 PilsnerPeter (2598), Flushing, New York, USA
Dec 1, 2008 Bottle at Paul’s Gathering (Thanks MaxxDaddy!) Pours a hazy deep copper/amber color with a dense tan, thin head. Big standard Barley Wine aroma- caramel, plum, fig and toasted vanilla notes. Has a big warming feel; hugely malty. Toffee-ish, sticky, fruity- plum, dried fig, and a sweet nutty hint from the malt depth. The malt depth of this stuff reminds me of famous vintages such as J.W. Lee’s and Thomas Hardy’s. Very rich, yet remains drinkable and complex. I would like to try this with some years behind it.
GregClow (2493), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nov 19, 2008 Bottle shared with jerc, mabel, blankboy & HogTownHarry - courtesy of jerc & mabel. Murky mahogany with a medium beige head. Aroma is big, warm & sweet with notes of fruit, caramel & toffee. Full bodied. Flavour of dark brown sugar, maple syrup, some alcohol dryness, spicy and moderately bitter finish. Excellent!
Swolf3 (252), Elkton, Maryland, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Bottle shared with Gabe-r-Jaw. Poured brown with very small tan head. Aroma is strong raison, with a mild chocolate. Taste is roasted malt chocolate and raison. Finished smooth easy to drink and enjoyable.
GMCC2181 (848), Bear, Delaware, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Bottle from sparky27, thanks E! Poured into a snifter, not much head. Strong aroma of raisons. Dark red in color. Taste is raisons, maybe some chocolate. Even though you can smell the alcohol it is not in the taste at all. Different from most barleywines. Texture is thick, but not stout thick. Unique...and good.
JCB (1716), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Nov 16, 2008 22oz from my man Sparky27 - thanks, Eric! Now this is the kind of Perfect 10 madness I’m all about. It’s a dark amber pour, more cloudy than I expected. Very lovely, soft toffee notes in the aroma. It promises to be a superior English style BW, and that’s indeed what it is. The flavor is complex, a bit nutty, with the main elements being strong caramel but also some port. It’s warming without being boozy, with a mild hint of yeast in the somewhat spicy finish. Really top notch, no doubt a rock solid ager.
MatSciGuy (629), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
Oct 26, 2008 [Bottle] Pours a clear caramel with a fine foamy beige head. Thick aroma, loads of malt, raisin, caramel, vanilla and some alcohol. Flavor is similar to the aroma, very rich and full, with some warming alcohol.
dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 19, 2008 Updated: Oct 20, 2008Bottle, sampled at RBSG 08, with thanks to WeeHeavySD. Pours a reddish-brown with a small, offwhite head. Sweet malty aroma, with dark fruits and molasses. Taste is also sweet and malty, with hints of dark fruits. Lingering sweet malt-molasses flavors. Nice barley wine.
presario (2955), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Oct 12, 2008 Shared after the Big Worse and Fred from the Wood so may have been an unfair comparison. Smokey alcohol aroma. Big alcohol flavour. Really strong molasses and soy notes.
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