 Imperial-John (154), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Oct 1, 2008 2006 bottle. Bubbly murky brown with creamy tan head that coats glass as it thins. Sweet oakey whiskey aroma. As aroma would suggest, wweet oakey raisin whiskey taste with clean aftertaste. Very warming and so smooth for 13.25%. It brought a tear to my eye as I drank this as it is the last of the 2 I had. This and Old Rasputin are 2 of my highest ratings. Thank you North Coast, hope to see you again soon.
Illini08 (528), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Oct 1, 2008 2007 bottle. Picked up at Brawley’s in Charlotte, NC. Dark amber pour with no real head to speak of. Very vinous aroma, dried fruits, maybe some leather, vanilla, some booze. Sticky sweet flavor. Fruity, some caramel and molasses. Not much in the way of hops. A bit of booze noticable in the finish. Pretty smooth on the palate. A little sweet stickiness as well. Enjoyable and I think it will get better with more age.
timsilvia32 (445), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Sep 29, 2008 Updated: Oct 31, 20082008, Solid amber pour, very slight cream head that dissappated quickly. Big sweet malty aroma. Tastes of the same with carmal/toffee, slight fig, raisin. Carbonation stays up front with very little hop prescence to speak of, making it a bit sticky. This reminded me more of an old ale, which I enjoy much more than barley wine. Thought this was good and will only get better with a little age.
Update 10/30/2008
Alcohol does seem more present in the 2007.
mgermani (862), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 29, 2008 2008 Vintage</I
Pours a crystal clear amber with a thin ring of foam. Aroma is sweet and strong, present alcohol and dark fruit. Very sweet tasting, bubblegum and caramel, touch of bittering hops in the finish with warming alcohol, not particularly complex. Moderate carbonation but a nice gooey body. I will save one of these for aging, but at this point there’s just not enough going on here. Will try again in a year or two.
Steely (149), , Sweden
Sep 28, 2008 Dark red/brown color with creamy and fizzy beige head, quickly disappearing with no trace in the glass. Thick sweet aroma with roasted malt, burnt sugar, toffee and newly-baked juicy dark bread. Rich very sweet malt flavor with hints of syrup, brown sugar and dark bread. A dominating alcohol-warming finish.
CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Crushed with Jakebra among others. Pretty damn fantastic. The nerdbra next to me kept saying all he tasted was chocolate, and all I wanted him to do was shut up. Top notch barley wine if you ask me.
Cozytoesflava (3), milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
does not count  Sep 27, 2008 This beer is a true gem. With a small head, this beer offers a robust flavor and aroma. The sexy complexion and body rivals that of Jessica Alba, with not much to see through.
Linnet (107), , Sweden
Sep 27, 2008 2008. Appearence dark reddish colour. smal beige head. Aroma dark fruit plums spice and alkohol. flavour warming, very soft complex. reminds me of brooklyns monster ale in character. Should almost be a law to put a warning label on beers that are this strong but easy to drink! Will be interesting to see how my two remaining 2008 will age!
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