3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brown/Brick Coloring. No Head. Some Wheat...Fruit....Nuts...Raisins...Oh the Barley... Very Decent but I’m O.D.’ed on Barley Wines right now...
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy amber color. Strong aroma: malt, fruits (caramelized pears, apples and apricots; raisins), some phenol, light liquorice, wallnuts. Sweet, malt and sweet liquorice taste. Not enough bitter. Good Barley Wine.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: DEC 12, 2005 This brew pours with an amber body with no head or lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet, caramelly and slightly sugary with a slight bitter note, some alcohol and a wierd note. The flavor is slightly sweet yet slightly bitter with notes of candy sugar and a wierd hop note. Medium bodied and smooth with a slight warmth.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark copper color with no head. Aroma is of sweet barley. The taste is solid malted barley. There seems to be a bite of raw barley at the end that made my head snap back. Very light and thin though. Tasty.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle pours fiery amber, virtually no head, no lacing, no carbonation, with lots of large chunks of sediment floating about. Aroma is of oak and tart/sour fruit with minor alcohol notes. Forwardly vinous, burnt brown sugar, figs, dates, with a bit of sourness on the tongue. Very slight floral tint coming through too. Body and mouthfeel seem a bit thin for a 12% Barley Wine. Finishes rather light too, which is odd given the style and ABV. Wondering if this is past its prime... either way, its decent but lacking in being very lively.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Murky brown. Deeply fruity aroma (plum, peach, orange). Rich palate - deep malts and fruits as listed above with brown sugar and red wine. Very nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Garnet bronze color with no head. Sour fruit aroma, lots of wood and tart-bitter hop notes as well. Flavor is somewhat malty, sour fruits, oaky and vinous. Smooth and full body with no carbonation..
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(9.3 oz bottle: ScottVacula’s Barleywine Party ’04) Look! Another sour, uncarbonated beer from George Gale! Say it isn’t so! Sarcasm aside, this beer is sweet, moderately malty, mildly bitter and somewhat sour; Medium to full bodied with minimally carbonated mouthfeel; Mild nose is sweet, malty, sugary and a bit sour too, but overall isn’t all that great; Light amber color; Very little head and no carbonation bubbles
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