Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Milton, Delaware USA

Serve in Snifter

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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.

(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

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.

Bottled (2004 vintage, thanks jjpm74). Nutbrown colour, mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is alcohol, nuts, spices, fruits, caramel and some hints of sugar. Flavour is nuts, fruits, flowery hops, plum, nutmeg.

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%.

Bottle. Clear golden coloured with a huge off white head. Sweet aroma of dried fruits, alcohol and caramel. Sweet flavor of dried fruits, spices, caramel and wood. Well balanced.

Bottle, 15%. Vinous and alcoholic aroma, some paint thinner. Almost clear dark amber colour. The flavour is extremely sugary, quite vinous. Has some brandy as well. Sweet vanilla. Not so balanced.

Hazy amber color; creamy head. In the very beginning there is a woody aroma, with very light sourness, but disappears quickly; then there is only some caramel left. Good body strength, sweet caramel flavor, but the alcohol is too strong. Not my favorite.

UPDATED: NOV 25, 2007 Name: Olde School
Date: 01/06/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Vintage Cellar, VA

cloudy orange, frothy white head, sweet and tart citrus fruit aroma, sweet malt flavor, lots of nice hop flavor and bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
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Date: 03/29/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Vintage Cellar, VA
Vintage: 2004

pours into a rusty opaque nectar with just a wispy trace of a head, light sweet citrus aroma, rich malt flavor, initial wahming effect on the first sip but no aparant alcohol afterwords, nice fruity character, nice light bitter finish, hint of citrus, fruityness gets stronger as it warms, bitterness really takes a back seat, should age really well,
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Date: 08/02/2005
Vintage: 2004

opaque orange after adding a nice dose of sedement, thin off white head leaving very nice lace, mild sweet malty aroma, light and fruity malt flavor, nice hop character with mild bitterness, very deceptive, fruityness comes out really nice, more of an aprocot than a plum, aging nicely
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Date: 06/24/2006
Vintage: 2004

thining out a bit, still the nice apricot fruit flavor, a hint of alcohol, a bit of sugary sweetness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
-------- /> Name: Olde School
Date: 11/18/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2007

clear dark copper, fine beige head, hot sweet dark caramel malt aroma with lots of fruity character balanced by earthy hops, sweet malt flavor, lots of fruity character, caramel sweetness brings out the fruit, plenty of alcohol adds a hotness and light spicyness but does not overly detract from the overall character, good earthy bitterness adds balance and a light bitter finish but still allows the sweet fruity character to shine, wonderful young and could only get better with age,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

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.