 truegen (137), Puyallup, Washington, USA
Apr 23, 2008
22 oz. bomber. Nice head on the pour, leaves perfect lace for at least half the glass. Garnet red color is completely clear. This is a great looking brew! Aroma is strongly malty, caramel mapley sweetness, and this carries right on through to the flavor. Overbearing sweetness is this offering’s downfall. It’s like the juice-box of barleywines, without anything to balance it out. Almost no finish to speak of. I guess you might try to cellar some to see if it eats some of that sugar over the years, but I have some doubts.
shigadeyo (1370), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
Sep 3, 2008
Twenty ’Aught-6 (2006 Vintage)
9/03/2008: Lagunitas Olde GnarleyWine Style Ale looks, smells, and tastes great. Its appearance in deep honey-brown color with a diminishing brown crown. Massive amounts of sweet caramelized malt and aged citrus/orange hops flow from the aroma. There is also a hint of vanilla inside the creamy rich caramel aroma along with a tinge of smooth alcohol. The maltiness is sweet and heavy in the front and is marked by rich, creamy caramel with the mild to moderate orange hop flavor and bitterness beggining in the middle and fading off toward the balanced finish. The finish also presents rich fruits including dried apricot, sweet dates, prune, and a hint of tobacco. Nearly no alcohol is apparent in the flavor. The mouthfeel is very full, thick and chewy, yet very smooth and easy to drink at the same time. This is another dangerous beer that is probably best enjoyed by sipping slowly...
1 Pint 6 Fluid Oz bottle (I.B.U. 69.39 / O.G. 1.096 / Alc. 9.7% by Vol. / $4.99+tax). Rating #466 for this beer...
hopson (473), Williamsville, New York, USA
Sep 2, 2008 22 oz- yummmmmmm. Purplish red hues. Nutty malt flavor, with a nice smooth high bitterness. So flavorful- so reasonably priced. Delicious.
Lagunitasfan (51), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 1, 2008 22 oz bottle. Last one randomly left at Beverages 4 less. 2008 model. Loved this beer. Deep red/brown color with great light colored head. Sweet and thick. Fruity malty hoppy, almost chewable.
Hophead22 (166), Redlands, California, USA
Aug 31, 2008 22oz bottle. Beautiful color, a dark ruby/copper color. It had a nice white head as well, clung to the glass all the way down. Smelled like toffee and raisens. Nice little hop bitterness to it initially and then it just layed softly on the tongue, delicious.
dogfish120love (48), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
Aug 31, 2008 undoubtedly not one of my favorite barly wines. Far too sweet not much of an alcoholol bite definitly sticky and syrupy. pours reddish in color.
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