 Dorwart (1832), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 31, 2004 Vintage 2002 Batch # 478. Thin head with little carbonation. Big caramel aroma with hops, malt and toffee. Color is a murky brown. Flavor is thick and syrupy with a strong alcohol kick. Tons of malts and a touch of hops. More caramel and sweetness. Finish is thick and coating and warms nicely as it goes down. A decent barleywine but could use some more hops to offset the the thick malt palate and alcohol.
Schroppfy (1813), Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2003 Strong and rough - or so it seems at first blush. Hefty, minimal carbonation, ruddy and sedimented. Mucho malty, thick and molassesy malt. High hop acidity. DaSilky1 is right on in the resiny comment.
JCB (1799), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 6, 2008 12oz bottle (2005) from MaxxDaddy - thanks, Max! Man, apparently I’ve been sitting on this one for a while and I figured I’d get to it before oxidation, etc. I was pleasantly surprised to see some creamy foam rising through the bottle as soon as I popped the cap. Vigorous pour, super cloudy orange body. Makes you feel like a Viking supping this from a chalice. Anyways, soft nutty notes in the nose, with some hops and sweet malts. Slightly dry taste in there, maybe something a bit spicy, reminds me a bit of stale basil or mild ginger/anise. Very nice, whatever it is. I suppose this is an English style barleywine, but with a seriously improvisational bent to it. All to the good, and a lovely beer.
ryan (1781), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 1, 2008 2005, consumed 6/08, courtesy of Stine. Look out, it’s a gusher. Cloudy, muddy amber with a large beige head. Sugary, caramel, cotton candy nose shows some oxidations, but it doesn’t take away from the beer. Some golden fruits in the nose as well. Moderately sweetness is well balanced against a decent bitterness. The hop character is mostly on the piny spectrum, with a touch of citrus. Heavy, dense caramel and toffee fight with a moderate amount of oxidized malt. Full body is soft and chewy with moderate carbonation.
shp555 (1776), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 10, 2007 Pours a deep amber color with no head. Aroma is malty, apple, figs, and alcohol. Flavor is malty, apple, some figs, and alcohol.
21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 1, 2004 copper orange color to it. Old veggie aroma, stinking molded grass too. Bitter green veggies and latex glove powder in the body. weird and not all that good.
joet (1709), Fulton, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 1, 2003 creamy, big caramel, white chocolate, pine, warming alcoholic, I want a lot more, nice, slightly sticky, yeasty, light body feel, interesting
sloth (1690), Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 25, 2006 05 vintage Small tan head, good retention, settling down to a thin protective layer. Hazy gold color. Nose is frutiy, plums and a hint of raisins, mildly sweet maltiness and a hint of roast. Body is full, lightly coating. Mildly sweet malts with hints of caramel and grain, mint and pine flavors bringing up the rear. Dry finish. Bottle courtesy of zathrus13, in a trade some time ago.
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