 greenhorn1 (359), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Feb 23, 2008
12 oz bottle (2007) from bottletrek.com. Pours amber with a hint of red, no head. Not much of an aroma, just some sweet malt and alcohol. Flavor had fruit notes with some spice. Short finish, definite alcohol warming sensation. Overall, unbalanced and rough around the edges. I am going to cellar for a year or more and see what happens then.
AndyReynolds (13), Wilder, Kentucky, USA
Jul 16, 2008 purs a rich brown with a thin tan head. Aroma was sweet, but not very strong. It tasted malty , with chocolatey, carmel under tones finishing with a strong alcohol bite. An ok barleywine, but certainly not the best.
changeup45 (530), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jul 13, 2008 2007, 10.8% abv. Pours a brown color with some amber in it, a thin head and not really any lacing. Aroma is caramel and oak with a fruit scent noticeable. The flavor for the most part follows suit, sweet caramel, a bit of alcohol spice, and finishes with a little grapefruit dry hoppiness. Not the most complex barleywine but this well done and better than I anticipated.
CelticBrew (424), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Pours medium dark coppery amber, forming little to no foamy head. Aroma of malted rock candies, dank prunes and candied figs. Flavour is of malts, a bit of hop stringency with a harsh alcohol and metallic hammer. A bit unrefined. Perhaps months of cellaring would calm it down. Drinkable, yet disappointing.
marcus (918), Sacramento, California, USA
Jun 29, 2008 This cloudy amber ale poured with a miniscule beige head and a sweet fruity aroma. The flavor is caramel and perfumed fruit with a bitter finish and an acoholic afterblast. It needs more body to disguise the alcohol.
thedm (3405), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Jun 25, 2008 This bottled brew from Indianapolis, IN poured a very small sized head of foamy off-white colored mostly lasting bubbles that left behind a transparent carbonated dark red brown colored body and a fair lacing. The aroma was thin mild and malty. The mouth feel was strongly tingly from start to finish. The flavor contained strong notes of vinous alcohol with a biting hop finish and a strong vinous hop note.
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