Fox River X

Brewed by Fox River Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine
Oshkosh, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle sampled on 8/26/06: Pours a transparent dark copper with a thin ring of off-white head. Aroma of sweet sticky caramel and some light strawberry fruitiness. Body has good viscosity with a sweet caramel maltiness turning more sour, tart and warming toward a sticky, drier, tart finish. Infected, but might be good otherwise.

KP’s fest. Lighter than expected pour- light amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is actually pretty good- with slight spice, some citrus and spicy hops, and a thick sweet sticky malt profile. But then you get to the flavor and realize the sourness- must be a bacterial infection or somthing- which is wierd since you dont see that much in a strong BW. Obvioulsy weak body, with a light tart acidic finish. Would have been nice if fresh.

Umber to copper in color with just a little swirl of tine bubbles on top. Caramel, toffee, stewed dark fruits, and just hints of wood and herbal hops. Light with just a little prickle on the tongue. Light sweet caramel start. Bit of acetic-ness in this one, which reminds me of my grandmothers strawberry wine. LIghtly fruity and only hints of alcohol. Interesting stuff, not great, but interesting. Would make an interesting marinade, or reduction with pork.

Rating number 1000 for state of Wisconsin. Picked up a single 750 ml bottle at the Fratellos Fox River Appleton location. Pours a clear light copper amber brew with a fast dissolvin off-white head that dissipates clean with no bubbles or ring. Aroma of a distant farm field, some caramel malt, a touch of tropical fruit and some orange zest. Taste is light to medium bodied, very little carbonation, if any, with flavors of lighgt caramel malt, orange zest, some light tropical fruit and apple. Finish is light, mildly crisp with a semi-tart apple aftertaste. Alcohol presence is hidden if there is any alcohol in this barley wine.

Poured a hazy reddish amber color with a thin off-white head. The aroma was tart and fruity with notes of cherries and alcohol. Tart flavor with a strong taste of oranges. Tastes like something might be going on in here. Light to medium bodied.

Bottle courtesy of IronOrr. Copper pour with a short white head. Aroma is light caramel, berry, hints of toffee and sweet malt. Taste is a disaster. Sour berry, fruit jam, rotten fruit, and cardboard. Very sour and infected. Drain pour. Body is light and very bubbly. Ends with more sour fruit, berry and rotten fruit notes. Total waste. Big disappointment.

Courtesy of Skyview. Dark copper color with no head. Very sweet malt aroma. A light bitterness up front on the taste. Turns to a sweet caramel and malt, finishing a little like butterscotch, but not in the infected/poorly-brewed way.

Some acid in the aroma. Very dark red color. Malt. Low carbonation, and a little sour. Infected, maybe? Its not bad as it is, but something might be off.

Spotted this bottle in the cooler at Fox River’s Appleton location while getting a six pack for the raod. Aroma was of fermented sweet fruit. Pour from the big green botte was a dark amber with a mahagany hue and small head. Flavor has a lingering fruity plumb. Medium sweet fruit along with the alcohol presence gives your body a warming feeling. Was little harsh on palate but mellowed out by third glass. Decent brew.

kp’s Fest of 26 Medium brown with a thin head. Some caramel in the aroma, but overall, not too complex. The flavor is off, sour and infected. Thin, lacks complexity.