 jcr (853), Jasper, Indiana, USA
Jul 8, 2008
Bottle. Overly sweet and overly simple. Light amber body with a quickly diminishing off-white head. The aroma is bready and sweet with notes of caramel, cotton candy, fresh-baked bread and hints of peach and alcohol. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, approaching cloying, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. The finish remains sweet and lightly bitter with an aftertaste of apricot. Medium body with a sticky texture. Low to moderate carbonation. Alcohol warming.
Hophead22 (265), Redlands, California, USA
Oct 11, 2008 11.2oz bottle. Dark gold pour, thin white head. Small malt aroma, not a whole lot there. A bit thin on the flavor, more like an old ale. Pretty decent.
beerbuzzmontreal (2747), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 7, 2008 Clear golden pour with a thin white head. Average aroma of hops and caramel. Average flavor of hops and caramel, it seems quite simple. The body is light with a liquorous texture and moderate carbonation. A sub-par barley wine.
sneagrams3 (1453), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Oct 7, 2008 The Dan Journal #240. Tasted 8/26/08. 12oz bottle. Filtered with an orange golden hue. Ring of off-white head. Sticky malt nose with hints of honey and cocoa. Cedar and cinnamon. Full bodied with a sticky palate. Big citrus flavor that really hits the forefront. Vanilla sticky cloying finish. Estery fruity notes. Candy sugar. Decent.
afireinside96 (498), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 28, 2008 Bottle served in a Duvel tulip. Amber-orange body topped by minimal head. Sweet sugary smell, some peach and pineapple is present but hidden. Flavor is very sweet and candy like, some fruitiness. Very little bitterness. Some alcoholic warmth, though not a ton. One dimensional but not terrible.
bitbucket (1572), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Bottle. Pours clear golden orange with a thick off-white head. Aroma of oranges, toffee. Sweet, full body and moderate carbonation. The taste is initially a mouthful of cotton candy, but the figs and citrus make their way through. This beer has a very clean taste, but it seems to achieve that at the cost of being one-dimensional, and lacking in malt complexity compared to other examples of the style. If there was ever a barleywine that screamed "Drink me now," this is the one. If a bit more of the hops drop out, this will descend into the abyss of unbalanced sugary nothingness.
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