Updated: Jul 12, 2009Misty amber ale, with a thin antique white head, very malty to the nose with a hint of vanilla bean, surprisingly warm flavor, like brandy, with some hops shining through the complex malt that is the central theme.
fiulijn (7150), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Courtesy of friend Matteo
Cloudy amber color, very thin head. Powerful aroma, malty, with a hint of sweet vanilla. Full bodied, with a strong and very sweet malt flavor, as I like, some caramel and toffee too, lightly fruity. The bitterness is not as powerful as expected, maybe softenend by the oak-ageing; in the final and with the time passing by, the caramel rises. An excellent Barley Wine. I like this kind of beer, but maybe missing some character.
KnutAlbert (3115), Oslo, Norway
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Bottle from New Beer Distributors, NYC.
Mahogny beer. Vanilla barrel, alcohol warming, rather sweet. I’d say the barrel has made this into more of a barley wine. Vinous, black cherry, I assume it would be sticky without the massive hopping. I’d recomment to tweak the blend until it is drier.
CaptBier (302), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 9, 2008 Bottle. A hazy orange beer with a dense orange head. The aroma is sweet fruity on an alcoholic backdrop. The flavor is fruity with mango and passion fruit being most dominant, leading to an end, that mixes in some wood notes.
yankeefan21 (82), USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 3, 2008 Bottle: Poured a reddish-tan with a finger tall head. Sweet smells of caramel and oak dominate the nose. If they ever make "man candles" I want mine to smell like this. First taste has a strong presence of alcohol with some of the caramel malt showing through. Oak is very present in the finish. This is a good beer but I agree with some of the others that this is more like a barley wine than an IPA as it doesn’t have that distinctive IPA hoppiness to it. Anyway - good beer. Gets a little hard to finish, but I’d get it again..
bennylava (83), California, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 3, 2008 12 oz bottle. I tried this on a couple of occasions and this has been the most disappointing of all Dogfish Head beers. Pours an amber color with a thin head. In both cases, the beer seemed to go flat before I was finished drinking. For the taste, I think the oak, alcohol and malt flavor overwhelmed all others. I would call this a strong ale more than an IPA because it didn’t have much hop flavor, aroma, or bitterness. I’ll take the 60/90/120 min IPA’s any day over this one.
msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 26, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours hazy dark copper with thick off-white head. Aroma is floral hops, citrus, oak and caramel. Flavor is hops, citrus, oak, pine, vanilla and caramel malt. Oak really brings out the alcohol which gives this brew some barley wine characteristics. Nice brew from a brewery that likes to take risks.
taalhiker (179), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 23, 2008 From bottle.
Pour = hazy amber with small head.
Taste = vanilla, caramel and hops. Slight taste of alcohol.
Finish = long and spicy....
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