Magnolia Old Thunderpussy Barleywine

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Brewed by Magnolia Pub and Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
San Francisco, California USA

Serve in Snifter

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RATINGS: 35 MEAN: 3.69/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.55 SEASONAL: Winter EST. CALORIES: 336 ABV: 11.2%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION

Our tribute to the most famous tenant of our historic building is brewed in September for a February 1st release (kicking off our annual Strong Beer Month). A little hoppy to truly be an English-style barleywine, Old Thunderpussy nevertheless uses all English ingredients and is built around a big, bold Maris Otter taste accented by East Kent Goldings hops. A slightly warmer fementation coaxes out an additional dimension of fruitiness.

Malts: Maris Otter; crystal, Munich, brown
Hops: Challenger; East Kent Goldings
Food Pairings: strong cheeses including Stilton and other blues, intense cheddars, aged goat cheeses

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3.6

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

21iceman40 (1732) - vienna, West Virginia, USA - DEC 6, 2003

What a nice name this brew brings with it. Actually pretty damn good for a barleywine. Wasn't over jagered in the flavor, kinda smooth and hid the alcohol well. Not bad at all.

3.3

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

jazz88 (2467) - San Francisco, California, USA - MAR 2, 2003

Tap @ Toronado Barley Wine Festival. Woody, vinous, and bitter with a weird aftertaste. Brewed with all English malt and aged for 5 months.

3.5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

mwsf (360) - San Francisco, California, USA - FEB 6, 2003

Dark brown. Cloudy. No head whatsoever. Huge malt aroma that I could smell from three feet away. Some hops in the nose. Flavor of dark crystal malts. Some hop flavor and a fair amount of bitterness. Somewhat sweet. Alcohol flavor. Creamy. Tastes a little young. Needs time to age and round out a little. Probably would be better with a few points knocked off the ABV. Fairly good though.

3.4

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20

Shadallion (534) - Sacramento, California, USA - FEB 21, 2002

Best thing about this beer is the name, but the flavor isn’t half bad either. Typical barleywine, but exceptionally smooth and drinkable.

AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20

djnicotine99 (17) - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA - OCT 26, 2001

These leeps are sarseelon. You guys. Thunderpussyleeps are the greatest!!!!!!!

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