Mad Brewer Divine Intervention

12 oz bottle: Deep brown w/ a thin, short lived light beige head. Toasted malt, brown sugar, sherry, dark fruit (figs) and lots of caramel! Sweet and malty aroma w/ some hints of anise as it warms. Malty balance; Caramel, toasted malt, brown sugar, fig fruit flavors all there! Slight yeasty flavor, but pleasant. Semi sweet finish, but dries out to keep it from being cloying. Some sherry & toffee flavors, and has a dark fruit aftertaste. Well attenuated for a 12.5 ABV beer! Fuller, smooth body, drying finish as it leaves the mouth, and well hidden ABV! Apparently this beer has already aged somewhat, and it is a pretty damn good one! If you like English style BW’s, this one is for you!

I had this on tap at The Brew Keeper, it was suggested by a gentleman drinking a stout at the bar when I entered. Do you like carmel, if so this beer is for you, from aroma to finish this just said carmel. Though it is a barleywine it really drank more like a sweet, heavy quadrupel (yum) and had a very nice finish like some of the best out there. If you should happen to be anywhere in the area and you like Belgian quads and/or barleywine I strongly recommend this beer (I had two, I almost never have two of the same beers back to back). Revised 11/08/07- Much boozier than the last time but from the same batch, but bottled. Same as previously stated but there is a fair amount of alcohol created in the aging process, I bought a few just to store away for the future, good beer.