 LilBeerDoctor (1501), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 2009 bottle. Pours a clear orange with a small white head. Aroma of alcohol, prunes, caramel malt. Flavor of sweet malt, vanilla with a alcoholic finish and some bitterness. Meh, not very complex and a little too boozy. I didn’t really care for this.
5/4/5/3/12 [2.9/5]
bvc (270), Kenmore, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 12oz 2009 bottle courtesey of bitbucket. Sweet wheaty spicy orange and lemon with some warming booziness. Kind of thin and boozey but nothin flawed.
SoLan (1411), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Courtesy JMFG. Typical strong English malt flavors- sweetness, caramel, toffee, toast. A bit stronger than expected hop presence- grass, resin, spicy, subtle menthol, earthy bitterness. Medium/full body, softly balanced carbonation. From notes.
DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 From the Bottle at RBESG Harlequin, Sheffield 19/07/2009
Hoppy aroma. Sweet on the palate and hoppy with a crisp and slightly bitter malt finish.
bluebetty (111), Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 3, 2009 Bottle. 2009 Vintage. Pours a deep amber with reddish hints when held up to the light. Offwhite head that disappears pretty quickly. No lacing. Aroma shows plenty of malt with lots of caramel and toffee. Plenty of spice most notably cinnamon and perhaps a little alcohol. Flavours are domoinated by the malt with heaps of toffee. Plenty of resionous hops on the finish with a little alcohol. Very oily mouthfeel with minimal carbonation. Very good beer.
thornecb (1768), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 28, 2009 2009 version. Pours deep amber into a snifter. Off-white head recedes to coat surface leaving spotted sheets. Sweet caramel and orange aromas. Full with sweet caramel and dark berries upfront turning quickly to alcohol and a slight resin grapefruit finish.
bhensonb (4263), Woodland, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 26, 2009 Bottle from Wine and Cheese. Didn’t get the can. My bottle is 2009. Pours light amber with a frothy 3-finger beige head. Spicey caramel aroma. Full bodied with frothy carbonation. Flavor is malty. It’s also nutty, fruity and spicey. Pretty flavorfull overall. Finishes fruity. A very refreshing barley wine- if any barley wine is refreshing, this is the one.
JCB (1754), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 19, 2009 2007 vintage, courtesy of Glouglouburp - thanks, Dany! Slightly cloudy amber pour, with most carbonation fading quickly. Strong aroma of dark berries, autumn apples, a bit of fig and clove in the finish. The body is fairly moderate, but there’s a lingering warmth to it that makes the finish a bit longer than it might otherwise be. Flavor is somewhat on the sweet side, but that’s certainly appropriate given the style and the malt-forward profile of the beer. Not bad.
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