 k4df4l (133), DTown, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 25, 2008
22 oz bottle - pours a a crystal clear deep copper/red with a very thin off white ring of foam, skimming the top of the barley wine in clusters, islands of larger bubbles. Aroma is Malt. Hops. Booze...in that order, nothing subtle or delicate here. Sweet malt, clean with a dose of caramel malt.grapefruit/zesty citrus with some pine resin. Definite alcohol presence in the aroma. Up front it’s all toffee and caramel backed by nice clean sweet malty flavor with some fruity esters then the bitterness and hop flavors; big citrus and pine hops that pave the way for the dry and fairly hot finish as the alcohol comes in. Minimal carbonation with a moderately heavy mouthfeel.
mar (519), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 25, 2008 deep ruby pour with a 3 finger cream colored head. dark fruits, caramel and sugar on the nose. great thickness and a good malt flavor with a small hop bitterness in the finish.
blutt59 (514), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 19, 2008 bottle, dark orange pour, good creamy head, flavors of caramel , hops and a little oak, sweet finish
omhper (10141), Stockholm, Sweden
Jul 18, 2008 Bottled, thanks Crosling! Hazy ruby, small head. Aroma of juicy lychee and grapefruit. Sure, it’s malty, but it’s dominated by juicy fresh citric hops. The carmelly malt is a mere excuse for the 10%. The hoppy lychee flavours later turns into long powerful bitterness. Certianly not the most complex barley wine, but very good.
Lowe1983 (730), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Pours a darker amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is of caramel malts, dark fruits, and some citrus hops. Flavor is sweet at first with caramel and toffee malts. Finishes strong with a little citrus hops and an alcohol warming. Pretty good.
MakeItDrinkIt (50), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jul 14, 2008 Dark amber hue with a medium tan head. Aroma is hoppy (spicy, a little citric), and caramel. The flavor is a big splash of malt and hops at the same time - a little bitter/dry for my tongue, but I bet this will be a fabulous been in another year or so.
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