BrewingFan (42), Texas, USA
Sep 19, 2009 When I first poured this beer I was blown away by the intense hop aroma. Very surprising for a Barley Wine. It appears to be a bit hazy, another aspect I didn’t expect. Gets better with age so put one away.
 Fratto (662), Arlington, Texas, USA
Sep 14, 2009 I really couldn’t get into this one. The aftertaste was a killer and lingers too long.
rabba9 (61), Chaska, Minnesota, USA
Sep 13, 2009 2008 bottle pours a nice reddish brown with a thick tan head. Aroma is fruity with hints of caramel malt and raisins. Taste is an immediate powerful sweetness with a nice long lasting bitterness. Hints of caramel, toffee, dates, and citrus fruit. Balanced to the extreme as both the initial sweetness and the bitter finish are intense. I’m generally not a fan of barleywines but this one is very enjoyable.
Linnet (107), , Sweden
Sep 12, 2009 This beer have been cellared for a year.
Ruby colour, thick creamy dark beige head, lots an lots of lacing.
Aroma is full of plums, raisins, brown sugar and reminds me of a port wine.
Flavour is also full of dark fruit and brown sugar combined with a very distinct bitterness. But compared with an uncellared example the dark fruit is more prominent and the bitterness is less. Alcohol is also very noticable but not overwhelming.
Mouthfeel is very smooth.
I think this has benefitted from the cellaring giving the flavours more depth.
fidel (882), Livermore, California, USA
Sep 5, 2009 Poured dark amber brown, sweet, piney hops, caramel malts, little fruity, bitter finish.
Systembolaget (11), Malmoe, Sweden
Sep 2, 2009 This barley wine is what I was hoping for when I came over an ale called Tripel DIPA. The colour is brown-red and it pours a small but dense head. Aroma is the incredible. Fruity and extremely hoppy. Flavor starts fuity and spicy with a very big body and ends up in fruits, some toffee and a massive bitterness. A lot of hops of the best kind. Doubtless the best beer I ever had! I´m just sad it´s not always on the market!
beernovice39 (237), South Carolina, USA
Sep 2, 2009 2009. Don’t normally dig the barley wines but this has enough hop to it for me to enjoy and buy again.
brosen561 (18), Minnesota, USA
Sep 1, 2009 12 0z bottle into snifter. What a beer. Dark red-mahogany with almost no head. Very robust aromas of grapefruit hoppiness, caramel, and fresh flowers. Very thick, almost syrup mouthfeel. Carries heavy flavors of bittersweet chocolate, brandy, hardwood smoke, and hops. Finishes pretty dry with a good bit of bitterness and alcohol. A hop lovers barley wine.
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