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RATINGS: 50   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.7   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 315   ABV: 10.5%
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Aged in Stranahan's Whiskey barrels.


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   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
hopscotch (7538) - Vero Beach, USA - NOV 21, 2007
Bottle… This beer rocks!… Cloudy, dark, caramel-colored ale with no head. Woody nose with notes of caramel, sourmash and dried plum. Oaken, sweet flavor with very mild acidity and low bitterness. Alcoholic. Nice and warming. Full-bodied and oily with mild carbonation. Caramel and dark fruit finish. Kudos to kp for providing the bottle!

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
johndoughty (2946) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - AUG 12, 2011
Bottle. Bronze and clear with a small head.Powerful and slightly sweet but not as much as other beers of a similar strength.If you like to be hit full on by a beer this is the one for you. Slightly scarey label as well.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
bmeup (421) - Ormeau, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14, 2011
Dark mahogany thin head. Bready, dried fruit, raisins vanilla and oak. Very very sweet. Body is full, thick and low carbonation. Alcohol is present.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
hallinghansen (890) - Odense SV, DENMARK - MAR 18, 2011
Bottle. Trade from rgtravers, thank you so much Ryan. Clear dark red/brown body with a very small offwhite head. Aroma is lots of dark fruit, raisins and plums being the dominating, alcohol, toffee and some liquorice notes. Flavor is also dark fruit, raisins, plums, caramel, warming alcohol, Nice lacings. Oily texture.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
RexTalionis (591) - FINLAND - DEC 5, 2010
Bottle. Poured mahogny colour with thin tan head. Aroma is toffee, some vanilla and a hint of fruits and spices. Flavour is sweet malty, toffee and dried fruits.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
MeadMe (977) - Riverview, Florida, USA - MAR 4, 2010
A Barleywine from ibrew2or3. Should I be suprised? A: Pours an amberish brown hue with a rather small off white head. No retention or lace. S: Nice blast of caramel, brown sugar, and toffee. Hints of dark fruit and roasty malt. T: Mild oxidation in this one, not necessarily a bad thing as it works here. Lots of sweet malt, hints of mild chocolate, and dark fruit. Light toffee, with hints of oak and vanilla. M: Medium in body, smooth, lite carbonation.

3.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
sunevdj (2492) - Copenhagen OE, DENMARK - FEB 5, 2010
Bottle at De-boned chicken tasting; traded with Ratman. THANKS! Pours a dark brown with an off-white head. Sweet with aromas of chocolate and dates and dried fruits. Some wood and vanilla. Tiny hints of liquirish. Lots of residual sugars. Full bodied. Medium to soft carbonation.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
markwise (2914) - North of Tampa, Florida, USA - JAN 31, 2010
Thanks to Gillard for the share. Pours brown amber with a teeny off-white head. Nose is bourbon, malt, whiskey, plum, brown sugar, burn, booze, and goodness. Flavor is similar with bourbon, brown sugar, malt, and maple. Medium bodied for the style, finishing with a bare maltiness. Pretty good overall.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ughsmash (5836) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 27, 2010
12oz bottle. This rating won’t be what it should be because my other browser froze right before I submitted it. Poured murky deeper brown with just a few loose bubbles around the ring of the glass. The aroma opened with sweet, enticing whiskey that lasted the whole way through.. deeper caramel and molasses supported along with vanilla from the barrel.. the molasses and whiskey worked the hardest here, and the whole thing was sweet and enjoyable. The flavor opened with syrupy molasses, vanilla, and caramel with whiskey and vanilla from the barrel not far behind.. molasses and caramel supported the middle.. sweet whiskey over molasses on the long, warm finish. Medium-bodied with very light carbonation on the palate.. surprisingly empty across the middle.. very sweet overall on the palate, with fine balance between the whiskey and the underlying beer.. this was a slow-drinkin’, warm digestif.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Slick (1971) - Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA - JAN 27, 2010
Hazy brown color,little or no head to speak of.The aroma was caramel and malty with some hints of maybe cherry in there as well as some hints of raisin and vanilla and booze.The flavor was very nice malty brew with some caramel and oak some hints of hops and plenty of alcohol,theres some hints of vanilla in the middle with a pretty good burn going down from the alcohol.Pretty good brew,not something i would want every day,i think it would all get to be a bit much after a while,but once a week would do nicely especially on a cold night like we have up here.I have to give a big thanks to my brew hook-up Jim for this brew who is no longer drinking and is getting rid of his stock along with shoping on ocassion in Anchorage for me.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tokyogoat (1503) - San Diego, California, USA - DEC 12, 2009
Pour resembled dirty pond water. no carbonation to be seen. Nose is obviously bourbon forward, hints of vanilla, marshmallow, fig and plum. Taste is hard to decipher due to lack of carbonation, all the flavors kind of wash together. Good amount of alcohol heat, sweet fruits, fig, caramel and toffee, bourbon and lots of it.


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