 kp (6000), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 04/05/2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
fmber, biq sweet malt aroma, rich malt flavor, slight sweetness, just a hint of bitterness in the finish, sliqhtly alcoholic, subpurb english barleywine
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: ***/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
Olivier_MTL (712), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 27, 2005 Couleur thé glacé, d’apparence extrêmement brouillée, rempli de tout petits dépôts flottant partout dans le verre. Absence totale de mousse. Meringue, citrons confits, carton humide et beurre semble perturbé d’être revisités après de longues années de sommeil. Plutôt mince en bouche, finale astringente et acre. Bouteille partagée avec MartinT, Rastacouere et tiggmtl, Downtown liquor, Janvier 2005.
Rastacouere (5202), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Feb 14, 2005 Totally opaque murky weird yellowish brown, no head at all. Obviously bottle-conditioned. Citric (pineapple, lemon) and floral aroma, buttery caramel bread and mostly lemon cake components. No surprises at all on the tongue, it tastes exactly what it smells, lemon cake and pumpkin seeds. Sour doughy yeast lends oxidation notes in the finish. Thin body is completely still and lifeless. Uninteresting first Ipswich experience I fear though this bottle had obviously suffered from its 9 years.
tiggmtl (4157), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Feb 14, 2005 Caramel, chocolate, lemon-citrus and pears in a muddled and jumbled aroma. Murky, muddy tan appearance almost like iced tea with milk. Very strong earthy, organic, vegetal and sugary flavour with plenty of apparent alcohol and an overwhelming taste of cardboard. Strong alcohol warming. Flat and heavy in the mouth. Obviously past it’s prime. Bottle sampled with MartinT, Olivier and Rastacouere.
MartinT (4241), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Feb 14, 2005 (1996 vintage in 2005):
The Lure:
Very sweet toffee/caramel malts and citrusy hops swarm the nostrils, remnants of a past wealth and liveliness. The flat and marshy appearance though betrays them and predict a barley wine past its prime.
The Festivities:
Yeasty bitterness and sweet fruitiness attempt to create interest, but the body is too flat for them to hang on to something. Caramel malts are there of course, but seem disconcerted at the way things have gone downhill.
Transcendence:
A bodybuilder which hasn’t trained at all for years is an intriguing example of flab.
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