GABF sampler somewhere dark maroon color w/ a small tan head w/ some good lacing. A fairly avg palate. touch sour scent w/ hints of chocolate. Flavor is a nice carmel malt w/ a dry grass finish. Some roasted malt in it too i think. Pretty good.

On tap at the brewpub. Ruby red in color with a little head. Malty, caramel aroma. Malty hoppy flavor. Caramel notes. Full bodied beer. Finish is hoppy. Nice beer.

Tap at brewpub. Copper, clear, light tan head. Malty aroma, some carmel. Malty full body, carmel notes, low hops. Some bitterness in finish, with the hops building with the malt. One of the better ones here...

Deep mahogany brown with ruby tinge. Sweet cocoa nose, faint sour cherry. The cherry and chocolate follow through to the palate, faint smoke, slightly syrupy, woody, finishing with an alcohol slap in the head. Tastey, but nothing spectacular.

Not much of a barleywine man, but this one is all sweets to me. Syrupy and messy. The alcohol is present but does little to cut the sludge. Move on to the much better choices available at Northampton.