3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20Bottle shared with (and courtasy of) The Bergen tasting crew, and Gunnar. Has a hazy dark brown colour with a medium beige head. Lots of hops in a fruity aroma with the addition of dried fruit, pine and rye. A lot of malt in the flavour and more powerful hops as well, almost herbal with grass and pine. The mouthfeel is soft and slick, and has a medium bitterness. A very nice ale! I also understand that there’s a huge difference between an English barley wine and an American one. This is closer to a DIPA.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle in a bulb glass. Pours cloudy brown/copper with a lacy, beige head. Aroma strong of caramel, toffee, light vanilla, a little chocolate plus some floral hops. Flavor the same, with a really nice blend of it all. Smooth texture. A good barley wine.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 650ml
Aroma bold front, creamy bitter raw , bold rough approach. Alcohol hidden under hop blanket. Citrus on top.6+
Appearance fine murky dark amber look. Dark tanned lighter top. 3+
Flavor and Palate : sweet sugars, candy notes. Hop character lower than aroma presented. Mellow end. Some heat as it warm up. 13+
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle [660ml] shared with HogTownHarry, JoeMcPhee, jercraigs & mabel -- c/o HogTownHarry. Pours a murky auburn-red with a small frothy tan head. Aroma is fruity along with lots of hops, caramel malt and some salt. Big malty flavour along with lots of hops, quite a bit of alcohol and a dry bitter finish. Medium bodied. It’s really good and well done but not exactly to my liking.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2013-04-12. Dark amber body, good sized foamy beige head. 4+ Nice Aroma, alcoholic melange of hops and malt, typical American barleywine profile. Flavour is similar, mix of hoppy bitterness and caramel malt. Salty undertones 7++ Medium bodied palate. 3++ Solid, pretty textbook take on the style? Reminiscent of Old Leviathan or Old ruffian, or at least how I remember them being. Just a bit too alcoholic to get to the next level of appreciation for me. Good but I would only reach for it occasionally. Bottle shared by HogTownHarry
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3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2nd September 2012
Opaque dark brown beer, big pale cream coloured head. Palate is light, airy and semi dry. Nice toffee malt base, rich. The hops are a little skunky with pleasant pine. Finishes semi dry. Bitter hop linger. Like this - so few good barleywines about these days.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle courtesy of hogtownharry - Deep amber pour with a thin head. Very rich malty aroma. Chewy malt and a little bit of rich earthy hoppiness. A salty sort of malt character with some intense character and a bit of earthy bitterness and a touch of citrus. Very rich and fruity with a bit of pine on the back of the palate.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
my bomber. biggish bitter american barleywine, cloudy, deep reddish, smallish frothy beige head. That’s all - a bit boozy. would like to age one.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
October 2012. Pours dark amber, almost redbrown with a tan head. Aromas of caramel, grapefruit, pine. Hoppy and long finish. outstanding beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours hazy deep amber into a tulip. Soapy white head recedes leaving spot lacing. Stale pit fruit aromas. Thick with dark berry and pit fruit upfront turning to bitter toffee before the lasting molasses finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a rusty golden brown. The nose is fig, molasses, cream brulee crust and date. The pallet is bitter caramel, sweet grapefruit and malt.
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