 beernbourbon (390), chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 29, 2010 Bottle thanks to OKbeer. Pour is beautiful ruby red with a medium beige head. Looks just like barley wine should. Aroma is lots of toffee malt, a nice hop presence, a touch of oxidation, cobwebs, and some dried fruits. Flavor is Huge caramel malt, dried fruits, light oxidation, basement, faint hop, and a touch of alcohol. Old and and a winter warmer.
JoeMcPhee (5119), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 I somehow forgot to enter this, even though I brought it to the tasting. Amber our with a thin white head. The nose is light malty with a touch of candyish sweetness. A kiss of toasted malt as well. Sweet with a bit of peppery booziness. It’s very light-bodied for a barleywine, but it has a nice dry character. Herbal and a little bit minty. It’s not bad, but it could be a whole lot better.
yobdoog (1543), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 20, 2009 Brownish color not much head. Aroma is sweet and relatively simple. Flavor is a bit earthy and sweet and rather odd for me for a bw.
PilsnerPeter (2770), Flushing, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 14, 2009 Bottle: Deep copper amber pour with a wispy off white head. Sweet aroma- plummy and honeyish with a sticky sweet hop presence. Slick rounded body- big sweet flavor.Honeyish residual sugars and some sticky fruity hop notes. A big barley wine that’s lacking cohesiveness.
j12601 (1501), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Bottle courtesy of Joe at Peter’s tasting. Pours a nice ruby brown with a thin white head. Little bit of Styrofoam, musty plum. Medium to thick body, really sweet. Finishes up with a light sweetness.
Beth101 (343), West Yorkshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 26, 2009 Bottle thanks to Gethinbeer. Cloudy amber with a thin off white head. Sweet toffee/ chocolate aroma. Tastes like thick chocolate with brandy a bit fizzy.
blankboy (3328), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 Bottle [500ml] shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- c/o tupalev. Pours a hazy orange-amber with millions of tiny floaties and an average size off-white head. Pretty good aroma with caramel malt, cherries (almonds?), some brown sugar and light hops. Flavour’s a bit boozy but not too bad, especially for a 10.3% beer. Flavour of caramel malt, cherries, some hops and a, earthy, bitter finish. Average bodied. Quite good.
coldbrewky (773), Saugerties, New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 29, 2009 Bottle in trade with OKBEER. Bottle pours a murky caramel with a instantly dispersing head that is replaced with a small central core of carbonation that doesnt yeild much. Nose of full malts and candi sugar. First sip yeilds a medium plus sweet body follwed closely with dominant hops. Body is ephemeral and thins out quick. Hop bitterness prevails and dominates thru finish. Alocohol creeps up on you after the fact. More body and less hops would turn this one toward a better end. I am amazed that I am the first oustide of Canada to rate this critter.
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