3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 20, 2010 [4.15.09] Fresh 09 bottle. Pours a dark clear reddish amber with a large frothy beige sudsy head. Aroma of cotton candy, piney hops, sour wet grains, and some noticeable alcohol. Flavor is much richer than the aroma indicates, quite sweet at first, full flavored, caramel, lightly woody, some cotton candy, huge sugary barley finish with a quick crisp hop bite and bit of oakiness. Long bitter barley aftertaste 7.5. Very full mouthful, dense but with lively carbonation, smoothly syrupy. A very simple barley wine full of flavor and so easy to drink. 7.4.8.4.15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[2008 bottle kept in the fridge most of the time, 3.10.10] Pours a ....albaskdnaslkdjasl same as above, no need to repeat that. Actually some floaties or something. Aroma is super fruity now, sweet and round, potpourri, gummy bears, seems like fusels. Flavor is quite the same, weirdly floral, strong alcohol, again gummy bears, sweet and fruity, light pine underneath all of that sweetness, lingering bitterness that is out of place, touch resinous still, super boozy, tastes like it’s 15%. Medium bodied, in between thin and chalky, soft dull carbonation. Okay, much better fresh... I’ll have to go drink the rest of my 09 bottles now =p 6.4.6.3.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [09 bottle rated 3.23.10] Yup, this does not age at all! Nutty medicinal, oooo lord. Bleh. Should have drank this fresh.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(bottle) pours a slightly hazy dark ruby colour with a frothy beige head. aroma of herbal hops, burnt toffee and treacle, with hints of apricots, cherries, straciatella and light alcohol. flavour is caramel, brown sugar and raisins, though with surprisingly little sweetness, some dark fruits and a hint of alcohol in the finish. heavy-bodied with fizzy carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Smokey caramel flavor, nice tang, and solid name baby..............................
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Dark amber pour, negligible head. Toast, malts, nuts, caramel. Medium carbonation, medium-strong body. Without the carbonation to rough it up, it would be less drinkable (too sweet).
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Very smooth and nuanced. Flavors were more mellow. Alcohol was in balance with the sweet character.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nip sized bottle. 2008 Vintage. Poured an amber color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of nuts, toasty, some caramel, and some oxidation. Tastes of nuts, caramel, toffee, toast, some chocolate, and some dark fruits. Lighter alcohol in the finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
355ml bottle. Poured deep ruby in color with a thin white head. Aroma has sweet fruits, raisins and dark bready malt. Flavor has raisins, figs, alcohol and is overall quite sweet. Long fruity, tasty finish. Very tasty barley wine, well balanced, full bodied. Alcohol coming through little too much.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours a deep copper color with a brown hue to it. Aroma is of heavy malt and mild chocolate. You can taste the high alcohol content but it is well hidden amongst the hops and sweet dark licorice flavor. Overall the best barleywine I’ve tasted.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
36cl, American brew, from Geers Oostakker, complex brew, malty/sweet and slightly alcoholic/spicy, not too heavy, balanced, hazy, good head, good brew
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Didn’t know this was still around, grabbed a bottle at the beer store. Poured a dark brown, small white head. Aromas of sweetness, malt, fruit and toffee. Taste is malty, spice, plum and caramel. A pretty good Barley Wine, enjoy getting this when I can.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Az árpaborokért nem vagyok oda annyira. Túl testesek túl édesek. Színébe, habjába nem lehet belekötni: szép konyakos, sötét borostyán, a hab meg sűrű és homogén bézs.
Egyből támad az alkohol szinte könnyezik a szemem tőle mögötte meg ott kiabál az aszalt illat amit ugye a sok maláta okoz. Van még kevés vaniliás virágos felhő plusz enyhe fanyar citrom.
Émelyítően édes egyből a korty elejétől bár kapaszkodik hozzá egy eléggé markáns keserűség de mégsem tud elvarázsolni (max. 3-4 üveg után...) Sűrű és ragadós állag.
Ááá, nekem ez sok(k).
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