3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at brewpub. Brew yo 789, brewerd 11/4/2002. Tawny copper color. Aroma of aged sweet candied malt, brown sugar, etc. Somewhat similar aroma to barleywine. Flavor is smooth and sweet with a little bit of bittersweet apple and fruit. My buddy said it tasted like flat Steel Reserve. I thought he was wrong!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled on tap at Green Dragon, pours an opaque, murky red / amber with zero head. Aroma of toffee, dark fruits and candied sugar - quite sweet. Flavour of toffee, dark fruits, caramel and candied sugar - quite sweet but not cloying. Solid.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark orange with a fizzy head. Sweet caramel floral and fruit aroma and taste with an apple and rose finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Got to try an ’07 and an ’08.. . similar but the ’08 was a touch better.. . fruit and bread crust with some molasses.. the ’07 is starting to show a little oxidation .. . good stuff, thanks ms ray .. . If Janey wants to be a rug-muncher, that’s her decision..
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
From tap at Toronado, Barley Wine Fest 2010. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is wooden and dry malty. Flat malty and vague fruity flavoured. Light bitterness coming through. A bit ordinary.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Let this warm up to drink. Alcohol hits you first. Taste of dark sugar like molasses with a hoppy kick. Smooth and light body. Coffee flavors. Very nice quality winter brew. Yo ho ho!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at the brewpub. They had two batches of this on; one from 2008 and the other from 2004. I got the 2004 because I just couldn’t pass up the chance. Red-amber color with a small head. Very mellow sweet caramel aroma. Flavors of dried fruit and light spice. Everything is really mellow from the age, and maybe even a bit dull, but it makes a nicely drinkable, smooth presentation. Medium-full bodied. Has held up well, but I could see this being even better fresh.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at Toronado 2009 Barleywine Festival.
Pours hazy copper with thin off white head. The aroma has a bit of a cherry cough syrup sensation then it moves toward figs and a bit of sweet malts. The taste is fruity to start but lacks much in the way of depth or rich dark fruitiness I’d expect for a beer at a Barleywine Fest. Seems pretty darn dry and thin in body from beginning to end.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Leftover at Toronado from BW fest. One of the hoppier barleywines, a little bit like the deuce, with more of an alcohol burn and somewhat sweeter. Fairly well balanced, with some caramel component in addition to the grapefruit
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Toronado for Barleywine fest ’09. Amber color, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt and dark fruits. Flavor is sweet and sour with caramel malt, cider, and slight port notes. Some hop bitterness. Fairly full mouthfeel, but not quite as much as others in the style.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft at Toronado BW fest. Darker amber pour. Nice citrus hops, caramel malt, some earthy bittering hops also. Somewhat lighter tasting than the IPA, but I think that it’s just more malt to balance all the hops in that one. Pretty solid.
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