jason (1621), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Dec 20, 2006 2002 bottle consumed in December 06. Decent aroma with a good look and thin head. Good taste that had a nice malty tatse to it. Hop presence showe but made this pretty smooth and balanced. MiP (9045), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Dec 17, 2006 Bottle. Nice malty, bonbon, pepper aroma, with a little cream. Cloudy red/brown colour. The flavour is nice and peppery. Quite malty but ends drily. Leaves a tongue-drying bitterness. Late alcohol bitterness. Quite rough. VERY bitter aftertaste. beermouth (434), Langeskov, Denmark
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Dec 15, 2006 Updated: Apr 7, 2007Ceramic Bottle 660 cl... Deep brown with orange hue and a small yellow/white head. Bitter liqorice, coffee, malt, caramel and cane sugar. Strong bitter beer with alot of alcohol. Needs some year in the cellar! Skinnyviking (4141), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Dec 10, 2006 Ceramic bottle. Light brown fluffy but lasting head. Dark red brown body. Powerful barley malt aroma with a touch of cocoa. Too bad the alcohol is so dominant. Otherwise cocoa flavor. DuffMan (2737), the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 5, 2006 Thanks to mmmIPA for this one too! I can’t believe this is rated so poorly within its style! I don’t normally care for barley wine, but I thought this was fantastic (goes to show maybe I know sweet F-all about barley wine). Anyway, I couldn’t generate any significant head even with a rigorous pour. Murky raisin brown. Lots of aromas and flavours intermingle-- initially this beer had a pronounced roasted wheat/grain backbone that distinctly made me think of Triscuit crackers (without the salt), along with some pruney fruit and a lick of chocolate. As it warmed up, it became more chocolatey and earthy, with an element of cigar box as well. With every sip I found that I could re-analyze this with pleasure! Complex and very well balanced for such a potent brew. Recommended. Sombeast (151), Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Dec 3, 2006 A good hard pour of this 2004 bottle roused a 1/4" head which rapidly dissipated over the plummy-brown brew. Nose is primarily malty, with a slight estery tingle. A thick malty-sweet ness coats my tongue leaving a clinging hoppy bitterness. Alcohol is well concealed. KLandon (6), St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada does not count | 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Dec 3, 2006 Dark, and malty. Tastes of dates and raisins. Frankly, this is the only way I’ll consume anything that tastes like raisins and dates. I found it to have an earthy head and malty finish. I heart barley wine. anders37 (4579), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Dec 1, 2006 Bottle. Pours a dark brownish colour with a small off-white head. Malty hoppy aroma with hints of dark fruits. Dry malty hoppy flavor with hints of dark fruits and warming alcohol. Dry malty finish with a long bitter aftertaste.
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