 carruthm (316), USA
May 4, 2008
2007 vintage
dark ruby with a quickly gone head. a bit grainy compared to most other barley wines. I’d probably give it two years to age.
boFNjackson (482), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jul 18, 2008 PIB, tap (vintage, 2006)... Poured ruby with a touch of orange and a tan head. Aroma of brown sugar malt and butterscotch. Palate is smooth and syrupy with a little bitterness and hop presence. Lots of sweet, sugary flavors like chocolate and butterscotch with bread-like malt. Touch of alcohol in the finish.
Hank1980 (327), Athens, Georgia, USA
Jul 17, 2008 On tap at SF Public House. Pours a redish brown with a tight head. Aroma of malts, alchohol, nuts, spice. Taste is very malted, sweet, fruity, and nutty. Mouth was thick and syrupy. Finish was lightly bitter.
IPAaLLtHEwAY (93), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 17, 2008 On tap. Pours a ruby brown with small head, vibrant for a barley wine. Nose is of wood, malt, nuts, and some alcohol. Flavor was a bold and boozy mixture of nuts, dark fruits, alcohol, heavy malt, and sugar. Palate was medium thick. This beer could use some aging, but overall the flavor presented were quite pleasant. Lastly, this beers complexity was evidenced by its changing flavors as the beer warmed in the glass. Last few sips bordered on a syrupy cherry-booze that was not entirely pleasant, however. Solid.
Zinister (830), Houston, Texas, USA
Jul 14, 2008 2008 bottle. Dark amber pour with decent head. Smokey malts, nutty aromas and sweetness as well. Flavor was nuts, fruit, sweet malts and some chocolate. Alcohol was there, but I didn’t find it overwhelming.
Suds_McDuff (976), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston,TX, Texas, USA
Jul 12, 2008 drank from the ceramic bastard bottle ... 2008 . 11.5 % ... a very big bold brew .. tons of bitterness for a barleywine, but it really seems to work ... a bawdy little monkey ... wonderfully aggresive, like the starting feelings of domination ... not sure its worth it in the ceramic bottle but a very nice beer .. and even though this is a monster of a beer it really doesn’t seem overdone! .. Rogue: +1
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