deepsouth (23), biloxi, Mississippi, USA
May 2, 2008
i drank this one from a rochefort glass.
this beer poured a deep dark red raisinish color and if there was one bubble, there were a million. i poured these as i usually do, pretty hard and get the same usual no head with a tan ring around the edge of the glass and a few patches of tan swimming around the top of the glass. as for trying to see through this one, forget it. not on flying dogs time.
the smell is quite good. very fruity and again raisiny. usually the booze scent is faint at first and develops over time on me with this one, but this one just got the once over in the cooler, so i can actually smell the booze from jump street. a pleasant one on the sniffer.
the taste is fruits, figs, dates, raisins, booze. i love the taste of this beer. i’d go out on a limb and say this beer would taste best near room temperature. very warming on the way down.
the mouthfeel is pretty medium. where’d the bubbles go? i don’t taste much carbonation, at least not near what i’d expect with the bubbles bubbles bubbles.
a very drinkable beer. so drinkable, i find time to treat myself to about one of these per week and keep a pretty healthy stash around the house. my favorite offering from flying dog so far. they got this one right for me. i actually haven’t drank more than one of these at one sitting and i can’t imagine that more than two could be anything but detrimental to your ability to walk or function for that matter.
highly recommended in my opinion.
i also plan on laying three or four of these down for future reference. i think it’s a keeper.
BillWyce (32), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Poured a nuttty brown with virtually no
head. Some yeast sediment noted. Heavy aroma of sweet malt with a note
of chocolate in the background. Palate
was slightly oily and slightly astringent.
Sweet, but not as heavily so as other
barleywines I’ve had. Some chocolate notes and a slight licorice aftertaste as
it warmed a bit.
 Hansen (1780), Randers, Denmark
Oct 11, 2008 Amber and a bit unclear. Off-white head, mostly lasting. Sweet aroma, malt, caramel. Flavor starts sweet and finish moderate bitter. Syrup bitter.
Rciesla (891), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 9, 2008 Bottle. Pours a ruby brown body with a quickly diminishing head. Nice dark fruit flavor of raisin and grapes. The etoh makes it come off a bit vinous, a nice viscous mouthfeel very sweet. Good beer.
jsh12bama (227), Alabama, USA
Oct 3, 2008 Pours ruby red with thick tan head. Aroma of malt and dark fruit. Taste is very sweet with heavy notes of dark fruits ,maybe plums. Big alcohol finish. Decent.
hughie (2286), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Oct 3, 2008 Reddish brown. Smooth, sweet malty aroma with stewed plums. Taste is heavy and sweet, almost cloyingly so, full of dark, figgy fruitiness, alcohol, and black, chewy liquorice. There’s a thick, lingering dryness at the finish. Should have kept this one for Christmas.
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