 GMCC2181 (846), Bear, Delaware, USA
Jun 3, 2008 Shared by Bossman (Wolf) ! Poured a brown color, decent head. Sweet malt on the aroma.... Taste is a typical barleywine. Sweet malt, good touch of hops. Nice texture. Overall a solid beer that I ended up playing a drinking game with.... Bad idea! Cool bottle as well. Thanks again wolf!
MatSciGuy (629), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
Jun 1, 2008 [Bottle] ’06 Batch. Pours hazy caramel with a small tannish head. Aroma is fantastic with lots of dark fruits and citric hops. Flavor up front is alcohol, followed by some malts, raisins, and chalky caramel. Mouthfeel is way too thin for the style and a little disappointing. Still has some hop bitterness on the end.
Maverick34 (686), New York, USA
May 26, 2008 Draft. Poured a dark orange w/no head. Incredibly syrupy & strong flavors. Not my most favorite.
Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
May 23, 2008 From a 750-ml bottle purchased at Belmont Station--Poured a deep orange body with an almost non-existent white head. Thick, cacao and malty body. Almost syrupy, but not cloying. Finishes with a pump of bold hops over the tongue. Piny, grapefruity, and boozy. Quite delicious.
doublebock (196), USA
May 22, 2008 Brown-orange cloudy color with thin head. Chocolate aroma. Lack of carbonation. Sweet malty flavor followed by with high alcoholic content on the way down and strong piny hop balance.
skoisirius (570), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 22, 2008 Amazing I have not rated this yet either! I’ve had this particularly intense BW in a flight of fresh all the way to 10 years old. Fresh it is going to knock your palate to the ground with lots of hops and spices. A year or two and the grand flavors of the fruity malts will become more present. Aging this will mellow and blend the flavors beautifully until you get to around year 6 where a tiny bit of that soy flavor will start to creep in. By 10 years, the soy has definitely taken over quite a bit, BUT, the original flavor is definitely detectable, and overall, still somewhat enjoyable. Good stuff.
pepsican (884), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
May 16, 2008 Dark ruby pour with a thin off white head. Malt driven aroma and flavor. Some caramel, toffee, hops, and chocolate round it out. A bit too sweet, but good for a small sample.
AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
May 13, 2008 7 oz bottle from 2000. Pours clear dark amber with no head. Big sweet plum, fig, and date aroma with cinnamon spice. Smooth full body with no carbonation. Great malt driven flavors of charred marshmallow, pit fruits, cinnamon with a warming spicy alcohol to finish. This is one beer i like better aged than fresh, wow... Enjoyed this on Jan.31 2008
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