 kepano (239), Meudon, France
Oct 28, 2005
Pours an intriguing murky mahogany topped of a frothy beige head. The nose is well balanced blending some sweet malts and fruits to a very hoppy background. Coffee and caramel are well balanced with apple, grapefruit, pineapple, coconut, and some pine. The heavy alcohol content is present in the nose reminding of bourbon which really helps emphasize the hops. The flavor only echoes these fragrances. I’m not a big hop-head, so I can’t say this is my style but I appreciated the effort and the complexity of this brew.
Hopper (285), San Antonio, Texas, USA
Nov 9, 2009 Bottled Jan 8, 2009. An unclear reddish-brown beer with little head. The aroma is sweet & bready. The taste is very sweet with a dry bitter ending. A hoppy barleywine that makes me ask " Should this be drank fresh or aged", because my store just got these in 10 months after the bottling date.
andersand (271), Malmö, Sweden
Nov 6, 2009 Take a typical american barleywine with allot of hops and add GD’s not so subtile, nutty toffe-like "house character" and there you go. A caramell packed and very bitter barleywine with a nice somewhat sticky mouthfeel and a nutty, malty flavour that ends on a very bitter note.
iamqueensblvd (181), , Iowa, USA
Nov 2, 2009 bitter malt with raisins on the nose. beautiful amber pour with a very frothy off white head. wonderful dark fruit (dates, raisins) with a semi sweet bitterness. sweet flavors linger on the palate. absolutely delicious.
Pinball (2695), Allerød, Denmark
Oct 17, 2009 hazy brown, very smooth and large light brown head. large lacings.
sweet hoppy and malty aroma. sweetness reminds me of dried figs, but is drier than that.
flavor is sweet malty, licorice, faint dried fruit, then hops kick in for real and makes it piny, grapefruity, ends bitter. nice ride. palate is very smooth, lots of "bite". One of the best barley wines i’ve had. Great winter warmer with the 10% alc.
TampaBrew (749), Tampa, Florida, USA
Oct 3, 2009 08. Nose is big pine and citrus hops, Sweet malts, caramel, sweet fruits. Flavor is sweet hops and malt. Big citrus and pine bitterness. This could be a big IIPA.
evergreen0199 (259), London, Greater London, England
Sep 28, 2009 Bottle. Deep copper coloured pour with a nice beige head on top. Hoppy aroma. Tastes hoppy, sweet, caramel, dark fruit, malt, coffee. Decent barley wine from a top notch brewery.
bigbish (139), Colorado, USA
Sep 19, 2009 One of my favorite barley wines. Lots of hops, great bite. Very thick mouth feel. So good...
lefossoyeur (47), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 14, 2009 Very hoppy barley wine that pours a deep bronze with an inviting nose of resinous hops and tropical fruit. Big body with a great hop balance. Delicious and very easy drinking. One of my favorite american barley wine for sure.
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