 after4ever (2859), Brier, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 1, 2008 22. Pours deep ebony with caramel highlights. Slim creamy rim of tan. Big toffee and roast nose. Plenty of caramel and butterscotch there as well. Beautiful medium creamy body with very soft carb. Sweet candy bar notes on the mid-palate: caramel, butterscotch, toffee, and then a wee bit of roast grain as well. An unfortunately sharp booze bite joins the party near the finish. Not quite rubbing alcohol in its intensity, but enough to keep this from a somewhat higher score. Bound to be lovely and soft in a year or two.
Ibrew2or3 (2848), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 13, 2007 Updated: Jul 9, 200807/09/08. - - Courtesy of tpd975. Pours amber with tan head. The aroma is big and inviting with caramel and rich dark fruity esters of grapes, plums and sweet berries before it heats up a bit. The taste is rich and yummy but does have some alcohol welling up. I get creamy caramel candy and some nutty roasty malts. Then the big dark fruitiness comes in and rides into the finish along with a warming alcohol sensation. Leaves a sweet lip smacking feeling behind.
Sampled at the O-Town throwdown. This beer has a nearly opaque copper color with thin tan head. The aroma is pretty big with lots of dark fruitiness and with hints of caramel and sweet malts. There also seems to be some whisky and alcohol in the background. The flavor is delicious barleywine dark and shriveled fruit flavors with a whisky and sweet caramel under currents. It ends sweet, syrupy and rather nice.
beerinmarch (2829), Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 30, 2008 Very sweet barleywine, a bit cloying and in serious need of more aging. Very sweet caramel flavor up front, the hops just exhausted from even thinking about where to begin. A bit hot on the palate, some excess alcohol comes through. Good but needs to age a bit to let the malts and alcohol settle more.
Aubrey (2782), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 27, 2005 Dark brown. Creamy, very rich and weighty mouthfeel. Big notes of brown sugar exude throughout. Other notes of tobacco, caramel, freshly toasted bread, wood and nuts. Warm, hidden alcohol. Grassy, piney hops balance things out wonderfully. Delicious barleywine.
maniac (2774), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 27, 2008 Bottle at RBSG2008 Grand Tasting on 08/02/2008. Dark amber body with a medium frothy light brown head. Caramel and molassas aroma. Caramel, light molassas flavor. Medium full body with mdoerately low carbonation.
michael-pollack (2763), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 22oz. Bottle (10% ABV): Aroma of malts, caramel, brown sugar, dark ripe fruits, raisins, light tobacco, oak, and a hint of alcohol.
Poured brown/ruby/amber in color with a medium-sized, creamy, dense, light brown head that diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Full of medium and large-sized particles throughout. Highly complex flavor is heavily sweet. Tastes of malts, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, tobacco, dark ripe fruits, oak, light vanilla, slight alcohol, and a hint of cinnamon. Medium to full body. Viscous, coating, texture. Average carbonation. Sweet, malt, brown sugar, oak, tobacco, dark ripe fruit, and light alcohol finish. A very nice barley wine. 10%ABV is noticeable but well hidden.
Nuffield (2749), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 29, 2006 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.
harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 13, 2006 Amazing appearance, and a monster aroma. Super sweer, like drinking fresh maple syrup. Nutty and syrupy, with maple and honey, sweet dark molasses abd rich brown sugar. Absolutely the most amazing finish I have ever had in a barleywine.
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