 jmm635 (249), Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 25, 2009 Dark brown pour, little head. Huge, inviting aroma! Dark brown sugar, chocolate, caramel, vanilla on the nose. Similar sugary taste with a tremendous amount of vanilla coming through. Alcohol is there but not as obvious as you’d think a 12% barley wine would be. Palate made for some very easy drinking. Simply awesome!
LilBeerDoctor (1479), East Setauket, New York, USA
Oct 24, 2009 2008 bottle. Absolutely no pop at all upon uncorking. Pours a flat dark brown with absolutely no head nor any carbonation. Lots of floating yeast particles. Aroma of booze, raisin, and lots of malt. Flavor is also boozy (although I don’t get liquor specifically) with lots of sweet malt, prunes, raisin. Cloying and sweet. Not very complex nor tasty to me.
5/3/5/3/12 [2.8/5]
beerbill (1917), Laurel, New York, USA
Oct 24, 2009 750 ml bottle shared by Eyedrinkale. Pours a deep ruby brown, just about black, with a light brown head. Very pleasant aroma of caramel, vanilla, malt, prunes and oak. The flavor is more intense than the aroma with caramel, vanilla, honey, malt, prunes and oak. Lovely smooth buttery texture not unlike a rich chardonnay. Well hidden alcohol. Properly carbonated. Just an excellent beer.
Jblauvs (530), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Oct 18, 2009 Dark Brown, Burgundy pour. No head or fizz. Aroma is a staggering amount of sweet musty malt with dark burnt sugar, vanilla, port-like hazelnut sweetness, Cocoa powder and tobacco. Totally flat, unappealing mouthfeel - thin and oily. Flavor is sweet hazelnut, chocolate, sweet oak and vanilla with some booze at the finish. Dark raisin date fruit. The flavor comes through despite the horrific mouthfeel. I’d love a good bottle of this, even flat its good
kopher (294), New York, USA
Oct 18, 2009 750ml -- 2009.
fairly dark brown -- but thin around the edges and zero(!) head.
aroma is ridiculous -- tons of raisins, vanilla, prunes, oak, wine, and strong alcohol. also a bit of Manischewitz, but in a good (?) way.
flavor has the same dark fruits but without the slightly cloying sweetness. there’s tons of chocolate and it’s like a vanilla coffee.
body is flat and oily, a bit thin even and just not up to the flavor.
this was great overall, but completely flat -- otherwise would have been near-perfect.
bumpskier (24), Sonoma, California, USA
Oct 13, 2009 375mil bottle. Enjoyed at home on the first rainy day of the autumn of 2009. Pours a beautiful ebony with a sustainable light tan head. Incredible depth in the aroma. Chocolate with a mild vanilla. Hints of roast blended with a kind spice and sweetness. The flavor lingers long the with oak and caramel notes. Very deep barley wine yet is not cloying with sweet like many. Finishes moderately dry which just makes the beer more inviting and palatable. This is one amazing beer. I may even drive 8 hours down to San Diego to get some more.
jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
Oct 12, 2009 Bottle split with Pat. This session of Lost Abbeys totally blew my mind, and it ended with an epic Barley Wine - unlike anything I have ever tasted within the style. It pours a dark, dark ice tea body with lots of sediment. The aroma is way more chocolatey than I have ever experienced in a Barley Wine, also notes of raisin, malt, vanilla and honey. The flavor is incredibly smooth, and the alcohol is completely hidden. The mouthfeel is excellent with notes of honey, roast, chocolate, and vanilla in the taste.
patrickfannon (271), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 12, 2009 Updated: Oct 13, 2009Bottle. (2008) 25.4 oz. Split this baby with James. Pours deep, brown/amber with absolutely no head and no lacing..Aroma is absolutely insane; chocolate, raisins, roated malt, walnut, barley, and hints of vanilla, honey, and coffee. Body is completely unique. Not quite, full, more of a robust, bold, warm moutfeel. Finish is insanely long and beautiful. Hands down, one of the best brews I have ever tasted in my entire life. EPIC.
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