4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Only my third barley wine but this is amazing. Very well balanced with aroma to match. Does a good job of masking the alcohol with a sweet aftertaste that begs you to drink more.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Sampled at an esbls tasting. A well hopped nose. This is really good but just a bit young. Age would make it even better. Very nice fruit and rich malt. So good!
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
2011 Vintage. 11% alc, Original gravity = 1.106, Final Gravity = 1.022. This is a very rich ale. There is a thick mouthfeel without being syrupy, smooth dark winter ale.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
’09 on tap at HotD. Airy cap settles to concave lacing and thin scarce bubbles along top. Colour is hazy deep amber. Aroma of hops, caramel, and Brussels sprouts?!?! Oh wait, I think the guy sitting next to me just burped. So, great piney hop and caramel aromas. This bitch sticks to the glass good. Great caramel and raisin/plum flavors. This is super duper. I would molest it.
3.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured into a snifter. 2009 vintage.
4.5 A: Unlike a lot of HOTD I’ve had, this is plentifully carbonated and perhaps a bit too much so. Transluscent just-darker-than ruby red color. A full three fingers of creamy/frothy off-white head. Retention is nothing short of amazing for a beer this big. Plentiful lacing left behind.
4.5 S: This is still hoppy as hell. Really wonderful aroma on this. Tons of herbal hops with pine undertones. The barleywine underneath all the hops is toasty with caramel and plentiful fruitiness in the form of apple and overripened peach.
3.5 T: The taste, however, is a bit unrefined, though this is still good overall. The hops seem to be in an awkward state at the moment. The flavor is herbal as well. Caramel with toffee and plenty of light fruitiness.
4.0 M: Heavier medium to lighter heavy body. Good moderate carbonation. Good creaminess.
4.0 D: I think I should give this a go fresh...or aged longer. I think I might have drank this at a bad time. Oh well.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 01-15-2012 00:11:17
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
2011 vintage
Pours dark amber with a pretty good sized foam, two or three fingers. Head retains. Good carbonation.
Very malty, dark red fruit smell.
This is a real mouthgasm! Caramel, red fruit in the taste. Really sticky. A bit of pine. It’s pretty damned good, I’m looking forward to aging some of this.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
12 oz bottle. 2010 vintage, enjoyed 2012-01-10.. Hazy, amber liquid with thick, small to medium off-white head. Aroma of pine, caramel, grapefruit, resin, honey and simcoe hops. Taste is light to medium sweet, medium bitter, malty and hoppy with notes of caramel, pine, resin and fresh hops. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Really nice and hoppy for a barley wine.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a very dark maroon color with a nice, frothy white head. Cherries in the aroma. Some malt as well. Cherries and raisin’s in the flavor. Sense of alcohol but it all blends together very well. Solid brew.
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