 michael-pollack (2598), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 3, 2007 22oz. Bottle: Sweet hoppy aroma. Smells of hops, grapes, caramel malts, pine, and bread. Poured amber in color with a big, foamy, off-white head that lasted throughout. Very good lacing. Clear. Not sparkling. Medium sweet, lightly bitter flavor. Flavor caramel malts, citrus and pine hops. Very simple flavor. Medium body. Thin texture. Soft carbonation. Malty bitter-sweet finish. Overall, an average Barley Wine, but very drinkable for 10.5%ABV.
bu11zeye (5430), Frisco, Texas, USA
Aug 3, 2007 (Bottle) Pours a hazy amber body with a medium beige head. Aroma of bread, caramel, and alcohol. Has a chewy bready malt base with some toffee and fruitness. It just does not seem to come together.
stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 3, 2007 Bottle from Capones sampled with Mad indian. Pours Amber with a decent size beige head. Aroma of caramel, sweetness, and hops. The flavor is sweet caramel, smooth for 10.5%, and has a nice citrusy bitter finish.
MadIndian (987), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 2, 2007 Sampled with stegosaurus. Coppery pour with aroma of sweet malt , caramel and hop. Malt, sweet, caramel , hop and alcohol mouth but blended rather well while still holding a bite. Really good.
mabel (2530), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 29, 2007 [432-20070721] 1pt6floz (w/ jerc). Hoppy light apricot aroma with a bit of earth. Clear, amber red body with a long-lasting creamy almond head. Medium alcohol and earthy hops in the flavour with sweet barley wine characteristics. Medium-full body does not hide the booze. Better cooler when the temperature can hide all that extra alcohol.
adrian910ss (1394), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 28, 2007 22 oz bomber. Pours a semi-clear deep gold color with a medium tan head. Aroma of malty caramel hops. Taste is sweet with a caramel backbone. Quite nice and the alcohol is well hidden.
hopscotch (5437), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Jul 28, 2007 Bottle... Hazy amber ale with a small, creamy, white head and decent retention. The nose is perfumey orange blossoms, but also chock full of cotton candy and caramel. Red hot, bitter, train wreck of caramel and grapefruit pith flavor. All over the place with bitter and sweet notes; a sticky mess. Full-bodied and syrupy with soft carbonation. Lengthy, bittersweet finish with a pinch of salt at the wee end. If I had another bottle, I let it sit for a few more years to see if things start to mesh. Kudos to dra19 for shipping the bottle to me!
drewbeerme (2224), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jul 26, 2007 pours slightly hazed copper with small off white head. nose is hoppy but not very fresh smelling and caramel. flavor is really sweet with flabby hop presence that sorta goes every where. really lacks an idea of what it wants to be. and new holland again screws up.
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