3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2010, so aged about 2 years and served barely chilled. Really nice and smooth, alcohol hidden pertty well. Not much hops left, smooth and delicate with a mild lingering finish. It’s sweet, but not nearly as sugary as you would expect in a 15% beer. This is a good thing.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
12oz bottle received in a trade from DoctorB2B. Thanks buddy. Poured into a snifter. Pours a cloudy burnt orange with minimal head. Taste is boozy with dark fermented fruit. Raisin and fig. Taste is light bitter and medium sweet. Very boozy with lots of dark fruit. Full bodied with a thick and creamy texture. Soft carbonation and a very long, very boozy finish. Overall, I’m really diggin this beer. I would love to try it again after it ages for about 4 years.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a rustic orange with no head & very little lacing. The aroma is sweet & almost cider like. The palate is incredibly smooth for a 15% beer. It’s slightly bitter up front but finishes clean. This is an outstanding brew! You have to be careful with it because it goes down so easy
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Had this beer to long ago, just transferring from a app I was using to rate beer. As I drink these again I will add a better review.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Average looking. Brown and cloudy, not much head or lacing. Smell is deep and darkly fruity, with figs and prunes and raisins, earthy and almost dirt-like, slightly alcoholic. Taste is pretty darn nice. Sweet, very sweet, a beautiful mixture of pears, prunes, figs and plums, with a hint of pineapple and granny-smith apples too. Underneath it all you can tell it’s definitely a barleywine tho, with a rich, grainy, lovely barley flavor that’s tied in to all the other subtle nuances of this delicious beer creation. Feel is very sweet, thick, rich, slick, and lightly alcoholic. Really this one is pretty damn smooth for the ABV. Typically DFH, this is a really nice beer. My taste for barleywine has been increasing over time and this one is helping that trend to continue.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Beautiful amber pour. Sweet aroma, also strong alcohol aroma. Smell is very similar to Jack Daniels. A subdued date like finish. All around a very easy to drink barleywine. Certainly the easiest I’ve ever had.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle poured into snifter. 15 ABV! Wow. Have had this and a Brooklyn barley wine in consecutive days and this one was just a lot more refined, I thought. Figs and dates - sure. Raisins, ammonia, cognac, decaying autumn woods. In the mouth a ton of maple sweetness balanced by I guess an orangey hoppiness. Very complex, but not muddled. Well done. For me, this is one of Dogfish Head’s better offerings, and I’m a fan of several of their beers.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
2011 bottle served at 50 degrees in a snifter. Gorgeous translucent ruby-amber pour. Softly carbonated and Almost no head. Aroma of brandy and paint thinner. Highly alcoholic taste. The booze overshadows any detectable flavors. It’s a nice sipper but too young to be fully appreciated yet. Medium palate. Tastes and feels like a spiced rum. I’ll re-rate after some age...probably 2-5 years.
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