 Guerde (699), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 19, 2009 (bottle from Sparky27, thanks Eric!) Pours out an extremely muddy brown with just a light off-white head and some legs are displayed when swirling. Aroma is just big on toffee, caramel, peanuts, vanilla, shredded coconut, and wood. Further warming reveals scents of raisin, a touch of oxidation, hot caramel, and a ton of vanilla upon swirling. Gets a little bit hot, but this doesn’t dominate. The barrel, however, does begin to make its presence known, and really dries the aroma out. Taste begins with sweet caramel, raisins, prune, and some cola right before and a bit during the finish. The finish also possesses some barrel character, and the light bitterness reminiscent of an Assam tea. Amazing. Thanks again Eric!
Glouglouburp (2811), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 1, 2009 In short: A big sweet decadent American barley wine with a nutty and woody twist. Almost excellent.
How: Bottle 22oz. Aged unknown but consumed only a few months after I received it from MrChopin. Thanks a lot Kevin
The look: Almost clear very dark ruby body topped by a small beige head
In long: Interesting nose of rich sweet caramel, woody hops and alcohol. This beer smells “big”. Taste is heavy crunchy caramel, dry toasted malts, brown sugar, brownies, graham cookies, dried dark fruits, almonds, wood barrel, some porto. Alcohol is a bit apparent. Somewhat reminiscent of Angel’s Share (the not-problematic 2006 batch). I’m usually no big fan of boozy unbalanced mega-sweet beer but this one has a lot of complexity. Aging potential here. I don’t know if my bottle was fresh or aged, hard to tell with such a strong sweet beer. The bottle only has the bottling day and month but not the year. The beer wants to know when its birthday is but not how old it is. Clearly this beer is a woman.
ucusty (1881), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 30, 2009 2007 vintage. Muddy brown pour with fluffy beige head and spotty lace. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit, and vanilla. Complex flavor and an outstanding english style BW. Caramel, peanuts, dark fruit, chocolate, and caramelized sugar
sebletitje (1903), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 30, 2009 Props and cheers to ibrew2or3 for sharing this fantastic beer.
Pours dark brown, off white head.
Aroma is malty with hints of roast and caramel. Hints of barrel and whiskey. Overall sweetness lingering in the nose is amazing.
Flavor, palate was elements that reminded me of ST Creme Brulee, it was overly sweet and filled with goodness, get some peanut butter, caramel, plenty of sugar with lots of malts and roast. Boozy as hell. Finish is thick and sticky, superbly roasted and caramelly. Overall barrel mouthfeel was weak and added a nice warming whiskey note to the palate without overpowering the whole.
markwise (1175), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 29, 2009 Big thanks to IBrew2or3 for sharing this bad boy! Absolutely outstanding English-Style Barleywine. Pours dark red-brown with an off-white head. Nose is dates, figs, plums, raisins, caramel, toffee, brandy, brown sugar, booze, and vanilla. Complex as a rubix cube. Flavor does not disappoint- some booze, but all of the fruit comes through as well as the brandy, sugar, and barrel. Vanilla melds it all together, as if it was forged by the gods. Excellence in a bottle: full-bodied and finishing with sweet alcohol. Worst part of the bottle is the mourning when it is gone.
marcus (1853), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 28, 2009 This opaque brown ale poured with a decent mocha head and a chocolate aroma. There is also a lot of chocolate in the flavor, along with some prune and toffee, with a warming alcohol trail. This is a robust and tasty brew.
shadey (1496), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 20, 2009 22oz bottled 2006, consumed 2009. Pours a murky brown, just a ring of white cream. Aroma is rich, sweet, just a touch alcoholic. Dark sticky fruit, brown sugar. Nice. I only detect a touch of oxidization. Flavors are still bright for how old this is. There is something more in the flavor that adds a bite to it. Quality, but a bit past its prime.
golubj (1286), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Bottle, thanks to alexanderj. Deep brown mirky color, with very little head. Aroma is dark fruit, vanilla, sugary caramel malt. Very malty and sweet overall. Flavor is the same. Yummy rich beer.
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