cgarvieuk (4178), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Oct 18, 2009 Bottle at home ... Thanks to MadMitch for this beast ... deep copper ... thin lacing ... light dry sweet hop ... little caramel nose ... rich toffee ... little sweet ... some vanilla ... sticky butterscotch ... little hop bitterness in linger... quite resiny.
deyholla (695), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 24, 2009 Bottle. Poured a slightly hazy light brown with a slight amber hue. Aroma had notes of cereal, bread, malt, and undertones of vanilla and alcohol. The alcohol is a bit more present with a sweet bread/cereal flavor. Quite thick on the tongue. Bov (5445), Bienne, Switzerland
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 16, 2009 courtesy of yespr - slightly hazy brown-amber colour with a poor head retention; aroma of nut, caramel and alcohol; very oily, quite tart, full-bodied, very powerful bitterness, moderately dry with long nutty and caramelish hints and solid warming alcohol notes weeare138 (936), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 11, 2009 Thanks to NoLiberty for opening this via Shaun E. Hill...
Appears a hazy brown with a small, off white cap. Spotty bits of lacing are left around the glass.
Smell is of heavy sugary, caramel, toffee, vanilla, fruit, and gentle hopping.
Taste is of resinous, sticky sugar, raisins, ripe fruit, oak, vanilla, and a touch of molasses.
Mouthfeel is sticky, hoppy, sugary, smooth, with mild heat shown from the abv. hopdog (5561), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 10, 2009 Bottle via Alex (thanks!). Poured a medium amberish/brownish color with a small sized off white head. Cloudy. Aromas of woodiness, dark fruits, citrus, caramel, and some floral notes. Tastes of caramel, dark fruits, brown sugary sweet, vanilla, caramel, and some vinous notes. Sweet, but not cloying. Medium to heavier alcohol in the finish. egajdzis (3625), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 9, 2009 Hazy brown amber color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, dried fruits, port, oak, citrus, pine, floral hops, and some alcohol. Taste of citrus fruits, pine, dark fruits, vanilla, oak, sweeter wine notes, and some alcohol as well. TomDecapolis (3167), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 8, 2009 Pours a hazy deep copper with a smaller bubbly lightly off white head. Aroma of dark fruits, port, toffee, floral and citrus notes, alcohol and oak. Flavor of sweet caramel malt, toffee, dark fruits, oak, port and light toasted malt. andersand (353), Malmö, Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Oct 30, 2009 Deep reddish amber with a small but persistent beige head that leaves some nice lazings on my snifter. Aroma is sweet malty with notes of vanilla, wood, light hops and fine liqour. Mouthfeel is quite sticky and medium bodied. Flavour is very complex, woody, fruity and sweet with a lovely bitter caramell finish that lasts forever with lingering fine liqour notes. Warming as a barleywine should be, perfect for a cold swedish autumn night. Now after alittle age it dances perfectly on the line between english and american barleywine with its strong attack, caramell and hop bitterness versus the deep sticky older malt sweetness and the fine complex sherry notes. anders37 (4636), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Oct 28, 2009 Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty caramel aroma with hoppy bitter aroma with some vanilla hints. Sweetish malty caramel flavor with hints of vanilla and hoppy bitter hints. Has a sweetish malty bitter hoppy finish with hints of vanilla in the aftertaste.
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