Parasympatikus (25), , Finland
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 17, 2008 Fruity fresh and hoppy aroma temptates to taste this dark and a little reddish beer. Flavor is heavenly complicated and still perfectly balanced. Warming alcohol doesn’t disturb the flavor. Aftertaste lasts long
 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 13, 2008 Even though the barleywine label is just for the US, this has all the stlye characteristics of a barleywine. I have no idea how long this bottle had been sitting on the shelf, but this has very little carbonation left in it. An extremely well layered nose, sticky and viscous this just coats the glass, leaving a dark brown tannic coating over the edges. Thick on the palate, with lots of maltiness, liquid vitamin yeastiness, layers and layers of dark fruits, brown sugar and cinnamon, with that finish of dusty graham crackers. Different, and not a double IPA IMO.
DrBayern (1135), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 11, 2008 Date: 08/02/08, 50 cl bottle courtesy of CelticBrew, and shared with him,Doboy, and Steve E.
Aroma - Roasted grain, molasses, , dark fruits, burnt sugar, pine
Appearance - Opaque brown/black with mahogany highlights, but almost no head or lace.
Flavor - Lots of malt flavors ranging from dark fruit sweetness to caramel type flavors, and balance coming from an increasing piney and citrusy hop bitterness.
Palate - Full body, light carbonation, mildly astringnet, dry
Overall - Well balanced, many layers of aroam and flavor. It seem that Nogne O almost never fails to please.
fb (49), Norway
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 9, 2008 Bottle, batch 282, bought in Ebeltoft. I tasted this for the first time in Arendal 3 years ago, and have tried it again at several occations. It remains to be one of my favourites
MitchWayne (264), Kokkola, Finland
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 7, 2008 Updated: Oct 3, 2008This beer has a lot going on, frustrating to go through my notes since they seem like the scriblings of a madman. If aged for a suitable amount of time this gets sweeter but if you drink it straight away the bitterness is overwhelming. I like the alcohol warmth in this, worked especially well in the winter. God bless for extreme brews sold locally, the alcohol monopoly system can at least do something right here.
eaglefan538 (2358), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 6, 2008 Bottle from SL. Pour was ruby-orangey-brown in color, decent initial head that sustained itself as a thin covering, mainly a ring after a few minutes. The aroma was caramel malts with citrus-piney hops detectable. The flavor followed suit, a full bodied barleywine, big malty brew with a good hop balance, yet nothing like an imperial ipa, although my bottle is probably aged a year (or more?). Good carbonated balance to the mouthfeel, nicely done, good drinkability.
JustinFromAL (114), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 5, 2008 Bottle, I had never had a "Barley Wine", but as turns out this isn’t, so I guess I can’t cross that one off yet, haha. Pours a dark brown with a hint of red. Odor is hoppy and malty and rich. This beer is a meal, chocolaty caramel hints, but a nice smooth bitterness that compliments. Whatever classification this beer fits in, it’s a tasty one!
doboy (177), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 4, 2008 Enjoyed with Steve, The CelticBrew-meister and the magical DrBayern. This stuff is BLACK! Chocolate tinged head over a black body. You can taste the chocolate malts. The hopping was very nice. I want another!!!
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