 pepsican (645), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
May 12, 2008
Big thanks to that jerk iowaherkeye. No matter what I bring to a tasting he seems to always outclass me and bring something amazing like this gem. Thanks joey! Ruby pour with a thin off white head. Aroma is very sweet malts and candy sugar. Flavor was also really sweet caramel, brandy, sherry, smoke, brown sugar. Again, almost cloyingly sweet finish. Definitely a sipper, but I could sip for quite awhile.
bu11zeye (3572), Frisco, Texas, USA
Jul 2, 2008 (750ml bottle) Pours a cloudy amber-brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of toffee, chocolate, caramel, and fruit cake. Flavor of toffee, roasted malt, vanilla, bread, and fruit. A tasty, nicely aged barley wine.
Swalden_28 (516), McKinney, Texas, USA
Jun 16, 2008 Bottle, thanks to Bu11zeye.
Pours a brownish orange body with beige head. Aroma of rasins and roasted malt. Flavor is very sweet with dark fruit. Full body with low-med. carbonation.,......Very good beer!
dyetube (372), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jun 15, 2008 Tasting 06/15/08 Thanks bu11zeye again! This beer pours a ruby red amber. The aroma is liquorice,. The flavor is liquorice, figs and is a little oily on the mouthfeel. Cheers!
mabel (1246), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 15, 2008 [1231-20080328] 1pt9.4floz bottle. Woody barrel roast sweet malt aroma with raisin bits and a mild hint of vanilla. Hazy, dark brown mahogany body with a quick foamy light tan head. Raisin dark fruit figgy roasted malt flavour with creamy buttery spices and bitter coffee notes. Full body is smooth. Very nice, quite interesting.
(Vintage 2005; c/o blankboy, w/ him, GregClow, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev)
Overheard: "Kicks that fxxking Weyerbacher barleywine up and down Yonge Street."
pint_size (1001), Austin, Texas, USA
Jun 3, 2008 5-24-08 bottle shared by Miketd
Dark dense brown pour with a beige, light tan head and no lacing. Smell is earthy and sweet malt with a touch of alcohol. Flavor is a bit too sweet and boozy for me but I can see where it is going. Flavor has some tree bark-like aspects in there which are an interesting match to the high sweetness. Overall, pretty good.
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