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Green Flash Barleywine

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5123.69/5.03.68/5.0Winter10.9%74.8Snifter
Commercial Description:
Our American-style Barleywine undergoes a three hour boil to intesify the caramel malts and the enormous Pacific Northwest hop charge. The result is a rich, estery brew with toffee notes and citrus hop flavors layered throughout. Enjoy this brew fresh today or lay it down for aging to see how the flavors of each vintage evolve.
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 MoDog (917), Griffith, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 16, 2009  
22oz bomber (2009 vintage) served in a snifter. Murky, dark amber pour with a thick head of creamy beige foam. Heavy rings of lace were left around the glass. The aroma included pungent citrus, pine, thick caramel, and also some fruity notes. The flavor was full of dulled citrus hoppiness followed by heavy doses of caramel and toffee. Also some dark fruits and a little leather and alcohol warmth. Full-bodied and lightly carbonated. Pretty straintforward and a little rough around the edges.


 rudolf (1758), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 15, 2009  
Nose is honey, oranges, malt, plastic, brown sugar & hops. Flavor is brown sugar, alcohol (can I underline alcohol to emphasize it?), plastic, fruit, a hint of dusty cocoa. Fruit, alcohol and brown sugar in the boozy finish.


 Metalhead (570), Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/511/20
Oct 14, 2009  
I had high expectations on this one and was let down.Murky copper pour with a 1finger head. Decent lacing. All I got out of this was pine resin and some caramel and toffee in the background with a semi thick mouth feel and bitter finish. It grew on me a little as I drank but would not do a repeat of this one.


 dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 13, 2009  
deep copper color, off-white head, lacy. nose of hops, with a trace of earthy maltiness. caramelly flavor with dried fruit, and plenty of citrus bitterness and some of the high alcohol peeking through. medium bodied, light bitter finish. tasted @ family liquors in homewood.


 zapprentice (310), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 8, 2009  
GIve me a break, I’m rewriting this thing cause your stupid ass server decided to not work. Sugary and grainy malt with caramels. Flavor very similar. Good beer.


 CUJO (339), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 6, 2009  
RnH: Ya gotta love Barleywines... they can choke a donkey! This one is particularly rough... strong tones of spoiled wine, uber high esters, bitter finish, suprisingly high carbonation... the beer borders on offensive. Very complex and deep flavors, that 3 hour boil did the trick!


 Geokkjer (256), Kristiansand, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 6, 2009  
Bottle.Pours amber red with a dissipating off-white head.Aroma of peach,bready grains and alcohol.Flavor is alcohol, grains,caramel and pine .Sweet and bitter.Full body.Good barley wine.


 CelticBrew (691), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Bomber, poured a mahogany body topped by beige head of foam. Aroma was moderately sweet, pine/grapefruit, caramel, cherry and peach. Flavour was initially bold, as extremely hopped up tangerine, pineapple, and pine with toffee, caramel, and raisins compromise the malt backbone. This is still fairly lopsided with hops and bitterness. Decent, yet smooth barley wine beer.



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