Wellestone (17), Andover, Minnesota, USA Mar 14, 2009 Pours gorgeous bronzy deep red with thick ivory head. Thick creamy mouthfeel with taste of alcohol and malt caramel toffee flavors and endnote of piney hop bitterness. Nose is the same. Absolute heaven! Chipper (179), Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 12, 2009 Dark amber pour with a big off-white head. Aroma is a little malty, spicy, and decent hops. Flavor is very smooth, hoppy, spicy, and a little sweet. The high ABV is well hidden and it’s very easy to drink.
Outstanding beer. MrBeerFanatic (344), jamestown, New York, USA Mar 10, 2009 Pours darker amber with a frothy tan head. Strong aromas of sweet citrus hops, pine, caramel. Flavors of piney hops upfront. Semi sweet. Very bitter. Good lacing. Alcohol tends to overwhelm the other flavors here. But if you try hard enough will notice a little caramel, and citrusy hops. Tastes much like an IPA except for the alcohol. After a few sips the alcoholic taste seems to disipate, and the IPA side comes out more. Very nice all around. fastcarjoe (8), Morton Grove, Illinois, USA does not count Mar 9, 2009 Aroma is densely exquisite, hops shine through and through! Pours a deep reddish brown color with a nice, sticking, off white head. Flavor is also very good, an intense maltiness balanced well with the bitter bite of hops. This beer is intense. Huge on the palate, this one is bound to grab your attention! Great stuff! joeneugs (282), Livermore, California, USA Mar 9, 2009 Pours a beautiful dark hazy amber color with a fluffy offwhite, light orange head. A very pretty beer. It has a hoppy nose with notes of caramel, toffee, bourbon, bitter grapefruit and orange peel. The taste is powerful hoppy flavors with caramel, toffee sweetness and an alcohol edge. Bourbon in particular. This is a strong beer with a moderately thick body and big flavors. Its a bit off balance when cold, but as it nears room temperature, it mellows out nicely. I bet it ages well too. Pretty accessable, tasty barleywine. Sierra Nevada always does a good job of representing their respective styles well. It also gets higher scores for being very reasonably priced for how good a beer it is. Cavie (1289), Fort Worth, Texas, USA Mar 8, 2009 Strong IPA taste. Strong taste of hops remain. The aftertaste lingers for quite awhile. beeronmypants (15), Des Moines, Iowa, USA Mar 8, 2009 This beer beer has a nice amber hue. the pour produced a fluffy head that changed to a foam. Great hoppy bitter smell. The tounge was brought to life by the hops and recieved a nice present of spice in the back of the tounge. great barleywine to enjoy halfonit (415), Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Mar 7, 2009 WOW!!! This is great!!! Has a nice deep brown color with a thick caramel head. Smells of sweet hops, with hints of flowers and cloves. Has a serious hoppy flavor with a nice bite in the end. This reminds me of a cross between Dogfish head 90 minute and Palo Santo. Great stuff!
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