3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle, Vintage 2005. Pours a cloudy reddish brown color with minimal light brown head that dissipates quickly, leaving no lace. Smells a bit like bourbon, lots of booze and some malt. Tastes boozey, lots of alcohol. Kind of an alcoholy malt taste towards the finish. Doesn’t taste bad, just strong.
Surprisingly vibrant mouthfeel. Good carbonation, even with only minimal head. Not too thick even with all that alcohol. One’s good for me.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
2004 vintage from Olbutiken. Dark ruby brown, tiny beige head, mostly disappearing. Nose has molasses, little alcohol, strong figs, syrupiness, faint old apples, spicy dried dates on the fore, hint of old cheese crust when aired. Flavor is pretty hot with coarse molasses, same dried figs, hint of madeira notes, not too diverse actually, slightly rusty and oxidized. Coarse mouthdrying finish. Kinda strong wine-like palate, with very low carbonation and little stickiness. It’s drinkable, but clearly hasn’t been aged properly.
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
very good for what it is, im just not a big barleywine fan. too heavy and sugary for me.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
2009 vintage. Murky orange brown with a large frothy tanned head. Aroma of dried fruits, bubble gum, vanilla and alcohol. Taste is sweet and heavy alcoholic. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation. This is heavy stuff!
(Bottle@Olympen, 23.1.2010)
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: NOV 22, 2010 2007 edition, bottle @ Henrik, Bergen. This is a rather ordinary-looking barley wine; low carbonation, clear orange body. Nose is deep caramel malt and a bit of booze. Taste is toffee, cough syrup and grassy hop notes. Old Stock Ale is very bitter, from start to finish, which was a little too much for me as it accompanied by a underlaying current of hot, boozy spiciness. All in all it could’ve been a bit smoother in my opinion, and I think the storage potential is high on this one. Didn’t quite do it for me this time around, though.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Snifter.
Appearance: Glowing reddish-brown with thin off-white head and very little lacing.
Aroma: Toffee, plum, cherry and light English hops.
Taste: Very sweet malts with toffee, butterscotch, plum and cherry. Light spicy and floral hops on the the finish that do nothing to cut the sweetness, along with more medicinal cherry. There are some nice flavors to be found here, but just too sweet.
Palate: Thick and chewy body with low carbonation. Nicely warming but with a cloyingly sweet finish.
Overall: Sweet and boozy. Maybe I would like this better with a couple of years on it. As is, I will pass in the future.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2010 edition.
Pours a cloudy dark amber. Small head that fades to nothing quickly. Heavy malt, caramel, dark bread aroma. Flavor has notes of fruit, caramel, roast, and very noticable alcohol.
It is a bit rough around the edges. If it mellows with age as the brewer claims, it will be much better in the future. Right now it is just okay.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Strong aroma and reddish brown pour leads to a complex taste and warming mouthfeel.
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3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours clear, burgundy copper with a short head that drains down quickly. Moderate carbonation that only really appears at nucleation sites on the glass. Sweet, alcoholic nose with some candied fruit notes. Nice. Sugars and alcohol right up front on the first taste followed by some dried apple. Bit of acetic acid maybe, with some bitterness and dryness in the aftertaste. I agree with the other reviews - "Spicy" is a good descriptor. The alcohol is totally here to stay. It dominates the mouthfeel on this one. Carbonation is pleasant. That ethanol dryness and the numbness hits quickly, though. Overall, decent but the alcohol is way too up-front. They need to tone it down in the next iteration, or find a way to mitigate it - some beers work, this one doesn’t. It tries, though.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
*did not mind, would not buy this year*
smell: spiced rum! sweet malts, caramel.
app: ruby garnet lovely magic!
flavor: nice sweet, yummy, but a bit harsh, some chemical in the booze flavor. this is more enjoyable than drinking a rum and a bit more smooth. and full. but it is on par with strength of a rum. like most booze the more you sip the less it hurts and the flavor starts to poke out. this year all n all is a bit harsh for me, i wish it was listed as a different beer.. oh well.
palate: fine, it lacks luxury.
OA: great beer usually, needs lots of age.. which is annoying. this year is not my favorite.
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