2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Lite för mycket beska............................................. via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bottle, Kroger, Dublin, $6.99. Drank 5/12/13. Malty scotch brown color; nice head. This is a bit different from any barley wine I can remember; deep, sweet, brown malts all over this, almost peaty like a scotch. Description claims hop-forward but I didn’t feel that was the case; I would say this is a fence sitter that actually leans slightly malt-forward if anything. Very boozy, borderline astringent. Thick, creamy body. Would probably buy this again.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Flaska från Systembolaget Nordstan Göteborg . Fin rödbrun färg med gult skum. Arom av ngn frukt men doftar nästan som vin! Väldigt humlerik med fin beska och lång eftersmak.
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4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2012 vintage. Red/darker amber colour, beige medium head, so beautiful.
Hoppy aroma of orange peel and other citrus fruíts, pine, cannabis. Also some caramel and toffee. Taste is sweet and bitter. Caramelly and fruity,
4.9 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
2013 rundan på systembolaget.
Djupt röd med beige krona. Tung doft av kola och knäck med en citrusaktig bakgrunston. Smaken är en maffig barley wine med ordentlig humling, men fortfarande balanserad.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Underlig god öl. Luktar hav o sälta. Bra balans o en så kallad bred smak som väldigt effektivt döljer alkoholen. En bra öl att ta en cigarr till.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Väldigt balanserad.. Doftar hav . Smakar mjukt krämigt lagom beska lite frukt. Otroligt balanserad.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours reddish brown with a small fizzy off white head that fades leaving a light sticky ring of lace. Nose is burnt sugar, pine, grass, booze, dirt. Flavor is a but disjointed, with shots of dirty bitterness and a sweeter, caramel, toffee boozeiness. Not a big fan of these "see-saw" american barleywines, I wish they would just choose a direction (malt or hop-driven) and go with it. Age, may have also been an issue in this particular experience.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Systembolaget, bottled 2011. Clear ruby red with a minor head. Dried fruits dominate the aroma, figs, raisins, malts, some citrusy hops shines through as well. Taste is caramel sweetness with a decent complementing bitterness. Body is thinner than I expected but not in a bad way. Soft carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: APR 21, 2013 Pours deep red amber with a nice creamy looking beige head. Aroma of sweet toffee and caramel, with some hop citrus. Drinks easy for the style with big malt balanced out by bitter citrus. A lingering bitter left on the palate. Somehow both malt and hops really shine equally here. Lighter mouthfeel (not light, but more than expected) with adequate carbonation. Not a heavy super sweet barleywine but a nice warming brew.
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