3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Date: 10/13/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
muddy dark brown, wispy beige head,
sweet brown sugar aroma with a light fruity character and a hint of age,
creamy body,
rich malt flavor, lots of brown sugar sweetness combines with chocolate malt, nice fruity character melds well with the sweetness,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bright, dark amber. Balanced and drinkable. Not as complex as I was expecting. Smooth, dark malt flavours, touch of earthiness, you can tell this has aged a bit as it is already starting to show some sherry notes and any bitterness that might have been there has dropped out.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 15, 2008 Bottle... HSSSG2003 Part 1... A murky, burnt orange ale. Small, quickly diminishing, white creamy head with no lacework. The nose is extremely malty. Caramel, toffee... ’nuff said... oh, and brown sugar. Well-balanced flavor. Very malty up front with blasts of caramel and molasses. Bittered nicely on the backside. Big alcohol shows up in the flavor as well as the nose. Full-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Long, astringent, dry finish. Wow! Balance was not expected. Not as good as I had hoped, but a fine brew nonetheless.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared by cquiroga on 10/12/07: Pours a transparent copper amber with a thin, wispy ring of light tan head. Aroma of sweet slightly earthy and oxidized caramel malt with some light fruity notes and mild cherry tartness. Body starts with a fairly full caramel sweetness with some sherry and light fruity complexity. Finishes with a touch of tartness and toffee. Seems to have held up pretty well with its age, but I’m pretty sure it’s past its prime.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: JAN 18, 2006 Pours copper with an almost non-existent white head (scattered bubbles at the surface and little more). Smells of oak, scotch, orange peels, dough, and oily (best way to describe it). Taste is very complex with lots of fruit and cognac like qualities. This has definitely stood the test of time. Buttery warming alcohol mouthfeel with a lasting butterscotch like finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
750mL bottle. Poured hazy medium plummy-amber with a short cap of tight beige head.. easily-resuscitated, but it didn’t stick around too long. The aroma picked up mild peppery warmth and oxidation over well-aged drawn caramel, molasses, and maple.. an almost oak-like note accented.. more vinous as it warmed up.. soft overall, with a lovely malt bill. The flavor found more maple and molasses at the core, with black pepper and vinous fruity notes laced throughout.. oxidation never hurt it, but it aided in drying out the palate.. dry and spicy over maple on the finish. Medium-plus bodied with very little carbonation on the palate.. dry and warm, but nowhere near where it should’ve been considering the ABV.. this held up really well, and I’m glad to have tried it.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Shared with Hophead and brought by some dude at Yankee Spirits! This was at the BBD 07. This beer held up surprisingly well even for a 7 year old barleywine. Pours a mostly clear deep amber almost brown with a thin lasting head and some spotty lace. Aroma has way less oxidation than expected- only slight papery and fruity notes. Tons of smooth toasty and caramel malts and lots of dried dark fruits, toffee and some maple syrup hints- light honey sweetness in the end. Medium and dark caramel malt sweetness, raisin, brown sugar, and hints of oak-aged rum, more maple, and hints of tobacco. Full body, and smooth as hell. This beer is still amazing and could probably hold up for a while to come. I almost couldnt beleive my eyes when I saw this guy pull out this beer, and even more surprised when no on seemed to know or care what it was. After my first pour, there was still a bunch left, so I poured a bit more. Kickass barleywine!
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Muddied purple color with a small tan head and nice lacing on the glass. Spicy malts, and citrus fruits, tangerine. Sweet, and amazingly complex taste. Chocolate, vanilla, caramel/toffee, softly vinous, spicy alcohol burn. Very full and round palate. This was freaking incredible, thanks EddieG!
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