McKenzie Belle Dock Barleywine

Reddish amber color with a very small, off white head, that quickly diminished leaving no lacing on the glass. Aroma of hops, nuts, sweet malt, and tart citrus fruits. More nuts, tobacco, resiny caramel malts, lightly bitter taste with a very faint alcohol finish. A nice barleywine.

Pours turbid copper/ruby with minimal head (which is expected for 10% beers). Aroma of complex fruit, malt, caramel, some tobacco. Wonderful, complex taste. The finish is full bodied and complex. This one is a masterpiece!

Vintage 2003. Shared bottle courtesy of egajdzis (thanks!). Poured a amber/copper color with a smaller off white head. Aromas and tastes of wood, malts, dark cherries, and a little musty. Malty. Light alcohol in the finish. A very good barley wine.

Bottle pours a brownish ruby, large off-white foamy head, decent retention, with attractive lacing.   Wonderful sweet malty aroma.   Candiyish, smells divine!   Smooth malty palate, sweet, with a hint of orange peel and very light dark pitted fruit.   At 10.6% ABV, its very smooth with VERY little heat involved.   Doesn’t seem very complex, but as it is, its rather solid.   Not as big as I had hoped, but its smooth and very manageable.   Body however, seems somewhat not up to par.   Mouthfeel is fairly medium.   It is extremely smooth tho, so bonus point for that.   Emerging hop at the finish, albeit its quite subtle.   Lingering sweet maltiness and light orange peel at the finish.   This sums up as a solid, easy to drink Barley Wine.   Major thanks goes out to egajdzis for trading me this beauty!

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a beige head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and dried fruits. Flavour of caramel and dried fruits with notes of hops. Good barley wine.