4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20Aroma is dominated by caramel malt notes with complimenting vanilla and raisin. As it warms the bourbon and hops become more noticeable. The alcohol also becomes more noticeable as it warms but never reaches a hot level. Esters also become more pronounced.
Pours a fairly clear burnt amber with a light tan head that quickly recedes leaving a film in the center and edges. Faint lacing with long legs.
Flavor starts with some sweet caramel notes - caramel, burnt sugar, raisins and plums. Mid palate the barrel quality appears, bourbon and vanilla. The finish has some slightly astringent hop bitterness and light hop flavor. The finish has quite a bit of alcohol heat along with some residual sweetness and lingering bitterness. The finish is where this beer currently falls apart.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with low carbonation. The astringency is moderate and fairly unpleasant. The alcohol heat is moderately high but fairly clean.
For all the complaints this beer gets it is surprisingly good. As it ages the alcohol heat and the astringency should mellow out. The finish is a bit slick as well which will hopefully get a bit better.
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3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours amber with a white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, alcohol, dried fruit and light vanilla. Flavour is caramel, heavy alcohol, dried fruit and light vanilla.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
This is a default message... As I do not wish, nor have time to comment on each beer I try at this time.
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4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught at CBC 2013. Clear amber - white head. Sweetness, barley, nice hoppy, citrus freshness, grassy, sharpness, ok bitterness, syrup, nice bourbon notes, vanilla, coconut. Smooth.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. The pour is a bright hazy orange. The aroma is a nice mix of bourbon and hops. The taste is more hops than anything. A little boozy, but a good head then hops take over. Not a lot of bourbon flavor imo.
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
CBC. Hazy amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dark fruit and alcohol. Flavor is very sweet and rather bitter. Very sweet and rather biter finish with warming alcohol. 040513
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at CBC.
Pours oily, heavy amber without much head.
UK like barley wine with extra hops. Vanilla fudge and orange peel.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ CBC. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense beige head. ARoma: Dust, ripe fruits, caramel, herbs, marzipan. Flavour. Sweetness, ripe fruits, vanilla, flowers, bourbon, syrup, alcohol. Medium to full bodied. Ends sweetish and fruity. Lots of alcoholbite on lips and palate.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Thanks jbruner. Clear copper. Boozy cherry very sweet malt smells like candy. Super sweet red fruits and prunes. Very sweet and boozy but still fits the style and good to drink.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a hazy golden orange from the bottle with thin cream head and solid lacing. Aroma is booze, sweet malty caramel and toffee. Taste follows, add some more complex malts, a hint of bitterness, and less booziness. Pretty solid for a barley wine.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ CBC. Clear amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops, toffee and toasted. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, toffee, toasted, medium sweet, hop, little pine and medium bitter.
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