 porterhouse (894), Alna, Maine, USA
Apr 20, 2008
(22 oz. bottle via trade with <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=33417 target=blank>TheCheeseMan, thanks Daniel!) Pours quite cloudy dark amber with only about 1/4" or less of biege head that recedes mostly to edges. Aroma is candyish sweet - toffee and cotton candy. Mouthfeel is fairly smooth, very lightly prickly, maybe just a hair thin, sticky. Tiny dabs of lacing along with a syrupy film inside of snifter. Taste is candyish, some candy apple glaze, caramel and cotton candy - but really not over the top sweet. A lightly piney bitter bite overlays keeping some of the sweetness in check. Slight alcohol burn in finish. A pretty nice barleywine but just a little lacking in oomph.
Soonah (460), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Jul 21, 2008 From mcbackus via trade. The pour was ruby and brown in color, kind of dull actually. The head was compact, off-white and produced flecks of lacing. The aroma was lots of malt and sugar with minimal hops coming through. The flavor was sweet caramel maltiness, light fruit and not nearly enough in the hop department to make this anything more than an average BW. The mouthfeel was on the thin side and I found it almost too drinkable, not chewy or big, just OK.
omhper (10145), Stockholm, Sweden
Jul 16, 2008 Bottled at Petalax Beer Festival. (2004 vintage, batch 5) Clear pale brownish amber, small creamy head. Sugary caramel aroma. Sweet with medium-full body. Lots of toffee, some wood. Restrained citric hoppiness .some green apples. Perhaps the aging has diminished the hop levels a bit much, now it is more reminiscent of an English style barley wine, but without the malt depth. Finishes with lots of spun suga rand toffee. Soft and edgeless, but with no "wow!"
oh6gdx (5208), Vaasa, Finland
Jul 15, 2008 Bottled. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is sweet malts, some alcohol and fruits. Also quite strong wooden and licoriceish notes. Flavour is sweet malts, plum and raisins. Mild notes of vanilla and wood too. Wellbalanced.
Trev (456), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
Jul 7, 2008 pours a clear reddish copper.
Aroma is dark fruit alc, light licorice, medium malt and toffee sweetness.
Flavour is herbal hoppy, somewhat medicinal. Comes across a little thin at times.
Sweet malt combines with a medium bitter hop to balance nicely and make this a very approachable B.Wine.
Hides it’s alc fairly well too.
mcox90 (302), Wilton, New Hampshire, USA
Jun 29, 2008 22 oz bottle acquired in trade with Mcbackus. Pours a hazy amber hue with a 1/2" off white head. Minimal lacing. Aroma is malty, sweet candy & hoppy. Flavor is the same as nose with dark fruit flavors as well. Very enjoyable barleywine, albeit, a bit on the mild side.
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