 DigitalMan (113), Idaho, USA
Apr 22, 2009 Beautiful looking with a nice aroma. The strong alcohol and very strong hops don’t leave much room to really detect many nuances of flavor here. This beer definitely mellowed and became more drinkable as it warmed up (or maybe as it warmed me up).
ElDuderino (136), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
Apr 22, 2009 On tap, 2007 vintage. Dark brown muddy body with a thin tan head. Lots of candy, raisin and alcohol in the nose. Tastes like reduced simple syrup, fruity malts and vodka. The alcohol tastes like it was separated out or someone threw a couple shots of vodka in with a eisbock. Lots of pllum and apricot in with the malts. Kind of a mess for me and really very little hop presence. I’ll take mine fresh please.
mistersinalin (367), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Apr 21, 2009 This was my first barley wine and I’m not sure what I was expecting. Maybe it was too strong to enjoy the flavor, but back then, I received this rating.
MoDog (909), Griffith, Indiana, USA
Apr 21, 2009 12oz bottle (2009 edition) and served in a snifter. This barley wine poured a beautiful dark amber with a creamy head of lasting beige foam. Nice lacing. The aroma consisted of rich caramel, fresh grapefruit, pine, and citrus. Very perfumey and floral, but not enough to cover up the rich malt bill. The flavor was loaded with grapefruit and tropical fruits. Oily and resinous. A good helping of caramel is there to smooth things out, but the hops are the star of the show. The mouthfeel was full-bodied with a lightly sticky, oily feel. Light carbonation. With about two or so months of age, this is drinking very nice. Excellent beer!
PJClarke (608), London, Greater London, England
Apr 20, 2009 Very lively, bit red/orange with a yellowish head. Big hop bouquet, with small hints of tropical fruits, but not too much really. Very big hops hit here. Very intense and hugely drying. Some very heady fruitiness, maybe something like cranberries with a redcurrant tartness. A nice thickness and carbonation cannot stop this being a hard bottle to get through. A little overly intense and far too drying for a barley wine in my opinion.
gorditoabd (162), San Diego, California, USA
Apr 20, 2009 2009, 12 oz bottle. Pours amber and brown. Full 2-3 fingers of medium duration, pancake batter consistency head. Buttery-sweet malt aroma. First taste is all bread, but then the bitter hops kick in at the end. Nice beer; alcohol is decently well concealed, but for the warm burn down into the chest about 5 seconds after taking a full drink.
yemenmocha (344), Glendale, Arizona, USA
Apr 18, 2009 Pours off-amber color with some brownish colours. Contrasting off-white had is thick and retains well.
Nose has a buttery interpretation of maltiness, reminding me of overbuttered toast in the morning. Bready quality is there. Some citrus prickle too.
On the palate the malt is very well balanced with hops. Not a malt monster, not a hop monster either. Big beer, but balanced.
Finish is medium long and malty sweet. Drinkability is higher than usual for a b-wine.
foosnbrews (33), Parker, Colorado, USA
Apr 17, 2009 Updated: Apr 25, 2009Beer poored deep red with a slight tan head. Aroma had a definate citrus hop note. Beer flavor was extremeley hoppy which was exagerated by the alchol presence. Definate maltiness was also present. Palate was nice for the style but a little sticky. Overall the beer was good. This isn’t something I could drink all the time but on occasion is great
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