2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
2005 bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, fully diminishing. Body is dark amber. Aroma is moderately hoppy (resin), moderately malty (toasted bread), with notes of alcohol and sherry. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium to full body, watery texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Disappointing...dull/boring aroma, not very rich, alcohol sticks out. No fun.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
on tap-pours a tan head and red color. Aroma is sweet dark fruit-fermented cherry/plum, cinnamon, dark malt. Taste is alcohol, sweet dark fruit-fermented cherry/plum, cinnamon, dark malt, secondary hops. Too much alcohol up front.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Thanks to whomever brought this to the Backus Backyard Bash! Pours a thick dark brown with a little red tint. The alcohol is a little overpowering, taking over the figs, dates and other dried fruits you’re used to tasting in a barleywine. This is a tough one and the alcohol level isn’t very balanced with the other flavors. Not terrible, and maybe needed a little longer to age and mellow out.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Tasting at mcbackus 10/19. Reddish brown. Sweet, dark fruit aroma. Alcohol is all over the aroma and the tongue. Harsh and really not very good. Overrated BW.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
ty immy I was not overly impressed with this ale at all may be that it needs age the flavors were not balanced to much alchohol flavor
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
20080329 Blind tasting notes and score from Cornboy 2nd annual Barleywine Extravaganza. 2007 edition. Well, my two least favorite beers of the day back to back and both of them were diacetyl bombs. This one paired nasty butterscotch notes with tangy, metallic flavors and some too sweet finishing fruits. Seriously disappointing. It is amazing how quickly diacetyl can ruin a beer for me, and how others can seem to not notice it at all.
1.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 9/20
2006 vintage. A sticky, syrupy mess of a barleywine. I can’t understand any reference to balance with regard to this offering. The extreme alcohol sits right up front on the nose like the stink of Aristocrat vodka. Just below the fog of alcohol lies a flat aroma of stale tobacco and sweet brandied prunes. Prunes and raisins dominate the palate with dark brown sugar, spent tea leaves, cherry, and leather trailing in the midpalate. The finish lacks inspiration with just barely a whisper hop bitterness to speak of and hyper-saturated sugars building potency with each sip. Once again, out of balance.
1.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 2/20
Courtesy of dkachur via trade
Bottle: The aroma is strange combination of cinnamon buns, butter, caramel, and grain. It pours a mostly transparent brownish-red with a touch of haze and a small off-white head that leaves behind spotty lacing. Wow...the flavor is rough. Butterscotch and faint caramel up front with a strange plastic and an acidic citrus finish. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Not the worst beer I’ve tasted, but it’s up there.
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