3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
The beer after extracting the stubborn cork pours from the 750ml green bottle a transpicuous orange-copper color with a portly head that is semi-creamy in texture and a toothsome light tan color, the lace forms a thin curtain to drape the glass. The aroma of fusel alcohol is right in your face, the sweet malt backs up this fresh and crisp nose, also seems to be some orange peel with the start sweet and nicely malted, the top is fair to middling in its feel. Finish is unsparing in its acidity, the hops personable in their spiciness, with the aftertaste tart and very dry, a definite belly warming sensation from the 10 percent ABV, a good representative to the style.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Murky orange-gold-amber in color. Woody-barley strength; woody, charcoal, honey and orange notes.
Notes: GABF visit a few years back
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy orange-amber pour into thick, foamy, beige head that slowly dissipates into melting lacing as carbonated bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass into a swirling pool of foam. Aroma of malty caramel with hints of oaky citrus. Initial flavor of spice, cherry syrup, malty caramel, and sticky sweet citrus that slowly fades into a bitter hoppy finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A copper color with white head. Aroma contains some dark fruit, alcohol brandy maybe, and citrus. Flavor punches you in the face with alcohol and then some chocolate malts, caramel, cherries, and dark fruit. Some vanilla in the aftertaste. Its like 90 degrees in here but would be good for a cold day.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Amber pour with small quickly dissipating off white head. Aroma is caramel and orange peel. Taste is very sweet caramel, vanilla, toffee and very light on the hop bitterness. Nice flavors prevalent but just didn’t mesh together. Dissapointing beer.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
For christ’s sake. Can we say nightcap? Absolutely beautiful in the glass: deep amber-toward-ruby with a little khaki head. Nose is booze, whiskey, some super-sweet malts, and lots of perfumey hops. Taste is very sweet and damn bitter, too. Palate is alcohol heat, strong spiky bitterness, and just luxury. I didn’t think I would like this as much as I did, but what the hell. Nothing I’m reading says this was barrel aged, but it tasted barrel aged. Very nice barleywine. Had this on tap.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[draft] Sweet malt nose with hints of oak and vanilla. Dark amber color with perfect clarity and slight head which retains well. Heavy oak in the taste, with nice caramel notes and dank hop underneath. Palate is thin and almost a bit slimey. Overall, a really nice aged English style Barleywine - worth finding.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
2009 vintage. Decent as far as Barleywines go, but not my favorite. I would have again, but maybe even age a little longer. Color was a nice deep orangish-red.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pour is dark brownish red with thin off white head, aroma brings lots of smoke, caramel, bitter earth, some grass and pine notes, touch of toffee, dark fruit in there as well. Taste is a mix of caramel, toffee, and earth, with a nice balanced earthy, smoky overtone that finishes fairly smooth. The aroma brought on a big smoke tone, but the taste balanced it out well.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle @ Bull and Bush Christmas tasting. Orangish brown appearance with a tan head. Dull caramel malty, somewhat fruity, lightly smoky aroma. Red fruity, caramel, toffee, moderately piney, lightly smoky flavor. Ok.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
This one is from the Peoria, Illinois International Beer Festival. Due to lack of space when drinking, my notes won’t be that great on these beers. I wasn’t too impressed with this beer. Appearance is hard to really look at in a sample glass but, there wasn’t much lacing. Taste was just OK for something rated so well.
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