3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared by TheCheeseMan. Batch #5 2004. Pours hazy caramel color with off white head. Sugary caramel aroma with some frutiness. Slightly sweet malty flavor. Medium body with average carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Seems like an unexceptional barley wine. But barley wine is a great style so this is a nice beer. The hop-malt balance is skewed toward the hop, which are quite bitter. I would prefer more going on in the malt.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
2004 Batch 5. Rich fruity caramel malt with some higher alcohols. Semi-dry. Peppery. Very nice.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Vintage 2006 i believe. Muddy copper pour. Lightly carbonated. Dark fruit aroma. Medium bodied and watery mouth-feel Caramel malt and citrus hops, which are somewhat faded.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle - Pours murky dark copper with a very thin head. It has a light malt aroma. The flavor is well hopped and it’s good hops, but I thought the malt character was lacking and the palate on the thin side. Not that it’s bad, but I hope for more complexity and robustness in a barley wine. I wonder if the recipe has changed as some of the reviews have a very different impression.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle. Lots of dark fruit and molasses aromas. Flavors were sweet malty and yummy. Some alcohol burn on the finish. Very good.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy deep amber color with a small fine beige head with thin lacing. The aroma is caramel malt, fruity, with a dose of citrus and pine hops. The flavor is similar with the caramel malt and fruits at the beginning and a hoppy bitterness coming through in the finish. My main problem was how thin this was. It seemed to be more like a cask ale than a barleywine weighing in at 10 percent. Dont get me wrong, it is not a bad beer. I just found myself wanting more.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Caramel color pour with a thin head. Aroma is a pleasantly sweet nutty, caramel, and presence of citrusy hops. The flavor is a bit more lacking though. It is almost enjoyable at first with nice sweet fruit and hop bitterness, but then this weird astringent taste becomes very noticeable that I cannot quite describe. Mouthfeel is a bit thin and rather disappointing for such a big beer. It definitely has potential though.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma: Lots of malt and candied sweetness with a far amount of chocolate coming through, especially as it warms. Flavor: when it first hits your mouth, it’s like it’s about to explode with rich sweetness, but instead it just flattens and dries out. Leaves a chalky dryness on the tongue. Hop profile (herby, earthy, some citrus) is pretty good in this beer but I don’t know how well it goes with the rest of the beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a light hazelnut brown with a nice off-white head. Aroma of caramel, raisins, vanilla and citrus hops. The flavor starts off with some dried fruit sweetness, this shifts into a nice, but mild citrus hop bitterness. Also notes of almond and caramel. The alcohol is very well hidden, but comes through a little bit in the bitter finish. Mouthfeel is on the thin side, but still an enjoyable brew overall.
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