 truegen (164), Puyallup, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 14, 2009 22oz bomber. Pleasing pour into my Leavenworth Grumpy Old Ale snifter. Opaque dark leather brown color, topped by a nice, smooth tan head. Uneven lacing, but it’s there. Aroma is stuffed with hops and dry chocolate. Taste and mouthfeel are really off-style for a barleywine, mainly due to the predominance of the hop profile. I really like this beer, but it really doesn’t fit into my conception of a barleywine. It seems more like a high-test winter warmer or holiday ale. Hey, what difference does a category make? It’s tasty stuff!
BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 12, 2009 Bottle. Poured brown with a tan head that settles but renews with a twirl of the glass. Light lacing. Aromas of milk chocolate, fruits and a slight hoppy background. The flavor is much the same as the aroma and well balanced. Medium to full body with a bitter finish.
HOPSHUNTER (376), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 8, 2009 Bottle. Poured a deep, hazy reddish amber. Sweet malty nose with a good amount of alcohol. Flavor is pretty complex, very earthy with big fat hops. Alcohol is not as strong as expected. Nice wood and toffee notes in the finish. Very nice!
unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 4, 2009 Aroma of caramel and floral hop. Reddish tinged amber color with a white head. Medium to full body with creamy carbonation. The flavor is primarily grapefruit, with backing caramel malts. Some pine resin kicks in. The finish is almost gummy with hop. The malt sweetness tends to drain away, and the hop is fantastic in a fairly non-bitter way. This is really an exceptional drink
daknole (2884), Plantation, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours an amber color wtih a small whtie head. Aroma is sweet and fruity with a lots of malts and some floral hops are evident as well. Flavor is very nice...fruity, caramel malts, syrup and some smooth hops. Nice beer.
Beerman6686 (1280), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 25, 2009 2007 on tap at FatHeads. This poured a dark reddish brown color with a very minimal beige head. Aroma was dark fruits, sweet malts and a bit of alcohol. Flavor- all the hops bsically had worn away, making room for all the tremendous flavors of dark fruits and cherries, great sweetness and no alcohol burn at all. Great stuff.
altonbrownd (1889), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 25, 2009 BierKoning. Amber body with slight head. Hoppy, fruit and sweet nose. Taste of hops (as always with Great Divide), some malts and fruits. Nicely done.
hallinghansen (265), Odense SV, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 23, 2009 Bottle. Reddish body, with a small off-white head. Aroma is hops, sweet fruits and citrus. Flavor is hops, alcohol and citrus. Lovely beer.
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