 alexanderj (1966), San Diego, California, USA
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.
piscator34 (1042), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jun 29, 2009 Bottled sample. Orange in colour with medium carbonation. Quite malt forward on the nose, with notes of creme caramel, hothouse flowers, booze, and a bit of citrus. The hops come through a bit more in the mouth with some herbal and orange notes mixing in with the strong malt profile. Faint oxidation notes, even though the bottle was less than a year old. Fairly heavy in the mouth, with a moderate amount of bitterness providing balance. A pretty standard barleywine, but not quite the hop bomb that was advertized.
TheEpeeist (1279), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 28, 2009 22 oz bottle. Clear orange brown with a haze. Medium light with faint carb. Taste is caramel, melon, orange peel and candi with a grassy bite. Mostly sweet with just enough bitterness to balance. I don’t usually like hoppy barleywines but this worked well, if a bit simple.
FlssmrBrewAlum (773), South Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
Jun 26, 2009 Sampled draft on tap at the brewpub (Holland, MI). Pours a a nice bright amber, some more lighter gold notes, decent whitish head that laces well, coats the sides of the glass. Light haze. Aromas are light floral hop and mild seweetness. Initial throws a decent floral hop body with light malty swetness, some stronger booziness and good bitterness on the backend. For the style, this lacking, but as a beer it isn’t too bad overall. Finishes floral and earthy hop, light seeetness. The hops steal the show, but are by no means assertive.
Hank1980 (639), Athens, Georgia, USA
Jun 21, 2009 Bottle. Poured a filtered orange color with a white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, fruit, citrus hops. Taste is malty sweet with some citrus hops. An interesting barleywine. Finish is bitter and sweet. Mouth is pretty carbonated. Overall, pretty decent barleywine.
Sammy (3609), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 24, 2009 Bottle from Whole Foods, Cleveland Heights. A strange IPA, commercial description more of barleywine. Bitter IPA mostly, highly carbonated, below average mouthfeel. Light orange colour. Drinkable, OK as an IPA. A bit of hop aroma.
shawnm213 (535), South Bend, Indiana, USA
May 23, 2009 on tap. pours a clear amber with an offwhite head. tastes like bazooka bubble gum with some booze.
lb4lb (1945), Austin, Texas, USA
May 16, 2009 Bottle most likely in trade from a forgotten source. Thanks! Pours orange and clear with a white head. Smell is malty, caramel and tast is caramel, a touch of booze and lightly aged hops. Drinkable, decent barley wine, but not too extraordinary.
livelaughlovep (90), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
May 11, 2009 I wasn’t sure what to expect with this, but being a major hophead I had to try it.
Really nicely balanced, juicy citrus flavors from the hops, malt backbone supports it. Nice sharp bitter finish.
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