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Moylans Old Blarney Barley Wine

Moylans Old Blarney Barley Wine

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Moylans Brewery & Restaurant

Novato, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3203.69/5.03.68/5.010%66.1Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our Barleywine is a rich and heavy ale brewed to a high gravity. Massive body, mouthfeel and hoppiness.

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 MaxPower (961), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Nov 2, 2002  
Citus aroma,brown orange color, fresh pine-citrus hoppy flavor,alot of hops in this barley wine, but still very balanced, really good.


 lunaticharness (183), Roseville, Michigan, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/517/20
Jun 30, 2003    Updated: Aug 4, 2003
very hoppy, good barley wine, reminds me why i love them, i have immersed into belgians lately, its great to get a buzz and jolt out of a nice barley wine like this, hoppy, sweet, spicy, everything a beer should be i just tried the cask version of this at the brewery/restaurant, and this thing is a totally dif creature when served this way.. ingrediants were less prominant and more complex of a drink than the bottled version, very very nice both ways!


 Pigfoot (2225), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Apr 13, 2005  
Oooo..I like it on first cracking the crown, rich, malty, sweet, boozy barleywine goodness wafts out from the start...pours a beautiful mahogany, deep crimson at base, with a sturdy slab of creamy pale-yellow foam above. In the nose, it’s classic b’wine: rich, complex, deep, dark notes, of leather, wood, cognac, cherries, grapes, some devilish spices, a wicked elixir, to be sure...and just the way I like it! Taste: Huge mouthfeel, enormous, dominates every inch of the mouth, coats the palate with this thick, slick roasty, fruity, deeply divine deliciousness.... full-bodied, long, thick, fruity finish...wow, and the 10% abv does peek it’s nose in early, you can taste it, and I currently like it...powerful prominence, this flavor, fat, full, and richly rewarding...this is a humdinger-inger of a barleywine, like Bigfoot’s big brother! Each sip lets you slip into a new subsection of Nirvana, let the soul loose on tasting this one, brothers, so that the spirit can stretch farther while feeling it’s joys in all it’s complexities. Big thumbs ...wait, how many do I have? well, they’re all going up, up, up!


 drawde (115), San Francisco, California, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 7, 2007    Updated: Oct 6, 2007
Dark dark orange and very cloudy. Nice head. Very earthy, lots of malt flavor but a lot of pine hop flavor too. I like this one, makes me feel like I’m camping. Thumbs up. [Tasted next to Green Flash Barleywine] The Moylans has more hop flavor; the Green Flash has much more hop sting but not as much hop flavor.


 Ringo (959), Loveland, Colorado, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Jun 19, 2002  
Yeah, what they said. I am not very good at describing flavors, but they seem right on. See my rating. It’s very good.



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