Perennial Vermilion Winter Ale

Brewed by Perennial Artisan Ales
Style: Barley Wine
St. Louis, Missouri USA

Serve in Snifter

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75cl bottle, shared by Ed at ChurchKey. Minimal off-white head atop clear dark red-brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, chocolate, some alcohol, maple, raisin. Taste is sweet, maple/caramel, plum, some chocolate. Sticky full body, low carbonation.

Bottle courtesy of Ed, thank you sir! Hazy brownish maroon, tan edge head. Aroma of Christmas spice anx brown bread. Taste is nicely spiced toasted pumpernickel. Far more creative than your average barleywine.

25.4 oz bottle. Deep purple brown with a coating crema head. Nose is strawberry preserves, caramel, raisin, banana and wood. Medium body with zesty, biting carb. Hot with sticky lips. Taste is kind of like it smells but berry note is more earthy with a bitter, grassy finish. Quite boozy, at times medicinal; different, good.

Bottle shared in the GTMW ticket line, pours a dark brown with a tan head and a little bit of lacing, aroma has quite a bit of sweetness with caramel and malt, a little bit of dark fruit as well, the flavor was sweet which was expected, some dark fruits in the finish, the abv was tasted though and wasn’t completely hidden.

750ml bottle via trade. Very murky mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma of toffee, dates, vanilla and dough. Flavor is sweet caramel malt, alcohol, dried fruit, fruity esters and a light tartness. Medium body with a slightly syrupy mouth feel. Good big sweet English style barley wine, very rich, share this one.

Brown pour, tan head. Flavors of brown sugar, figs, dates, bruleed sugar, very light hops, sugar cookies. Pretty good...although the ratings may show that this one isnt holding up so well.

My second 750ml bottle and this one served in my Big Arse Tripel Karmeliet tulip: Mahagany hued with a mostly lasting initial huge head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of raisins, toffee, cotton candy, brown sugar, roast, sour cherries and some acetic notes along with tobacco and earthy notes. Hints of flowers, dill, and cardamom as well. The taste is a hodgepodge of sweet, sour and spice more like a BAD BELGIAN STRONG ale than a Barleywine (English or American). This is cloy sweet with a infected midsection and a fakes spicy finish. DRAIN POUR. Two bottles and the same thing. Utter waste of monies like most of the big bottle offerings from this brewery.

750 from Capone’s. Pours thick and muddy brown with minimal head. Nose was big figgy and raisiny fruit, earthy nutty brown sugar, caramel, toffee. Tastes fruity, with a big fig and prune flavor, some mid-palate tartness, some earthy brown sugar, and a fruity tart finish.

750 bottle. Pours dark hazy brown with a small tan head. Nose is malty, caramel, sweet and sugary. Taste starts off malty and chewy, with a lingering sweetness on the end. Thick and chewy with a full flavor profile. This is a big beer that’s meant to be shared.

Bottle. Pours a hazy deep brown with a brown head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of green apple and toffee with a hint of backing roast and nuttiness. Flavor is similar with some green apple and toffee with the finish having notes of toast, roast and nuttiness.