 beerbuzzmontreal (2700), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 30, 2008 Pours a cloudy brown color with a thin light brown head. Aroma of caramel, hops and wood. Flavor of caramel, hops and wood. The body is light to medium with a liquorous texture and gentle carbonation. It feels a bit bland for such a high ABV barley wine.
WeeHeavySD (1711), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Jul 5, 2008 1 Liter Bottle Purchased overpriced at Spiritus Fermenti in Providence RI. Pours a dark amberish red with a 2 finger tan head. Nose was sweet and slightly oaky. Taste was sweet one dimensional and front ended.
DarkMagus (412), San Jose, California, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Pours a frothy, viscous amber-brown color with a short-lived creamy head. Delicious creamy vanilla ice cream aroma with some sweet biscuity toastiness...rum, citrus, mango, a bit of a roasty nuttiness. Super sweet, malt-dominant flavors... caramel, butterscotch, citrus, a bit of bitterness, some woodiness and hints of vanilla. Mouthfeel is soft and sugary, very viscous and heavy. Finishes somewhat astringently, clean, and a bit bitter. I never even thought about how much alcohol was in this thing, it was very well concealed ...or just part of the overall sweet warming quality of this brew. Intense, full of interesting flavors, a great beer to have after dinner.
Beerlando (1258), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jun 22, 2008 Courtesy mcbackus. Pours a hazy auburn color with a small, foamy, off-white head. Minimal amounts of spotty lacing mark the glass. Aromas include a rich caramel malt base, with candy sugar, floral and citrus hops, along with some indiscernible dark fruits and dry, toasted oak notes. Flavors are similar, with caramel and toffee sweetness being balanced by surprisingly potent citrus and floral hops. The oaky vanilla brings everything together quite nicely. Medium-full bodied and lightly syrupy, it goes down easy for such a massive beer. This is a very good offering that will likely only improve with age.
cmillward (161), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jun 18, 2008 Bottle @ ORL throwdown, courtesy of mcbackus. Pours garnet with no head. On the nose candi sugar like cherry hints and floral hops hit first, followed rich malts and sugared fruits. Bitter hops, very sweet maltiness, and muted cherries in the flavor. Carb balanced out the mouthfeel, keeping this from being cloying.
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