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Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine

Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine

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95
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A Barley Wine brewed by
Dogfish Head Brewery

Milton, Delaware USA

bottled
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6913.75/5.03.75/5.0Winter15%74.5 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Inspired by a tale of a cask doctor who brought sluggish ales back to life by suspending a fig in them. Brewed from 100% Maris Otter pale ale malt, a blend of fine hops and conditioned on dates and figs. User Instructions: open bottle, pour contents into two snifters. Enjoy. ALTERNATIVELY: Walk hand-in-neck with bottle into the middle of the woods. Use shovel to dig 2x2 hole three feet deep. Seal bottle in plastic bag. Place in hole and pack with dirt. Memorize location and leave. Return exactly one year later. Dig up bottle, open and enjoy.

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 Ungstrup (11136), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Sep 11, 2004  
An unclear dark orange beer with a small orange head. The aroma is of caramel and alcohol and is quite sweet. The flavor is dry with notes of caramel and alcohol.


 omhper (10456), Stockholm, Sweden
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/516/20
Nov 23, 2004  
Bottled. Deep golden colour, no head. Sweet and vastly malty. Sugary, but that does not disturb. Enough hops to overpower the sweetness. Bitter finish. Very enjoyable. There is no way I could guess tthis beer was 15%.


 Papsoe (9999), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 15, 2006  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, pale amber golden with a creamy, white head. A nose full of both citrus and caramel. Extremely full-bodied with accents of peaches, vanilla and caramel and an extremely warming alcohol. Some aroma hops but not really bitter. Quite lovely. 110606


 Oakes (6853), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
May 6, 2003  
Blazing golden brown. You can tell by the colour that only pale malts were used, but I wouldn't have guessed Maris Otter. Light fruit note, with a little bit of toastiness. Sweet palate with alcohol burn coming through. Fading leafy hop on the left. Too simple to be a top-flight barley wine.


 yespr (6363), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2007  
RBSG07. From 75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange. Aroma is clear raisins. Very sweet flavour of raisins, alcohol shines through. Finish is sweetish and strong. Very enjoyable for sipping.




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