 bhensonb (4245), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 1, 2008 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.
WeeHeavySD (2962), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 24, 2008 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.
adrian910ss (1410), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Apr 23, 2008 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.
BeerNeedy (60), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 21, 2008 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.
RCL (1460), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 18, 2008 Tons of dried fruit. Like dates and grape nuts. Spicy, strong, and super rich with quite a bit of hops. The alcohol shows through a bit, but this is quite good.
sirpsycho (343), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 13, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy, brownish-red, very slight off-white head. Aroma is sweet malt and alcohol. Flavor is creamy and thick, dominated by malt and brown sugar, maybe some caramel and sherry also. Bitter finish with an alcohol burn. I’m going to lay one down for a year or two and see how it turns out, I think this one will age well.
TheEpeeist (1444), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 11, 2008 22 oz bottle, 2005. Dark brown with suspended specks and tan haze. Nose of caramel and prune with a touch of alcohol. Taste is caramel, fig and, surprisingly, red and black licorice with a touch of mocha. Still retains some bitter grass bite. Unique and delicious.
muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 7, 2008 22 ounce bottle brought back from Anchorage for me by my coworker Amanda (thanks!), served at cellar temp or so from a Chouffe tulip. Dark caramel-cream head half-fills the glass, smooth but bubbling away quickly atop the darkly translucent molasses body....nose is plummy, rum-soaked cherries, hints of vanilla and old port, faintly alcoholic but quite pleasantly so, lots of caramel....on the tongue, quite sweet but with some woody dryness showing up quickly, lovely thick, rich and malted-milkshake mouthfeel but there is something of a cardboard character to the finish that really hurts....this lessens a bit with warmth, and the end result is a very good, though not quite excellent, sweet and thick and low-on-the-hops barley wine.
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