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RATINGS: 1316   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.63   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 295   ABV: 9.84%
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An aborted batch of their Old Gnarleywine ended up tasting nearly as good as that they were hoping for, so they bottled it. God bless capitalism. OG 1.100 IBU 51.1


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3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mcmd (261) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - FEB 5, 2013
Pours amber orange with off-white head. Aroma is maple, nuts, hops. Sweet malt, brown sugar, lots of bittering hops in the finish. Nothing exciting.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tcane7 (810) - Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 29, 2013
Draft at Varga. Pours dark amber with thin white head a blanket lacing. Sweet malts, honey, toffee, caramel. Some hop presence, boozy upfront with a fairly smooth finish.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
zgaier (695) - Coral Springs, Florida, USA - JAN 27, 2013
Pours a red brown with an off white head and sweet aroma of hops, grass, and caramel. Taste is sweet, of hops, caramel, grapefruit, grass, and warming alcohol with a bitter finish. Very good, sweet barley wine

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
jjgmd (735) - Coral Springs, Florida, USA - JAN 27, 2013
Pours a reddish orange color with a small head. Nose is sweet, syrupy and fruity. Taste is sweet and fruity with the alcohol easily tasted but soft on the palate. Finish is sweet with some yeasty notes, a nice sipper. Quaff Score 8 / 10

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BazookaJoe (129) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JAN 26, 2013
Pours dark orange with a thin white head. Was expecting a brown ale but more a sweet barley wine. Sweet caramel taste finishes with a strong boozy bite. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
keepersj12 (2248) - Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA - JAN 20, 2013
A bit underwhelming for a barleywine. It had a nice Malthus sweet aroma with caramel and sugar. Same for the flavor with the hops arriving late. Made for sipping, it has a nice lasting after taste.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
MikeJslc (474) - Utah, USA - JAN 19, 2013
Orange, hazy, off white head. Piney hop nose with some caramel. Flavor of grainy malt, some caramel, a little toast, resiny hops. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
dukeredhair (234) - California, USA - JAN 14, 2013
pours reddish amber with floating chunks, beige head fades quickly, aroma is grapefruits, pine, florals. typical lagunitas. Taste is hops, with a lot of caramel malts background. palate is medium. overall it’s another solid offering from lagunitas but totally unsurprising, try mixing up the hop profiles over there sometime.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Thewade (172) - USA - JAN 14, 2013
Nice brew. Pours brownish/red. Semi sweet and hides the 10 percent alcahol very well. Not exactly a brown ale that I’m used to, but i was pleasantly surprised.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
kambei70 (303) - - JAN 13, 2013
Pours reddish amber with good light tan head on a tulip glass. Smell is grassy hops with some citrus and caramel. Taste is grassy bitter hops with lots of sweetness under the bitter and some maltiness. Too bitter and grassy. Mouthfeel is carbonated and slick. Wouldn't drink again. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


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