Speakeasy Old Godfather Barleywine

Brewed by Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
Style: Barley Wine
San Francisco, California USA

Dumped it into a trappist glass and a thin head foamed up with some spotted laceing along the sids of the glass. The color is a cloudy ruby red. The aroma is full of malted barley and grain with a floral hop finish. Initially the flavor is semi bittersweet with caramalized sugar and malted grain. It leaves a nice tingle on the palate that sticks after you have finished the sip. Overall it is a refreshing brew and has a nice amount of carbonation.

Copper pour. Smells like stuff in barley wines. Sweet and hoppy flavor with a nice alcohol kick to leave your pallet numbing. Kudos to Speakeasy.

Pours a clear reddish amber pour with a thin white head. Aroma of alcohol, earthy malt and caramel. Flavor of earthy malt, leafy hops, burnt caramel, candy sweetness. The body is light to medium with a liquorous, slightly sticky texture and soft carbonation. As a craft beer in general, it’s good, but as a barley wine, it’s average.

12 oz. bottle from Secret Santa Stefanje. Thanks Stefan! Ruby brown pour with a slightly tan one-finger head. Rich brown sugar, toffee, raisin aroma with some spicy and peppery hop notes. Very hop heavy taste. Major citrus notes, with some leafiness and some notes of raisins and brown sugar. Full bodied. Alcohol is warming and fairly noticeable.

Bottle. Copper brown color with thick head, and lots of lacing and sheeting on the glass. Toffee aroma. Flavor dominated by toffee, with some tea and brandy notes. Strong alcohol presence warmed me up, but also threatened to dominate the brew. A bit on the strong side, but otherwise, good sipping brew.

Sean bought and opened this bottle at PP bottle shop. Thanks Sean! Really hoppy initial aroma. Amber color. Sweetish. A nice little bit of yeasty aroma. Pretty nice, but still young. Needs some age.

Thanks Frankenstein, redish brown, sweet, caramel, dark fruits, alcohol, spice, light citrud, little hop.

Shared by Frankenstein, pours a very clear ruddy brown with a thin cream colored head. Sweet caramel and dried fruit nose. The flavor is quite sweet and lots of caramel with a bit of a hot finish.