 Ibrew2or3 (1613), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
May 3, 2008
Courtesy of Degarth. You ROCK!! my friend. Pours deep clear copper with nice tan head. The aroma is nice and rich with caramel, sticky sweet malts, mildly roasted malts, mild pine hops and faint dark fruity esters. The taste has sweet sticky malts followed by a load of roasted to caramel malts and mild melded blunted pine hop bitterness. Very nice. Near the finish the dark fruity esters show up to create a pleasing bookend to the experience.
dalekliz (133), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Bottle, 2007 vintage. Thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing! Pours a clear reddish-amber with an off-white ring. Malt and brandy aroma, with notes of molasses and dark fruit. Taste starts crisp, of hops, then mellows into a big malt sweetness, with notes of dates and figs. Lingering malty sweetness. Great barley wine.
BlackForestCO (479), Fort Collins and Black Forest, Colorado, USA
Jun 16, 2008 Bottle thanks to miketd. Poured a deep caramle brown color with a moderate beige head that diminished to a layer and left some lacing. Nice caramel malt aroma, but not much else. Smooth caramel malt entry with undertones of fruit (apple, grape) leading into a lightly bitter, earthy hop finish with some lingering grape on the finish. Smooth, a bit light on the palate. No sign of the alcohol. Thanks Mike.
Crosling (1604), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Dark amber/tawny color with a thin, mostly lasting foam. Mostly malt accented nose, with hints of caramel, dough and toffee. Flavor is nicely balanced, very malty sweet, with hints of caramel and toffee, even a confusing hint of spice. Fairly complex and well crafted. It’s a nice offering.
WeeHeavySD (1564), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Jun 5, 2008 2007 Vintage via trade with Kmweaver, thanks Ken. Shared dalkeliz, and my girlfriend Cyn. Says 10.5% on the bottle seems crazy, so I don’t know. Pours deep copper with a light tan head. The nose is nice and light and nice overall. Taste is sweet with some caramel and some dark fruit but its too hot right now. I should have put this down longer, but it isn’t terrible now, its just a bit too in my face. As it warms i’m raising my rating.
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