 Emil (6075), Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 27, 2006 Bottle. Ruby colour with a light rye bread, wood, dried fruits aroma and taste. Medium to full body with a dry light alcoholic finish.
stegosaurus (1882), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
Apr 26, 2006 Updated: Apr 27, 2006Ceramic Bottle with a flip top. Sampled with Beerded one. Beautiful pour bronze/brown with a large light tan head. Aroma of hops, alcohol, citrus, and a very slight sweetness. Flavor is alcohol, sharp hops that hang until the finish, lacks any sweetness in the flavor. I feel this one was so close to greatness but lacked the finish of sweetness, or carmel, or something i am used to with Barley wines. By the way MrRomero cheers I tip my glass to you.
awaller05 (300), Sharon, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 24, 2006 750 ML bottle: Too much of a bitter smell to start with. I tend to drink these barleywines too quick. This one made sure I couldn’t . Fruity taste with hard bitter finish. Took me two hours to finish this one which is a long time for me.
LePoopie (151), Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 23, 2006 Thanks Matt for the sample! Has a nice malty and carmel aroma. Pours a murky red-brown, with a wisp of white head. Flavor is decent, somewhat bitter, somewhat acidic. Body is kind of light, cabonation OK. Overall, it’s decent, but not spectacular.
joergen (8430), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Apr 23, 2006 Bottle.
Clear red brown coloured with a beige head.
Aroma of malts, caramel, dried fruits and wood.
Flavour of malts, caramel and dried fruits with notes of hops.
Hoppy finish.
nolankowal (850), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Apr 19, 2006 12oz bottle 2002 vintage. Pours a opaque dark caramel with a yellowish-light tan head that dissapates to a fine film over the top. The aroma if full of caramel malt, with a bit of alchocol, and rasins. The flavor is abit sharper...while it is certainly dominated by the carmel malt element, dark chocolate, coffee beans, rasin, and alchocol can be easily found in this rich brew. Rich indeed, this beer goes over the tounge smooth and creamy...also a bit oily at times...with a long lasting bittersweet coffee/caramel finish. It may be the age, but this beer is big, rich, and well balanced and a great example for the style.
twindadplus2 (408), Wisconsin, USA
Apr 19, 2006 Bottle. Murky brownish orange color with a very thin beige head. Aroma is nice, with lots of dark, sweet fruits and sherry/port. Flavor doesn’t live up to the aroma though. Some dark malt up front but, mostly,the flavor was harsh and extremely bitter with a mix of grapefruit and pine hops. Body is nice, full and smooth, but the finish is another burning hit of hops and and alcohol. Unless the hops mellow a bit with age I don’t get all the 4’s for this one. No balance at all, it’s just overwhelmed by the bitterness.
linkolnlogg (94), your home, Minnesota, USA
Apr 11, 2006 Updated: Aug 21, 2006Pleasant bitter scent that borders on too much but is balanced by an inviting maltyness... A fine smooth head tops a brew that has dark and somewhat amber element. The flavor is sharp and malty with a bold body that is smooth on the palate and goes down smooth and creamy. A fine barley-wine as it has great character balanced with a nice smooth finish that balanices out the bold sharpness of its flavour
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