Rogue Old Crustacean Barleywine

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Barley Wine
Newport, Oregon USA

pours a murky colour with a nice head very stong alc. flavour which leaves a rich palate

750ml ceramic bottle. Resinous hop aroma filled with citrus and a floral scent. Cloudy amber with a small off white head. The flavor is bitter hops mixed with a sweet malt base. Mildly carbonated with a some what thick mouth feel. This is a good American barley wine, I should have definitely aged this a year or two.

It was dark out so it was really hard to see the pour. It was dark though. Yeah, brilliant, I know. Very little head and substantial lacing. Flavor was out of this world, I normally prefer a hoppy barleywine, but this is what I imagine an american barleywine is supposed to taste like. Rich with molasses, lighly roasted malt and grain, some faint flavors of rich fruit.

750ml growler. Deep copper body, slight hazy, dense ring of offwhite foam. Somewhat sharp aroma of resiny hop and citrus, plenty of rich caramel and subtle dried fruits. Alcohol slightly detectable. Full, sticky body, yet somewhat dried than expected, moderate carbonation. Some alcohol warmth in there, very bitter from the get go. Nice underlying malt body, rich caramel and brown sugar, bit of raisin and oakiness, leading onto grassy, cedary, citrusy American hop character that delivers a solid, sharp bitterness. Lingering finish, drying with alcohol warmth. I’d probably say this would age very well with such overwelming flavours, bit tough on the old tongue at a young age.

12oz bottle, had the 2002 and the 2004 side by side. Dark amber body with a white lacing. Raisin, and salt, a light woodiness and sweet chewy caramel and a still earthy grass y hop character a good beer at 11%.

draft at the Maple Tree Inn. Pours dark brown with a small ring of white lacing. Aroma is of malt, caramel, hops, and dark fruit. Taste started off being insanely bitter from all the hops and the high alcohol content. It took me several sips to warm up to it. Once the bitterness settled, a nice malty backbone came through underneath. Lots of caramel, dark fruit, and some mild wood came through. Finish is very dry and hot. This is way damn hoppy for such a big barley wine. This beer is delicious, but it is definitelty a sipper.

bottle from 1994. pours dark brown with some read and no head. aroma is sweet malts and real sweet red fruits. drinks sweet and a little tinny with some red fruits and caramel coming out. finishes sweet with a lasting after taste. bottle was a bit oxidized but it was crazy good for being 15 years old

Bottle (75 cl). Pours a hazy copper liquid with a small foam. Had a very weak smell with some hints of caramell. The taste was very dry with a very high bitterness. I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the other Rogue ales I had during the same evening.