 omhper (12155), Stockholm, Sweden
Jul 18, 2008 Bottled (10%), thanks Crosling! Hazy mahogany colour, minimal head. Deep raisiny sherry aroma. Sweet and full bodied. Sticky, but mature with complex vinous flavour of caramel and wood. Thick and warming. Has the malty warming complexity of J.W. Lees Harvest Ale. Just wonderful!
beerbill (1918), Laurel, New York, USA
Jul 6, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Pours a dark amber with a luscious, moderate tan head that disappeared by mid-glass. Very pleasant aroma of caramel, brown sugar, dates, vanilla, and alcohol. The flavor is even more intense than the aroma with caramel, brown sugar, dates and vanilla up front followed by some moderate heat from the alcohol. Considering this beer is 14% abv, the alcohol is fairly restrained. Full bodied with a real nice buttery mouthfeel. Excellent brew!
kmweaver (2396), Sebastopol, California, USA
Jul 3, 2008 22oz bottle, courtesy of acrdz. Thanks, Mike! Pours a dark, viscous amber-brown color; light khaki head with patchy, fine-bubbled lacing. Loads of dried dark fruits, brown sugar, and dense tea-infused maltiness in the aroma; warming alcohol (nothing rough) and dense, honey-like sweetness; very very nice, generous nose. Full, viscous mouthfeel: loads of honey, dried dark fruits, caramel, and warming alcohol; balancing earthy, general bitterness; very balanced and very drinkable stuff; an excellent barleywine. Lengthy finish: brown sugar, dry toasty malts, caramel, and dried dark fruits; a touch of vanilla. Excellent.
StoutCat (81), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Jul 2, 2008 Aroma of brown sugar and caramel. Taste of caramel, buttery,sweet malts, vanilla and chocolate. great beer, very smooth
fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
Jun 23, 2008 Bottle courtesy tpd975. Pours a dark amber with a small light tan head. Aroma is a bit boozy with notes of sweet malt, caramel, vanilla, and oak. Taste is sweet caramel, sweet malt, oak, vanilla, and alcohol. Medium full mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and warm but smooth alcohol. Very good.
gunhaver (1024), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jun 17, 2008 Bottle. Pours a reddish brown color, with a thick white head, and nice braids of lacing. Aroma is fairly boozy, with caramel, candy corn, and some chocolate in the end. Flavor is great, lots of caramel and toffee, roasted coffee, chocolate...delicious. Extremely tasty, nose is much more hot than the mouth. So good and smooth.
nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 15, 2008 22oz. Opaque red-brown pour with a dense tan head. Sweet smelling with well hidden but still detectable alcohol (my bottle said 10% abv). Vanilla, super buttery, toffee, caramel, woody and slightly earthy. Amazing well polished and rounded flavor - caramel, bourbon, vanilla, toffee again. Quite sweet, but not too sweet. Definitely drinkable as a dessert beer but not exclusively. Marvelous and well balanced.
AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
Jun 11, 2008 Deep garnet color with a frothy tan head. Great aroma is vanilla bourbon, wood and malty barleywine pit fruits. Silky smooth mouthfeel. Fantastic barrel aged flavors of whiskey wood. vanilla on a very good pit fruit sweet tart boozy base. Love it.
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