4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20Bottle. Pours a nice dark caramel amber color with a beige head. Aroma is really complex, lots of oak, bourbon, vanilla, almost stout like qualities of roasted malt and chocolate, some sweet and caramel malt, toffee, charred oak, dark fruits, molasses and brown sugar. The flavor follows the nose and is amazing, lots of oak, bourbon and vanilla, with the stouty notes of roasted and toasted malt and chocolate, some sweet and caramel malt, charred oak, dark fruits, molasses, brown sugar and toffee. The body is full with a sticky mouth feel. Overall an amazing Barley Wine, and probably the best I have had!
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a minimal head. Malty, dark fruits, vanilla, toffee aroma with some leather notes. Malty, dark fruits, vanilla, bourbon and oak flavour. Nice one :-)
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Bottle. The pour is a dark caramel. The aroma is simply bliss. Amazing mix of sweetness and bourbon. The taste smooth as hell.
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4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22oz bottle courtesy of claspada. Thanks! Reviewed from notes.
A: Placid dark mahogany color with a barely discernible head. Stains the glass with brown sludge.
N: Can smell the caramel and vanilla from halfway across the room. Lots of honey, brown sugar, and a touch of licorice. Candied pecans. Very well rounded.
T: Balanced and well put together. Lots of interplay between the sweetness of bourbon and the underlying bourbon. There’s a slight cocoa to this and similar oak flavors to Sucaba. It’s a natural for the style.
M: Rich, filling, and the alcohol is actually well-hidden.
O: This is a beer worth lingering over, but it’s very much a dessert. In fact, after so much apparent praise above, the reason this isn’t getting higher marks is that by the end of my half of the bottle, I’m fairly sick of drinking this. It’s really good upon the first impression and through the first 4 oz, but this is not one that goes the distance for me.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle opened for my 25th birthday. Pours a dark reddish brown with a fleeting off-white head. Lovely aroma of bourbon, molasses, buttery toffee plus hints of vanilla and fruit. As it doesn’t completely jump out of the glass I’d call this subtle rather than overpowering so far. Gorgeous taste with big dark chocolate and toffee notes. The barrel is integrated seamlessly, and the overall effect gives it a taste profile that’s in some ways reminiscent of an imperial stout. Very smooth with minimal burn; age has mellowed this nicely. This certainly lived up to my expectations but surprised me with how subtle it could be. Know that feeling when the bottle empties and you desperately wish you had another?
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle @ ZeeBra Extreme Beer Festival 2013. Brown pour, no head. Aroma of vanilla, bourbon, leathery, ripe fruits and caramel. Flavor is sweet with loads of bourbon, fruity, bitter and vanilla. Great brew.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle @ ZeeBra. Aroma has big malts, caramel, bread and fruity notes. Flavour is huge bourbon, some liquorice and roast, some fruity notes, long lasting bourbon, some alcohol but not in a disturbing way.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Refined glowing copper colour. Barley wine like, raisins, aged. Rich powerful taste. Concentrated. Oily body, big alcohol but worth it. Enormous amounts of taste complexity. Awesome. (ZeeBra)
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
From bottle sharing at Dark Lord Day. pours ruby with a s tan head Nose of ripe fruit and bourbon. Medium plus in body. Flavor is sweet with lots of fruit and wood. Great tasting and seem well aged. Liked this a lot. .
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Medium brown, thin off-white head. Dark bread crusts, toffee, maple syrup, raisins, a little cocoa, a leathery aged character, bourbon barrel evident, , vanilla.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours dark brown, lighter at the edges. Little to no head. Quite murky. Aroma is a great blend of huge molasses, vanilla and oak. Sweet bourbon note. A bit hot still. Tons of caramel, treacle and other toasted sugars. Taste is similar. Tons of molasses and caramel. Pretty big booze note. Good vanilla and other barrel notes. Some of the bourbon delicacy is gone but it’s still a nice sweet flavor. Thick feel. A bit syrupy but it works well with the flavor. I think it’s not quite as good as it was fresh but still a delicious beer and it’s a shame that more barley wine/old ale style beers aren’t made in this style. Great stuff.
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