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New Holland Existential Hopwine

New Holland Existential Hopwine - Barley Wine

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87
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Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine

Holland, Michigan USA

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2843.5/5.03.48/5.0Special10.5%46Snifter
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Consider it an extremely hoppy barleywine, or a really big IPA. Either way, ten hop additions contribute to its lush and intriguing body. Aggressive dry-hopping brings a strong citrus character to the aroma. The flavor and smell of orange-blossoms pervade throughout the experience.
Ingredience:Water,Barley(200 pounds per barrel of American-grown malted barley),Hops(10 hop-strikes,totaling 17 ounces per barrel of American-grown hops) and yeast(it is what it is).
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 yespr (11613), Copenhagen O, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 25, 2007  
RB#: 1300: From 1 pint 6 fl oz. (said Existential Ale on the label just like the image here). Pours orange with a lacing head. Dry raisin and malty aroma. Flavour is dry slight liqourice and hoppy. A dry and great flavour and finish. Fantastic.


 alexanderj (2204), Chino Hills, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Bottle; poured an amber orange with small to medium, off white, creamy head. Aroma was very good with sugar, fruit, caramel. Palate was nice, slightly sticky and creamy. Flavor had a decent hop presence; besides, flavor was similar to the aroma. A nice sweetness too. Alcohol well hidden, enjoyable beer.


 17thfloor (1402), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 23, 2007    Updated: Aug 24, 2007
Bengal orange pour with zero head and no bubbles, despite this the color is appetizing. Strong aroma, sweet like a cherry candycane. Palate is viscous with some carbonation, very heavy for this style. Flavor is overloading like the aroma... really it tastes like a cherry candycane... i really have no idea how to rate this... an experience... definitely something different...


 Ungstrup (14723), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Aug 22, 2007  
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is slightly hoppy giving it a flowery touch. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, and a light citrusy hoppy note.


 hophead75 (1945), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 21, 2007  
22 oz bomber shared by YobDoog at Mullman’s gathering..thanks Trevor. Amber in color with a small off white head, bottle had been sitting out awhile before I got the opportunity to try this. Aroma is alot of caramel and toffee, you can almost smell the stickyness from the malts, with a moderate amount of citrus. Taste is alot of sweet base and caramel specialty malts, with plenty of citrus hop flavor in the background. Bitterness is mild initially, becomes more moderate. Finishes with some alcohol and a moderate piney bitterness. Body is very full, texture lightly syrupy. I read the other reviews and I can see how people see this as somewhat one-dimensional, but it is a dimension that I personally liked.


 joergen (8429), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 21, 2007    Updated: Apr 19, 2009
Bottle. Cloudy amber coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, dried fruits pine needles and hops. Sweet flavour of caramel, dried fruits hops and grape fruits. Dry hoppy finish.


 blankboy (3156), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 20, 2007  
Bottle (22oz) shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, mds & tupalev -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Pours a clear golden-orange with an average size diminishing off-white head. Aroma: Holy moly, I do not like this! What’s in there, V8? There’s sweet malt, hops and alcohol, almost barley Wine-like but with some weird veggie element added. Ugh. Flavour’s much better, it’s similar to the aroma but that odd veggie element is not as pronounced -- it’s sweet with quite a bit of alcohol and finish that’s pretty bitter. Medium bodied. I wasn’t crazy about this at all, I’m sure it’s well made enough so I won’t be too harsh but it’s not to my liking.


 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 19, 2007  
Bottle. I had this a few days ago and I’m shocked to see this labeled as a barley wine, it’s totally a DIPA. Hoppy piney aroma, with less sweetness up front than usual, which is maybe why it could be considered a barley wine. Alcohol is apparent in the flavor and aroma, but it works. Great, big bitter finsih. I liked it.



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