Midnight Sun Arctic Devil Barley Wine

bottle from liquid solutions. This is a nice beer, but doesn’t show the depth of flavors that I was expecting based upon other ratings. Nice maple syrup flavor with not noticable oak or bourbon.

Sorry MaltOMeal, I couldn’t let this one sit around for long. Thanks for forwarding it on. My only complaint with this one is the big alcohol bit on the back end of the palate. Otherwise it has some huge molasses, port wine, plum, brandy like flavors and aromas. I also have the unfortunate circumstance of comparing this to the most recent Alaskan BW and right now, the Alaskan is the standard to which all else is being compared. In comparison this one holds up well for big bold flavors, but balance and smoothness fall a little short.

Bought this bottle 13 months ago. Dont know how it tastes "fresh", but this one amazing. intense aroma:malt syrup, sherry, brandy soaked plums. Kept a decent head while being a rich translucent garnet. Flavor conyinues with syrup--malt and maple, wood smoke, burnt sugar, black cherry. lays heavy on the tongue like a slippery meal.

Bottle thanks to blackdonald. This is easily the best Barley Wine I have tried. Malty aroma, dry fruit and alcohol feel. Yet very smooth. I got a hint of apple on the aftertaste.

Bottled Jan 2 5 (?) Bomber from Liquid Solutions. Strongly malty aroma with an aged fortified wine aspect. Very dark brown color with garnet? hints at the edges. No head. Full bodied with mild, creamy carbonation. Rather syrupy. Maple. Some dark fruit. A bit of coffee at the finish. Also heat develops in the back of the throat. And wood. Quite a sipper.

Finally. 22oz bomber via trade with NYBeer, just got a vintage bottle of this, not sure of the vintage of this but I’m guessing its oldish as the trade happened in October. Shared with bikesandbeer and my girlfriend and others. Pours a dark dark brown with a tan head that started about 1 finger and faded to a partial ring. Nose is really really really heavenly. Its damn noserific, yes that makes no sense, but ok. Taste is big, very warm taste with lots of up front caramel. The flavors are various including a bit of vanilla, some dried fruits, and clearly lots of caramel. Alcohol is present, but in a barleywine I’m not really upset, it feels nice on the throat its a wonderfully yummy sipper. So yes I like this beer I’m so happy to finally drink it, now I need to get my hands on a bottle of M.

22 oz bomber. Pours a dark coppery amber with a medium sized beige head. Aroma of vanilla, butterscotch, oak and malt. Taste of vanilla oak, malt, dry fruit and alcocol. clears out the sinuses. Very warm and uplifting to say the least.

22 0z bomber. Pours like north slope crude, but doesn’t look like it. My first impression was that they had found a way to turn beer into a rich and heavy liquid pastry. My second impression was I had thrown down a couple of shots due to the distinct warming in my esophagus. The beast is on the loose. Treat yourself to a bottle sometime, but be for warned it’s not for the meek.