 VikingHammer (362), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA
Dec 10, 2007 Amber pour with thin white head. DArk fruits and roasted malts in the aroma. Roasted malt end in a metallic bitterness. Nice barley wine. I had it with DogFish Head’s Old School Barley Wine and it didn’t stack up.
TomDecapolis (3122), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 7, 2007 On tap at Teresa’s Next Door. Pours a hazy brown with a bunch of ruby red/ amber notes and a medium bubbly/creamy off white head. Aroma of a ton of dark fruits, some caramel, toffee, some toasted notes, hints of vanilla and some earthy notes. Flavor of dark fruits, some nice hop notes, toasted malt, dry, toffee and nuts.
thooper41 (384), Oregon, USA
Dec 7, 2007 12oz bottle.dark amber with very little head. aroma is pretty malty. flavor isnt very complex but very full slighty sweet and you can just start to taste the ABV coming through. decent beer.
KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dec 5, 2007 12 oz. bottle. 2007 vintage. Pours a murky, muddy brown. Thin white head that goes away pretty quickly. Aroma of sweet caramel and warming alcohol. First sip is sweet sugars, some roasted notes. As the beer opens up, it gets a bit bitter. The finish is of very strong alcohol and will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Look forward to cellaring this for a couple of years.
jarspag (593), Los Angeles, California, USA
Dec 5, 2007 12 oz 2007 vintage. Poured a fiery burgundy red. Lack luster appearance. Nose is sweet with dark fruits - mostly plum. Flavor is much the same - lots of plum, caramel, oak, spices, and a huge blast of warming alcohol. Very hot brew...tastes scotch like. Full bodied and easily chewy. VERY warming... a fireside and snifter type brew. Enjoyable - but to me, nothing mind shattering.
douglas88 (1555), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Dec 4, 2007 Updated: Mar 4, 20082007 Bottle from Ty. Pours a dark red almost purple. Not much of a head after a few minutes. The aroma is really fruity and yeasty perhaps. Reminded me of a Belgian strong ale. The taste is similar; dark fruit, raisins, a great alcohol bite, bitter hops, some spice and a sweet sugary favor. Really great Barley Wine.
kidmartinek (972), austin, Texas, USA
Dec 3, 2007 The brew pours clear brown with practically no head. The aroma is of alcohol. The taste is of alcohol.
dolphz (4), Elmhurst, Illinois, USA
does not count  Dec 2, 2007 2001 Bottle - I haven’t done many of these but here it goes: This aged remarkabley well. I bought a bunch of these and have been opening them every year, this continues to get better. The aroma is ok a little malty and nutty, but the appearance is great, translucent caramel brown with a very thin head. The flavor is very mild and smooth with a scotch-malt warmth to it. Great lightly sweet, roasty malt feel as well. The alcohol warmth is there, but not at all overpowering. As the beer warms the caramel flavor really jumps out at you. Outstanding!
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