 jimmack34 (560), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
Nov 21, 2008 Bottle. Pours brownish amber with a frothy white head. Smells intensely hopped, both piney and fruity. Tastes alot hoppier than most barleywines, some pine, some citrus, grass, and spicy hops, and tons of malty flavors follow it up. Carmely, brown sugar, molasses and crusty. Totally awesome.
jstraw (750), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Updated: Apr 25, 2009On tap at Jerry’s. Caramel-amber with good, creamy beige head / Musty dry hop and citrus nose / Full body, good malts, but with only a touch of sweetness and big,
biting hops on the excellent finish / Flavors of cut pine, apricots, and caramel / More of a triple ipa than a barleywine.
3Faveryrogue (80), Asslip, Illinois, USA
Nov 20, 2008 Updated: Apr 14, 200909 Bottle
Reddish amber, creamy tan head. Smells of caramel, malt, citrus, pine, fruit, hops. Mouth is oily. Alcohol present, but it is delicious. Screw the vintage. Bigfoot is bigfoot. Would like to have a nice vertical. Hit me up.
EricE (446), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Nov 19, 2008 2008 bottle. Clear red-orange pour with a thin fluffy white head. Nice lacing on the glass. Fruity aroma with lots of caramel malt. Hints of cream. Creamy malt flavor with peachy grapefruit flavor. Roasty backbone with hints of chocolate. Lots of bitter hops to finish. Alcohol and bitterness linger on the tongue. Still a little harsh.
MrChopin (620), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Thanks to Hank1980 for the bottle!
Transparent ruby-amber with a large layer of yellowish-white foam for a head. Nose is quite balanced, lots of hop bitterness and caramel playing off of bready malt. A little spicy and earthy in addition to what I think is tangerine. Flavor incorporates floral with the herbal hop and crusty malt, adding a chocolate sweetness. There is more alcohol than the nose. Lots of malt in the aftertaste. Pleasant mouth, not too sticky or salty yet still robust. Overall nicely balanced and simultaneously nicely varied.
azlondon (654), Fribourg, Switzerland
Nov 15, 2008 Appearance: 2008. Dark amber. Good amount of off-white head.
Aroma: Dark malt, dark fruit. Slightly sweet. Liquorice.
Taste: Warming, strong, roasted, liquorice. Very bitter aftertaste.
Info: 350ml bottle, 6/11-2008, 188/300
pepperford (115), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Oct 31, 2008 muddy reddish brown. aromas of sweet malt, a bit grainy, and dark fruit. The flavor is very hoppy on the front. A bit of hot alcohol and then the sweetness and stonefruit come in. The finish has an almost cappicino/cocoa or chalky dryness. My first barleywine rating, so I can’t give it a great rating yet.
BeerLS (20), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 31, 2008 Smell is hops and more hops, a little sweet and a little alcohol. Taste is hops and a roasted flavor, a sweet and alcohol bite. I Like.
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