Midnight Sun Arctic Devil Barley Wine

Deep reddish brown body with a small frothy tan head. Had side by side with Moylan’s Old Blarney, which had a similar ABV but the alcohol in this one was evident in the aroma and taste. Not in an unpleasant way, though. Notes of oak, dried fruit, maple syrup, bourbon in the nose. Smooth and full in the body. The flavor was a pleasant mix of fruit and wood with a big alcohol bite.

Bottle: Dark amber color, tan head and nice lacing. Nose of oak and bourbon with sweet caramel and plum, some raisin and molasses. The flavor is balanced, nice malts and hop balance, nice alcohol and a rich minerally earthy finish. Mouthfeel is nice and creamy, nice rich umami and balance. Yummy!

Bottle poured a deep hazy, brown, w/ nridish tints. Small thin light tan head. Aroma was a wonderfull. sweet carmel, malt that you just wanted to drink in. Flavor was a very sweet malt, again with carmel and light roast notes. Quite obvious achol burn as it goes down, but you somehow don’t mind it. Low on the bittering for the style, which was fine for me. Sweet enough that it was nearly sugary or cloying. I suppose a bit unbalanced tchnically, but delicious none the less. Palate was a very soft cabonation, and a very smooth slick heavy feel. Very yummy, and underrated. Thanks, Buck Dich

Gorgeous deep red/garnet color. Oily, syrupy. Rich caramel and bountiful malts. Lots of sweetness, vivid alcohol, and layers of fruit. Very fine. Gosh, and a great label too.

Bottle. Red brown colour with a nice fizzy head. Lovely aroma of heavy caramel, malt, oak, dried fruit and very hoppy. Great flavour of raisons, heavy malt, coconuts and ends up alcoholic.

Bottle from sprinkle marked 10%ABV. Thanks, Mike! Small tan head that mostly diminished with poor lacing, mostly opaque with a little light coming through to see some floaties along with some carbonation, and a brown hue. Nose was sweet, dark fruits, caramel, malty, and vinuous. Flavor was sweet, thick, somewhat chewy, vinuous, and dark fruits. Tingly, thick mouthfeel. Medium-full body.

A murky red-brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with a very powerful alcohol note, but also strong notes of over ripe fruits, malt, caramel, and cinnamon. The flavor is very sweet malty with lots of over ripe fruits, and caramel, leading to a nice hoppy end, with the alcohol burning the throat. I believe this will give You the warmth even in Alaska. The mouthfeel is very thick - I’ll describe it as an alcohol soup - how ever that’ll work, I have no idea?

Bottle. Ruby colour with a beige head. Dark fruits, wood, caramel malty, coconut aroma and taste, Medium to full body with a sweet light dry, light alcoholic finish.