 mikey (319), farmington, Utah, USA
May 1, 2008
Poured a golden orange with a thin off-white cap. The nose was of molasses, caramel, dark fruits and a hint of alcohol. The taste starts out rich and sweet with a blend of molasses, candi sugar, plum, raisin with a rising citrusy bitterness pushing it’s way into the middle. The end had a long smooth warming, boozy burn. Mouthfeel is full, thick and syrupy. This is a good sipping barleywine that hides its 15%ABV well. I don’t think I could have more than one in a session, but I will definitely search this one out again.
jeremytoni (526), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
Jul 5, 2008 From a bottle poured dark amber color with a fair amount of head. Very sweet flavor with an alcohol finish.
Beerman6686 (504), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Poured an amber color with an off white head. Aroma was composed of very sweet malts and dark fruits, and hops, and alcohol. Flavor was a extremely sweet, just enough hops to balance it out and hide the enormous ABV.
polomagnifico (380), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Jun 29, 2008 2005 vintage Bottle thanks to dchmela!! Aroma of sweet dark dried fruits, caramel, old leather, and winter spice. Very good and delicate. Pours a gorgeous medium amber brown bourbon hue with a small head that fully diminished but did leave some lace. Flavor is vanilla, caramel, alcohol, metal, and dark dried fruits. Palate is cloying, full bodied and oily flat. A very good aged barley wine but a little bit too cloying. Great aroma and flavor though. Top notch with a few years on her.
Tweety (151), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jun 25, 2008 "Really Old Beers and Really Stinky Cheeses" tasting session at ACBF 2008. From the 2004 bottling. Really strong, lots of malt up front. Really lots of malt all the way through. The cheese pairing helped this one out, mellowing the sweetness, but still, just a little too much sweetness.
sebletitje (103), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jun 23, 2008 Hard to believe this is a 15% abv beer. Pours amber/orange color. Malty, sweet sugary with few hints of fruits, smooth citrus/orange and raisiins. One bottle is enough, sip and enjoy it.
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