Sebago Single Batch Series Barleywine

Brewed by Sebago Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Gorham, Maine USA

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: FEB 18, 2013 19/I/13 -1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ RBBWG 2013 - BB: n/a (2013-67) Thanks to Thirstybird for sharing the bottle!

Clear copper red beer, creamy irregular yellowish head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: hoppy, malts, sugar, bit chemical. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: chocolaty start, honey, sweet malts, sugary, caramel, bit fruity. Aftertaste: caramel, very sugary, sweet, but not disturbingly sweet, bitter, hoppy, some citrus, grapefruit, hint of chocolate, caramel, vanilla.

Amber colour, slight white rim. Aroma of caramel, raisins, wine, malts, light hops, light bourbon. Sweet malty flavour, raisins. Finish raisins, quite sweet, light cloying.
(From 66cL bottle @ RBBWG II, Wilrijk 2013. Courtesy of Tastybird. Thanks for sharing, Rian!)

66cl bottle sample @ RBBWG 2013, courtesy of ThirstyBird. Cuivrée, col beige fin. Arôme caramel, malté, note de fudge assez dominant et vraiment fantastique, sucre brun. Palais est agréablement bien malté, caramel subtile avec une certaine douceur résiduelle qui fini par collé aux lèvres, pointe d’épices pour un houblonnage léger qui procure une fine amertume et note citronnée. Se termine sur un profil malté orienté vers le biscuité. Délicieux.

Thx. Thirstybird / Rian for this one. 65 cl. bomber sampled @ RBBWG 2013. Amber, fox red. Sweet creamy nose, caramel, bourbon, wood, sweet, sugar,… Taste is Bourbon BA USA Barley wine goodness, sweet caramel, toffee, sweet, bourbon, wood, barrel, sugary, vanilla, caramely dark fruits, sweet, slick, smooth,… Great stuff, lovely.

Bottle. Cloudy amber brown color, small edge head. Aroma of spiced and toasted caramel. Taste is rich and spiced butterscotch. Nice.

Sampled from bottle @ RBBWG 2013. Dark red colored beer with a deep dark red glare coming through, small off-white head. Smell malts, alcohol, some sweetness. Taste malts, lightly some sweetness and some alcohol. Very good!

Had this in a blind barleywine tasting. .. quite a bit of whiskey, thinking its about 6months - 1 year old .. . mild mouth, but still a bit of a mouth.. . lush beer .. . . there wasn’t alot of outward affection in my family, the occasional high five..

Agréablement surpris par l’absence d’éthanol, autant dans le bouquet que dans la descente. Grosse couche de caramel et de houblons gazonnées, très sirupeux et amer. Le bourbon n’est pas un facteur si ce n’est de la vanille en fin de bouche.

Shared tonight by Mike, I think, Thanks for the opportunity. Pours a slightly hazy deep golden/amber color with a smallish off white head that slowly dissipates to a cap. Smells really sweet with lots of caramel and brown sugar, a fair amount of light sweet fruit, a bit of ethanol, and hints of oak and bourbon. The flavor is quite sweet with sugary caramel and light sweet fruits along with a solid shot of vanilla oak and bourbon. Medium body with a light level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy mouthfeel. Nice barleywine, if not a bit on the sweet side. Some age should do wonders for this brew.

UPDATED: NOV 9, 2012 22 oz bomber into a tulip glass. 2011 vintage. I grabbed a few more bottles. One of them was legible enough on the printed neck date to read "Bottled 10 28 11" A - Very clear dark red body. Pour yields a dirty and creamy khaki head with large bubbles. Light lacing, but thick alcohol legs. S - Candied raisins, toffee, brown sugar, oak, and some light vanilla. Very smooth and warming, The bourbon presence is rather light but provides a very subtle contribution to some solid english style barley wine notes, No hop presence what so ever. T - Rich dark fruits, caramel and toffee, brown sugar and very light piney hops. This is amazingly delicious. The bourbon is again rather light but present in some faint oak and vanilla notes. M - Medium bodied with a low level of carbonation. Lets talk about the alcohol content. 12.5%. I had no idea. Its just so smooth, there is literally no alcohol presence. O - This beer is beyond impressive. Zero hype, reasonable price, and a shelf beer. I honestly think it can go head to head against the titans of barrel aged barley-wines (King Henry, Abacus, Naked Evil, etc). It probably wouldn’t beat them out, but it sure as hell would give them a scare. Furthermore, its refreshing to see a beer sit in a barrel for only three months versus a year or so. The bourbon notes are balanced and subtle. Perfection, honestly.