 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
May 12, 2009 Bottle 50cl. @ home.
[ Vintage 2008 ]. Clear medium to dark orange color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, dry fruity, raisin, prune, moderate to light heavy hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is soft. [20090113]
oakbluff (298), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
May 10, 2009 Pours a copper/ruby with exceptional clarity. Three finger off white head- good retention and soapy lacing. Nose- caramel and leather and faint pine. Taste- pine and juicy fruit initially, then big caramel malt. Nutty and bready as well. Dry hot finish. Carbonation is on the low side making it an easy sipper. A very sticky and pungent barlewine. Nice stuff
highibus (421), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
May 10, 2009 A nicely balanced barleywine. Pours a deep chestnut with decent tan head. Aroma of dark fruit, raisins, cherries and almost a chestnut quality. Full bodied, but not overly so. Easy drinking, nice bw.
loweredsixth (942), Fresno, California, USA
May 4, 2009 This beer pours a reddish-brown color with a medium-sized off-white head. The aroma burst out with piney and grapefruit tones. The flavor was quite bitter...citrusy, with a slight sweetness (but not enough for a good barleywine.) The feel was sharp, dry, with just the right amount of thickness to it. Pretty good "California Barleywine."
tokyogoat (505), San Diego, California, USA
May 3, 2009 220x bottle poured into tulip.
I had my expectations set very high as I have been on a roll LOVING everything green flash has been putting out.
Poured into a tulip.
Pours a glossy amber color with a frothy creamy white head. Substantial lacing, and head doesnt fall apart. very nice.
Smell is a little one note, but i am a little congested. Smells of slight pine, a little apple, and a little bit of bread.
Taste is off. Its a hoppy barleywine, but something tastes funky. The hops arent flavorful, more just bitter, and the bitterness isnt on the back end. So the sweetness is getting beat up with the bitter hops.
Somethign just tastes old to me.
A little sweet and sticky.
I wont finish this 22. :(
ScottyP (314), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
May 3, 2009 Copper pour with off white head. Malty aroma with fruit and hops, not bad. Taste more of the same, though leaves something to be desired. Not bad, but disappointing after the string of great beers I rated from Green Flash. Still good though!
yobdoog (1426), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
Apr 30, 2009 Updated: Jun 8, 2009Overall pretty good. Not too complex but nice balanced flavors. Sweet with some bitterness. Some bubbles tingle the tongue. Bottle as "2nd Anniversary." Same score.
sudsmeister (40), Colorado, USA
Apr 27, 2009 2008 bomber. The commercial description pegs it. I won’t repeat it. Good stuff. The hoppiest barleywine I have tasted. Will be buying this again.
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