3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
light tan, slightly hazy, no bubbles
almost a great barley wine nose. more alcohol than raisins
med body, syrupy and slightly fizzy
alcohol and green raisings. that’s the difference. reminds me of raison detre. so it must be green raisins in the flavour and nose.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
bottle at home tasting ... hazy amber ... thin white head ... soft orange nose ... juicy fruits ... sweet fruits ... light toffee malt.nice
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Shared bottle courtesy of cgarvieuk. Last beer of the night, wasn’t paying too much attention. Reasonably sweet aroma. Toffee and slight orange, some farmyard funk. Taste is rich and malty, sweet with some sherbet. Slight bitterness, not the longest aftertaste. But pretty good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours an orange amber body with a tan head. Pine and citrus with a berry like malt body and vinous etoh latent fruit. Sweet and piney, decent.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Light copper in color, clear with a thick whipped egg white head (there’s also a touch of beige here). Light, but sticky lace.
Sweet complex aromas of apple, pear, some berry and a touch of lemon. The hop smells are up front and also intriguingly sweet. Mmmm.
Rich fruit flavors jump out first: again, apple/pear predominate. There’s enough hop to prevent the beer from becoming coyingly sweet although less pronounced than the aroma. This would be an awesome beer with strong cheeses or rich desserts. The mouthfeel is full-bodied, slightly oily (in a positive way). The carbonation is low but appropriately so. The aftertaste is as complex as the aroma with fruit sugars, hop oils and alcohol warmth finishing the experience.
More bitter than most barelywines I’ve had; but frankly, I like that...a lot! As reluctant as I was to purchase a single bottle at $4.49 (22 oz.), I think it’s worth the price--an excellent beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
This one has been aging nicely. When fresh it was a little light and had some odd bitternes. After a year or two it is much smoother, not cloying at all and has some nice flavor. 3.1 Fresh
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAR 14, 2009 2006 bottle thanks to Cletus. I think this has aged well. Light clear amberish copper pour with small foamy off-white head. Weak aroma, but hop presence is still there, with some hints of pine and citrus, but more sweet fruit coming from the malt. Light toffee and caramel notes overall and with a pleasant earthy bitterness. Very enjoyable.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
06 Bottle. Pours hazy copper color with a thin white head. Aroma is floral and bitter hops, sweet fruit, light malt. Flavor is pine, sweet malt, caramel, floral, hint of spice. Palate is full bodied, medium carbonation, finished very bitter. Decent overall, but IMO does not fit the style. I’d like a little more sweetness in the backbone.
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