Pizza Port Barbarian

Brewed by Pizza Port (San Clemente)
Style: Barley Wine
San Clemente, California USA

1/2 pint on the fly at san Clemente locale with D at my side. Malty, strong, like angels share without the barrels. Very good.

On tap at Pizza Port San Clemente. Dark brown with almost no head. Aroma-honey, hay, caramel. Taste- molasses, barley, earthy, hops in the finish, warm. Pretty nice.

Tap at Strong Ale 2009. Pours dark amber with a tan head. Nose is hoppy and sweet. Taste is hopped up and has a good barleywine.

On tap at SD Strong Ale Fest 09. Red/brown pour. Caramel, sweet malt, some dark fruit, and nuts. Decent barleywine.

Draft at San Clemente. A deep red beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty combined with notes of caramel, alcohol, and nuts. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of caramel and alcohol, as well as medium notes of malt and nuts, leading to a dry, nutty, and alcoholic finish. The alcohol leaves a burn on the palate.

On tap at PP San Clemente. Really dark for the style. Red and brown clored with a tan head. Aroma of vanilla, caramel, fruit, yeast, and a light hint of brown sugar. Flavor was very smooth and surprisingly yeasty. Also, caramel and fruit in pretty solid doses. Not elite, but I liked it more than most people have.

Draft @ Pizza Port - San Clemente. Pours a dense, cherry-cola color; light-tan head with excellent, fine-bubbled lacing. Lots of sticky brown sugar and dried fruits in the aroma; some toffee and caramel; comes off a bit heavy in the brown sugar. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lots of dense dried dark fruits and brown sugar and dark malts without much balancing bitterness or crispness; underattenuated. Lengthy finish: brown sugar, dried fruits, toffee, and a light toastiness at the far end.

The aroma and flavor were nutty with dark fruit and alcohol esters. The beer poured a rich reddish brown color with nice head and lacing. The mouthfeel was creamy and full bodied.