4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle 355ml @ yngwie
Pours clear deep amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits and oak. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonaiton is soft.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours amber with an off-white head. Aroma of wood, malt, sugar, dried fruits, biscuits and alcohol. Flavor is sweet and malty with some dried fruits, red berries, malt, grains and alcohol. Full body, soft carbonation . Nice .
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. An unclear one, dark golden to amber in color and with a rocky, off-white head. Quite alcoholic on the nose, with caramel, some dried fruits and a pleasant touch of hops. Caramel sweetness, alcohol, dried fruits, bitterness, and flavors of hops. Full-bodied, lightly warming and although low on carbonation, the level is pleasant. Lasting bitter and caramel tasting finish with some alcohol warmth. There’s not much impact from the oak, but it’s certainly a nice beer anyway. 120324
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at the brewery. I almost let this one slip by, but the bartender told me I couldn’t leave without giving this one a try. Boy am I ever glad she poured me a taste. Aroma is earthy, oaky, spicy, malty, fruity and sweet. Amazingly complex and beautiful. I was huffing this beer for a long time. Great nose. Flavor was similarly complex. Sweet and malty, the oak added some great depth. This was a beautifully tasty sipper. Fantastic beer.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Trade with PeteinSD! 2009 bottle. Burnt orange pour with a dirty white head. Aroma is woody, spicy, fruity. Taste is weet, creamy, oak aftertaste. Wonder waves of flavor.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2009 bottle handed to me in the brewery by Alan himself to replace one Matt broke pushing the stroller up some stairs! There’s really nothing new to write about this gem. It’s sweet-side, silky smooth barley wine. Never overpowering. Pretty much a classic I think. Thanks Alan!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
From notes
2008 Poured from a 12oz bottle to a duvel tulip glass, thanks to Kevin for this most delicious freebee.
Hazy golden color, with bits of sediment floating about, half finger head receded quickly after the pour. Almost no lacing.
The aroma is full of carmalised sugars, I also detect sweet fruit and a bit of fusle oil from the oak barrels. There is sweet malty aroma that realy comes out as well.
The flavor is nice and sweet with a bit of spiciness and booze. There is also a hoppy bitterness in the finish that I don’t find frequently in American barleywines.
The mouth feel is very Nice. This brew is incredibly silky with a nice open center and slightly bitter finish that warms on the way down.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottled, big thanks to 3/4 for lugging this one with him to pilsen - i’d been dead keen to try it for ages. anyways, poured a murky amber with a steady thin head. aroma reminded me of italian almond biscuits, freshly poured tar, whiteboard marker; explosion of flavours - bloody nose, tomato vine, sherbet, whisked eggwhites. bold yet subtle, intense yet reinvigorating
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
08/02/2012 Bir&Fud Bottega (Vintage 2008). Ambrata, viva, abbastanza limpida, schiuma biancastra, poco abbondante e poco persistente. Al naso aroma intensissimo, quasi pervade tutta la stanza. Malto, caramello, zucchero di canna, vaniglia, ma anche luppolo. In bocca è complessa, potente attacco maltato, caramellato, e gran finale con luppolo protagonista nel retrogusto con nette note legnose al palato. Corpo pieno, buona carbonazione. Nonostante i quattro anni, scalcia ancora parecchio.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
355 ml bottle. 2008 vintage.
Originally rated on 20090305.
Pours clear copper colour with minimal head. Aroma o ripe fruit, herbs, caramel, toffee and wood notes. Exquisite on flavour and very balanced brew alltogetrher.
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