 Kestral (198), Oslo, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 28, 2009 Pours dark amber, quite large tan head with tons of lacing. Aroma is inviting with sweet orange, sugars, caramel, raisins, nuts, and some alcohol.
Flavour is quite malty, roasted notes, brown sugar, alcohol, chocolate fudge, with a big citrus hop bitterness in the finish. Fairly smooth on the tongue, medium body. Complex and enjoyable. The sweetness is nicely balanced out by the big hop character.
hallinghansen (265), Odense SV, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 28, 2009 Bottle. Brown body with a small brown head. Aroma is spice, dark fruit, dates. Flavor is spice, chocolate, dark fruit. Hoppy aftertaste.
odgaard (254), Skyum, Thisted, Denmark
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 27, 2009 Beautiful beer. Dark marhogny with a lasting beige head. Leaves fine laces on the glass. Aroma: chocolate, malt, citrus, grapefruit, wheat, banana. Taste: very present citrusy hop taste, but has a lot of barley wine notes too, dark fruit, caramel, chocolate. Some alc in the end too, but the 10% i well hidden.
Borresteijn (1397), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 23, 2009 50cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Deep dark brown colour, creamy beige head, pours like syrup. Aroma of creamy chocolate, molasses, a little bit of alcohol, grapefruit hoppiness. Flavour is very soft, thick and sweet first, molasses, chocolate, followed by a good drying zesty grapefruit bitterness. Fullbodied, thick mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice twist on the DIPA style.
JonL (6), Toodyay, Australia
does not count  | 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 20, 2009 Really interesting - sort of an Imperial Pale ale with Barley wine overtones.
kragelund (50), , Denmark
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 19, 2009 (Bottle 50 cl) Purchased and sampled 2 years after brew date 4 more years to go!! Pours a beautiful red with a light brown dense head with good duration. Hoppy and sweet malty aroma. Flavour is initially malty sweet then dominated by hop bitterness with some licorice. At this stage of life definitly more barley wine than IPA. Great
Chrism86 (274), Melbourne, Australia
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 15, 2009 Updated: Jul 1, 2009Pours dark brown with nice off white head. Nose is super expressive. Caramel & toffee from the malt as well as apricot and citrus from the hops, big hop profile noticable. Palate translates very well. Some initial malt sweetness before spiced apricot, citrus and hops interweave to drive a long bitter finish. Certainly a barley wine as apposed to 2ipa, except with a touch of darker choc. Awesome example of a new world barley wine.
Anker (306), Hillerød, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 14, 2009 Bottle.
Pours a brown colour with a foamy medium tan head.
Aroma is dry, with notes of malt, honey, hops and nuts.
Flavour is malt, chocolate, hops and liquorice with a bitter hoppy aftertaste.
It opens up as the temperature rises.
Nice!
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