 RCL (855), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 20, 2008
Bottle of the 2007. Iced tea appearance with a thin head. Powerful aroma of brown sugar and floral hops. Rich, sugary sweet flavor, full of fruits. Flirts with cloying, but still quite nice.
tiffanya (40), Sumner, Washington, USA
May 6, 2008 January 17th poured from 2007 vintage bottle into Dogfish snifter glass. Served cold from the fridge; allowed to naturally warm to room temperature while sipping.
Aroma: Strong hops. (Will it taste that bitter!?)
Taste: Malty sweet complemented with hops. Sweet, sugary. Fruity esters. Brown sugar, molasses, homemade sugary caramel. Bittering citrus hops. Hint of hot alcohol. A little rough as a young beer, but shows good potential to meld and mellow with age; can’t wait to try an aged Doggie Claws!
Next time I will try this starting at room temperature as I’ve had recommendations to drink this beer without chilling.
carruthm (89), USA
May 4, 2008 2005 vintage
dark caramel color with thin persistent cream head. almost a bit sweet with a grainy feel. very good.
2007 special edition
no head retention, little syrupy body and with mellow complex flavors. even better than the 05.
boFNjackson (393), Portland, Oregon, USA
May 3, 2008 2008 Release, Tap @ Bailey’s Taproom... Poured ruby with an off-white head. Aroma of tart malt and brown sugar. Silky palate that wrapped around the tongue with a syrupy base. Flavors of bitter barley-malt. Alcohol presence is mild but enough to satisfy. Other flavors of lettuce and herbs which mend with the malt and some hops to balance. Aftertaste of sweet caramel or maybe toffee.
Guerde (373), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
May 1, 2008 (bottle, 2005) Pours reddish brown with some sediment and a scant off-white head. Aroma is very strong, and displays a lot of fruit scents. Smells of pineapple, lychee, peach, cherry skin, hops, and a substantial amount of toffee and caramel is lurking underneath the fruity smells. Upon warming, the beer takes on a slightly sour smell, which detracts a bit from the initial aroma. I think this is the oxidation. Alcohol also is evident as well. The taste is pretty simple, but very good, with a huge blast of toffee and caramel, that switches to sweet cherry and yields to a slight tartness of cherry skin. The finish is a light bitterness with lingering tastes of burnt caramel. The mouthfeel of this beer is great, perfectly carbonated, and the beer is quite full and chewy. A very well crafted barleywine, and the flavor really stands out here.
OSLO (515), Minnesota, USA
May 1, 2008 [Bottle, ’05] Pours red with a little dark sediment and almost no head. Aroma has a lot of caramel, some pineapple, a hint of cherry, and something sort of vegetal. The taste is quite sweet, with alcohol, caramel malt, and a hint of the cherry again. Good mouthfeel with a fairly long, malty finish. I really enjoyed the taste of this, but the longer I drank it the less I liked the aroma.
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