St. Ambroise Vintage Ale

2009. Wife is getting better; she correctly identified this as a barleywine from just the aroma. This is good. Sweet rich a nice strong ale with a big molasses aroma. A hint of caramel in this and a nice dry finish. Excellent.

12oz bottle, 2009 edition. Pours a dark amber clear colour, wth the slightest of haze to it. Alc.% is well hidden, fairly easy to drink. More of a malty taste then the hops. Pretty solid beer overall, considering the 9.8%. Very solid.

@Tampa Wkly Gathering courtesy TampaBrew/Thanks Gary-12oz bottle-pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is sweet medium malt withsome bite. Taste is sweet medium malt with some bite.

Pours amber with thin quickly dissapating head. Nose is caramel, some tart ripe fruits, sweet caramel, booze, mild floral hops. Flavor is sweet sweet caramel, flowery hops, warming alcohol, fruity notes, sweet sugar and toasty malts. Smooth full body.

Bottle, big thanks to TampaBrew for sharing. Poured a medium amber color with a thin eggshell head. Medium to full body with soft carbonation. Malty, vinous nose with caramel, fruity hops, burnt sugar, an alcohol notes. Flavor is mildly sweet with notes of raisin, caramel, hops, and alcohol. Pretty balanced Barley Wine, finishes mildly bitter.

Bottle @ RBESG 09 Shefield ...amber ... lemon fruit nose ... saoft and dull malta ... little pine.

Bottle, 2009 Edition. Pours amber with white head. Toffee, citrus nose. Caramel, vanilla, quite sweet with a nice hop finish in the end is long.Would likely improve with aging.

Bottle From Belmont Party. Poured clear copper color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate earthy and small caramel malty aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and lively carbonation. Moderate to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. This is a complex very good beer.