 fiulijn (5860), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Dec 19, 2003 Updated: May 21, 2007
Draught at Hop Devil, NYC, 2007-01-01, 7-4-9-5-18=44
Dark amber to brown color. Aroma of malt, caramel, hop, a bit alcoholic, not extreme. Extreme taste, full body, powerful malt and caramel with loads of good hops, a bit oily, never too much alcoholic.
Bottle, 2003-12-18, 9-5-9-5-18=46
Dark amber color. Strong aroma, malty, sirupy, maple, hoppy, nuts. Full mouthfeel, sweet for a short instant, and then immediately balanced; loads of caramel, with good and strong malt, hop, medium liquorice. Extremely powerful Barleywine, 100% malt, 100% hop; beautiful!
Imaena (240), Portland, Maine, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Big baeutiful bottle with a swing stopper that Paul generously poured from. Deep ruby pour with faint head retention. Heavy malts and and alcohol warmth. This is one of the best BW’s I’ve tried. Really well done and balanced. Light on hops and full of sweet malt complexity and warmth. The finish was pitted fruits, brandy soaked raisins, maple syrup, roasted malts, and general goodness.
TheRealBastard (94), New Jersey, USA
Aug 25, 2008 2002 vinatge 12oz’r. Poured burgandy color with off white head. Taste was maple and malt. The hops were completely gone and turned into a malt bomb. Drinkable, but nothing to get excited about. Just an "ok" beer.
kseecs16 (533), Westmont, Illinois, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Draught at El Bait Shop in Des Moines, IA. Murky ruddy brown with a moderate tan head, nice creamy lacing. Aroma is sweet and fruity hops which follows in to a very sweet hoppy flavor that finishes bitter with floral notes. Full bodied. Nice hoppy barleywine, though a bit sticky sweet.
lb4lb (1365), Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 8, 2008 Tiny little bottle from ’93 shared by Thickfreakness. Thanks!
Pours a maroon color with no head. Smell is soy sauce and caramel and smooth aged malt. Slightly triple bock like. Taste is creamy, nutty and a bit fruity with some soy sauce. Tastes very old indeed. Certainly entirely different from a fresh bottle, although I’ve yet to try this fresh.
Bradrcr (568), Renton, Washington, USA
Aug 4, 2008 7/5/08 2006 vintage, on draught at the Seattle International Beerfest. Aroma is all rich dark fruit with some caramel, but almost no roast character. Appearance is hazy brown with a well maintained cream colored head. Flavor is rich and roasty with lots of caramel andmoderate alcohol. Mouthfeel is full bodied with moderate carb texture and a lingering resin feel. Overall, great and big, a lot of beer that will lay down for a while.
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