 msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 2006 12oz bottle. Thanks to kegbear for this brew. Pours murky reddish brown with no head. Aroma is sweet malt, hops, brown sugar and some booze. Flavor is sweet malt, dark fruits, hops, brown sugar, booze. Mouthfeel is flat. Finishes sticky and sweet like HoTD Fred and DFH 120. I liked this better than Fred but still not my favorite barleywine. It has a nice complexity but I prefer a thicker mouthfeel and more carbonation.
HonkeyBra (1320), Lemont, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 Crushed with CaryTheDude and JakeBra. Pours murky brown. Aroma is sweet and hoppy. Flavor is sweet and sticky. Pretty nice. Cool to drink.
CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 Crushed with Jakebra and Honkeybra. Murky look. Sexy. Good hop nose, but somethings missing. Nice mouthfeel. Flavor is good. Not quite excellent, but definitely aight.
luttonm (281), Belgrade, Serbia
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 2008 12oz from Bottleworks. Brilliant ruby, hazy amber pour with absolutely minimal head. Nose of pine, funky french cheese, maple. Luscious, velvety mouthfeel with a touch of heat and stickiness. Flavor is robust brown suggary malt and undertones of leather, jerky, smoke and dark wood. Notes of Fred, really... this is most definitely a HOTD beer. Very well balanced, unique and intriguing BW; i’m very impressed. Would love to try this aged...
malrubius (977), Valley Stream, New York, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 8, 2009 12 ounce room temp 2008 bottle in Duvel glass. Decanted clear amber wih lasting ring and some lace. Caramelized brown sugar port wood and fresh aromatic floral hop aroma. Caramelized brown sugar raisin wood bready flavor, not excessively fruity. Dry bitter finish. Perfectly blended complex flavors. Full body and medium-low carbo. Hard to imagine a better barleywine. A new fave.
fakepurseninja (777), Washington, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 Marvelous drink. Huge hop character atop an incredible fruit-laced, honey-sweetened, caramelized barleywine malt backbone. The hops really shine with fantastic spicy character and floral components. Slight herbal bits with notable raisin and plum. Incredible complexity that is well matched to a fantastic hop lineup and a well hidden alcohol content.
Kevin (1918), Colorado, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Jan 3, 2009 bottle. 06. dark marroon with a minimum of head. practically still. booze and fruit nose. sweetness is all over this, very little bitterness, verges on cloying. too much plum and raisin for me. not one i’m going to look for again.
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mar (1807), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 31, 2008 2008 bottle thanks to hannont. deep amber pour with no head at all. no carbonation at all with a nose of slight hops but mostly honey and malts. thick on the palate with a hop flavor and a touch of honey in the finish.
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