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Shipyard Barley Wine Style Ale (Pugsley Signature Series)

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62
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1403.18/5.03.16/5.0Special8.5%10.1Snifter
Commercial Description:
Barley Wine Style Ale is a big beer made with six different malts (Pale Ale, Crystal, Caramunich, Wheat, Chocolate and Roasted Barley) and balanced with a very full hop charge of Summit, Challenger and Fuggles hops. It is a deep reddish brown color with a complex fruity nose, a very full body, and an interesting balance between grains and hops which ends with a pleasing dry taste. To fully enjoy all the flavors, this ale is best drunk at 55 degrees Fahrenheit. 8.5% alcohol by volume.
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 Tmoney99 (4720), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 23, 2009  
Bottle from Keg Liquors. Poured dark brown color with an average brown frothy head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate earthy, malt and alcohol aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy toasted bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. I would share this with freinds and I did.


 Cletus (5052), Connecticut, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/52/102/58/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Pours dark brown with some sparse carbonation. Smells of fruit, boozy, sweet. Tastes sickly sweet and medicinal.


 jazz88 (2236), San Francisco, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Bottle. A dark brown color with a nice foamy brown head. Rich chocolate malts, ripe berries, raisins, light and smooth on the palate, with a nice tangy bite and a long choco-malt aftertaste. Very different than many barley wines, but I enjoyed it.


 mspindler (301), Alta Loma, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 18, 2009  
Bottle. Pours very dark brown with a thin tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty, floral hops, and some fresh fruit. Flavor is roasty and hoppy, lots of dark malts, molasses, almost pushing porter or stout range. Palate is sticky and carbonation is medium.


 yespr (12021), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 18, 2009  
22 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is caramelish and fruity. Bitter, acidic and fruity flavoured. Overripe fruity and dark malty flavoured. Light chocolate and acidic flavoured finish.


 jason (1621), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Bottle. Poured a medium copper body with thin head. Aroma is toasted malt and fruit. Flavor had an off malty taste, low hop profile and dried plums.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 14, 2009  
Bottle from Total Wine. Pours deep brownish with 1-finger off-khaki head. Nose is malty, oaky, with cherry, feety Simcow hops, fine tobacco, prunes. Tastes dsrk malty, with figgy fruit, dark choc, rauchy cacao notes, heavy hops, nuts, and oaky bourbon. Gets rauchier late, and comes off more imperial stouty than barleywiney as it warms up. A unique barleywine, like mixing half and half chocolate impy stout with a fruity, very hoppy barleywine.


 blklab2007 (958), Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 10, 2009  
bottle poured a cola color with a thin off white head. aroma has lots of sweetness, dark fruit, rich dark malt, buttery, and coffee. flavor has some burnt coffee, dark fruit, bitterness, and loads of sweetness. the alcohol heat catches up after a while and it is odd for the style.



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