 luckygirl (1212), Longmont, Colorado, USA
Mar 15, 2008
Bottled. Beer is clear, light golden brown. Head is small, white, frothy. Mostly diminishes, ultimately lasts as a thin crust on the edge and a skim on the surface.The aroma is malty with light notes of toasted grain, cookie; Hoppy with light notes of flowers, herbs, dried apricots; Yeasty with light notes of dusty cellar; Light miscellaneous notes of wood, generic tropical fruit, traces of slightly vinous white raisin, winter spices. The flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic with a long, light-to-moderately acidic, light-to-moderately sweet finish. Trace of bitterness to clean up the aftertaste. The body is medium, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is average. Nice enough little number. Although it smells like a BSA, IMHO.
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 (1451), 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 (1569), 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.
JK54B (385), Finland
Sep 14, 2008 Some sweetness in the nose. Nice amber colour. Vinelike sourness in the taste. Not so sweet you could think. Some hints of prunes in the nose. Tsted at Pikkulintu.
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