Half Pints Burly Wine

Yellow wax sealed bomber direct from the brewer. Thanks Dave! Apparently this is a 2006 vintage. Pours a lovely copper brown with thick yellowish head. The aroma is abundantly fruity; cherries, figs even a little orange peel. The taste is amazing...complex layers of fruitcake, massive honey hit with a treacle, marmalade like malt back. The booze is still evident though I’m subdued as a result of excellent aging. I’d hazard a guess that this beer would rate better if sampled after aging rather than fresh. While that may seem obvious to some I really think this beer (as I have just sampled it) warrants a higher score. One of the best barley wines I’ve had and certainly the best in Canada so far.

A Mes rate. Bottle at Chris O’s beer exposed tasting.
Awesome colour. A rich dark amber with a good off white head. Treacle malt with some awesome hop balance. Some cheese, plenty of funk along with loads of barley and sugar. Excellent bitter hoppage in the finish. Really good. As a barley wine, it really has the lot. Thanks Harry.

Bottle 341 ml
Appearance: clear dark amber look , rocky mid light top with slight lace.
Nose: straight malty nose with added hops to it
Flavor/Palate : Dry alcohol up front on solid malty base/ Clean and straight barley. Drinkable for it strength.

Scotch amber colored with a lush tan head. Distinct diacetyl/butterscotch aromas and caramel wander into the nose. Sharp crystal malt flavors with the re-emergency of diacetyl/butterscotch. Burnt caramel finish. Definitely more in line with the English lineage of Barleywines and Old Ales.

12 oz. pours crystal clear medium brown. light gray tiny bubbles. biggish caramel nose. creamy medium body. caramel, biscuit, and resin mid palate. long dry finish.

341 ml bottle from a trade with hobbersr. pours clear dark reddish brown with a short white head. aromas of deep caramalt, alcohol and backing hops. the flavour is classic american barley wine. more bitterness then i was expecting. overall its very solid. thx riley.

Bottled at RBJG. Clear deep amber, brief head. Piney caramel that lasts from nose and on. Near full bodied with lots of toffee and sparkling treacle. Salty finish. Intensive sweetness takes the edge of it for now, would probably do well with some time in the cellar.

Bottle at the RBJG. Rich toffee sweetness, strong alcohol burn. Some hops noticeable as well. Very rich, semi-complex malts, ok fruitiness, but a bit too sweet.