Green Flash Barleywine

3-21-08 bottle shared at tasting
Cloudy amber brown with decent off-white beige head. Smell is light and subtle malt and dough and alcohol. Flavor is nice and malty and is hoppy too. Not too heavy on the alcohol - actually has a nice balanced flavor and a good mouthfeel. Enjoyable and very easy to drink.

Slightly hazy copper color beneath a thin off-white head. Aroma of toffee, grapefruit, and figs. Toasty and slightly sweet caramel malts are followed up by a piney hop bitterness. Dark fruit flavors of plums and raisins are present as well. Finishes with a lasting juicy hop bitterness and a hint of tart fruit. A pretty decent barleywine.

I don’t know how old this one is, but I’ve been sitting on it for about 8 months. A malty, syrupy brew, with a noticeable alcohol presence. The hops jump out in the finish, helping to balance out the sweetness of the brew. I would like to try a younger version of this one for a comparison. I would like to see how hoppy this beer was when younger.

Clear amber of color with a small off white head. A nice aroma of dark fruits, hops, liqurice and grass. A flavor of grass, hops, malt, caramel and liqurice.

On tap at Jimmy’s. Haven’t had a huge number of barleywines, but really enjoyed it. Pours reddish amber with a thin white head. Medium thick texture, soft & creamy mouthfeel due to the exaggerated malt presence. Aroma stays sweet but an overtone of herbs; taste is nice: bitter, hoppy, and it finishes dry. I liked the combination of the bitterness with the thicker, softer texture; reminded me of Sixpoint’s Hop Obama in some ways.

22oz bomber. Pours a cloudy red with a massive yellow-white head that forms in the style reminiscent of a draft Guinness. Nose is a rich blend of toffee, vanilla and caramel. First taste has promises of good things to come, but not at this time. It’s raw, but pleasant. Putting this away for a year or two might be an interesting exercise. However, there is already a complexity that stands up well on its own - chocolate, toffee and an herbal tone. Mouthfeel is excellent - full bodied and oily, rounding off to an aftertaste that echoes the beginning taste - good but with a lot of potential.

Bottle bought@vinens verden,Odense. Pours amber with a lovely red hew & a creamy lasting white head & lacings. Aroma & taste is deep malty & hoppy - sweet caramel, sugar & dark fruits such as plum & raisins. Wamth from alcohol. Filling texture. Low carbonation & a velvet like mouthfeel - very soft. Quite sticky. Power lasting hoppy finish! Very sippable!

Draft at Thrash Zone, Yokohama. dark brown with red tones, yellowish head. Raisins and plums aroma. Great raisins flavours, dry nuts. Some alcohol. Full body. A great barley wine.