 MrBendo (1039), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
Dec 18, 2006 Updated: Apr 28, 20072004 12oz bottle bought recently at the Foodery. Pours a cloudy brown, with a large head. Smells kind of like fred but with fruit. Aroma of caramel and sweet, dark fruit, with perfumy hops. Medium to full body and sticky texture. Taste nearly bowls you over with the sweet fruits. Also has caramel and a little hops. Long, sweet finish, with a little alcohol.
shp555 (1678), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dec 15, 2006 Pours an amber color with a white head. Aroma is of sweet malts and hops. Flavor is sweet right off which melds into bitter hops. Good barley wine.
jzzbassman (838), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
Dec 14, 2006 From the bottle pours mahogany with little carbonation. Big hoppy nose. Grapefruit hops dominate with a very fresh charachter, balancing the malt and keeping down the sweetness. Very nice.
bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
Dec 12, 2006 Bottled. Murkey dark brown coloured with a medium sized head. Sweet and a bit alcoholic. Well balanced with notes of dark fruits, caramel, malts, vanilla and brown sugar. Slight hint of citrus and hops.
PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
Dec 11, 2006 Bottle of 2004 version in 12/2006. Pours a murky deep brownish with sustained tan head. Big aroma! Beautiful sweet chocolatey aroma with thick toffee notes. Big creamy body. Nice and complex blend of thick caramel like maltyness and a very well sustained hop presence over the 2 years. Subtle minty character from the smooth bitterness, subtle tart citurs character. Warming, and just beautiful.
hophead75 (1945), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
Dec 10, 2006 2004 bottle shared at the CL RB gathering. Hazy amber/brown in color. Aroma: Heavy caramel and sweet malts and a touch of citrus. Taste is sweet malts- caramel, and some citrus fruits, vanilla. some acohol warm in the finish. excellent barleywine.
robertjm (399), El Cerrito, California, USA
Dec 9, 2006 2005 Bottle. Poured out like a mississipi river flood. After a few minutes I noticed a milimeter layer of yeast forming in the bottom of my glass that I don’t normally see from a bottle conditioned beer and there was still yeast in solution). Foamy head which doesn’t last more than a minute, or so. Has the wonderful scent just like when you cut open a vacuum sealed bag of hops from your favorite homebrew store. I could smell that all day long! Kind of a light flavor for a barleywine. My Total Score for this beer does NOT reflect what I’d give it if I only gave one number. The beautiful aroma brought elevated it to that level, and I just can’t lower the aroma. At $5 a bottle may not be likely to buy it again.
vyvvy (2023), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Dec 5, 2006 2004 Bottle provided by Beerdrenched (thanks!) - Pours dark bronze with a crimson hue and tan head. The aroma has lots of dark roasted malts, caramel and hazelnut. The aroma is a bit musty, but considering it is at least two years old that is fine. Thick body with light soft carbonation. Flavors start with lots of dark malts. There is also a good amount of dark fruits in the mix along with roastiness and a bit of ABV burn. The finish has much of the initial taste with some spiciness and woody hopiness. It is surprising there would be any hops left after two years. Very nicely crafted barleywine.
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