3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2008 bottle at TimE’s. Big fruity nose, still has hops, caramel, vanilla. Light brown-orange with no head. Flavors of vanilla, prickly hop, nice fruit: peach, melon. Very wwell aged. Smooth and very nice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
sweet, lots of burnt raisins, brown sugar and apricots. Hops are still kicking butt three years later. Decent bitter finish.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
I have the 2011 11.5% bottle. Never had it b4 and might be my 1st barley wine. Its like over cinnomind winter beer and wine. Don’t taste like beer. Like liquid cinnomin feeling texture with some fruit punch taste and its dry but leaves mouth a tad sticky. a little weird but not terrible. Get’s ya fucked up other wise nothing much else. Might tey next version if found bit too pricy imo peace cheers
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
[bottle - vertical tasting: ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11; rating for best = ’08]
Almost vinous creamy malt aroma with some pumpernickel but not tons. Almost clear yellow-orange under a wispy, off white cover. Very sweet, nice cereal grain flavour with some pleasant citrus hops. Full body, moderate carbonation, moderately bitter finish. Very solid barley wine.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
2011 bottle, 11.5% alcohol volume. Poured & sampled at 11.7 celsius. Very small head, bright brown body with visible and moderate carbonation. Very soft sugar aroma, light barley hints. Flavour is a lot of malt and sweetness, cloying mouthfeel. Generic barley wine, hard to pick out of a crowd.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
0.5l ceramic swingtop. Appearance: Cloudy brown, tiny head that dissipated quickly. Fair amount of carbonation. Aroma: Incredibly sweet. Notes of honey, chives, vanilla, and butterscotch. Palate: Thick, but not as thick as most other barley wines I’ve had. Slightly dry finish. Taste: Very sweet, but kind of simple. It’s not bad, but definitely far from the best barley wine i’ve had.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Near perfect.
Caramel flavors from the malts. Lightly hopped. High alcohol flavor is masked.
No carbonation, makes for a good Barley Wine.
Craft Beer at its finest.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 mL ceramic bottle. (2011 - painted black this year 11.5%). Translucent rusty red with a thick film of head. Aroma is sweet-tart fruit, alcohol, and brown sugar. Doesn’t smell "big" though. Flavour is pretty boozy, with lots of brown sugar. The booze isn’t overwhelming, though it pretty much dominates the finish. Not very complex. Don’t know how I’ve never rated this one - have tried every vintage, and even aged some a year or two. Even aged, this one smooths out, but never gets beyond "good."
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