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Shipyard Barley Wine Style Ale (Pugsley Signature Series)

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7527
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Serve in Snifter

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RATINGS: 217   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.24   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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.


2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Thisis12ptfont (87) - Los Angeles, CA, California, USA - FEB 1, 2012
Black liquorice, raisins and chocolate on the aroma. Pours an extremely dark black color with almost no foam at the top. Taste is bready malts with toffee, coffee, slight chocolate and vanilla on the finish. Overall, not really fond of the taste on this brew. Not worth the 8 dollars IMO. C- rating at best.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
olio (730) - Tampere, FINLAND - JAN 30, 2012
65 cl botle @ HBF, Tampere.
Rated on 20100521.
Strong caramel aroma, grass notes, ripe fruits and plum. Flavor of caramel, plums, fruits and malts.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Eructoblaster (2043) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 24, 2012
Bottle. Dark brown body with low carbonation and a thin off-white foamy head. Complex, well balanced malty/hoppy aroma with brown sugar, chocolate, and some vanilla hints. Alcohol is well hidden. Its sharp, robust hoppy taste carries barley, woody and chocolate notes. Ends with a long, strong, warming bitter finish. Very enjoyable winter warmer.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jmohno (284) - Iowa, USA - JAN 21, 2012
Dark brown pour with light head,off white tannish. mild spotty lacing. Aroma is pretty nice really good vanilla carmel malt with some pastry brediness,light toffee mild dark fruit Taste is smooth but almost more medium bodied ,there seems to be a complex taste of malt and hop flavor going on that is hard to describe,there is a slight blandness to this,its not rich but somewhat of a dark malt dark fruit flavor and a pretty noticable bittering.Its almost like a imperial brown ale.Pretty good but not one of my favorites.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Jesterdeal (410) - Marlton, New Jersey, USA - NOV 16, 2011
Aroma of cocoa, bread, and molasses. Pours deep brown with a big head. Tastes of molasses, cocoa and a roasty aftertaste. Neat but not sweet enough.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Braudog (4473) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - OCT 16, 2011
Bottle. Muddy, ruddy brownish-red with a sloshy head of foam. The aroma is earthy and complex, a combo of musty farmhouse, yeast and plum. This kicks you in the knickers with a robust malty body, teeming with rich sugar, grape, cherry and chocolate aspects, but finishes quite smoothly. (#4345, 10/16/2011)

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
blafa (447) - Helsingborg, SWEDEN - SEP 22, 2011
Sampled at Gothenburg Beer Festival 2011. September 3, 2011
Sweet and fruity aroma, overripe raspberries and blackberries. Notes of malt, chocolate and nuts. Light bodied with sweet caramel, spice and fruit flavours. Finishes boozy.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
badnewsbeers (2194) - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - SEP 14, 2011
Bottle. Brownish red with medium beige head. Aroma of oak, burnt wood, spicy and resinous hops, and some biscuit. Flavor is similar but is much more boozy and sweet. Pretty standard barley wine here.


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