 JadoreBlanche (114), London, Ontario, Canada
Feb 13, 2005
Huge thanks to Doug Shoemaker for this exquisite treat!!!
Pours an orange/red body, with a medium creamy off white head. Tons of carbonation. Aroma is very complex. Strong raisin aroma sort of like raisin bread. An alcohol scent that slightly burns the nose. Sweet malts also present, very inviting. Taste is bitter sweet. Strong alcohol flavour, with raisins dominating. slight spice, and malts also in the tatse, and faint breadiness. Creamy on the pallate, with a nice lingering bitterness. Nice warming effect. Keeps you wanting more. Overall very complex but well balanced, was a pleasure to try!
sebletitje (705), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jan 4, 2009 07 bottle courtesy of mr. Greg tpd975.
Pours copper with white head.
Aroma is malty with nice fruity nose reminding me of apricot..
Taste is again malty with light caramel and nice fruity mouthfeel apricot like giving the beer a warming thick palate.
kwoeltje (1237), Manchester, Missouri, USA
Jan 4, 2009 (bottle - 2007 vintage) Hazy orange-amber with small off white head. Aroma of alcohol and light fruits. Flavor is alcohol, light fruits. a little malt sweetness.
Ibrew2or3 (2003), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
Jan 4, 2009 This special 2007 vintage is courtesy of tpd975. It pours clear copper with gold edges and thin off white head. The aroma is rich sugary malts, some fruity esters and a bit of alcohol fumes. The taste is much the same but starting with a hoppy bite followed by light skin fruity esters and malt sweetness. Smooth and tasty with just a bit of heat. Will improve with age.
SamGamgee (707), La Selva Beach, California, USA
Jan 3, 2009 2001 vintage bottle, 9.6%abv. Hazy amber with no head. Aroma is mostly yeasty and a bit fruity with some cherries, and some light alcohol. The flavor is smooth, alcoholic, and sweet, with bright fruit and some yeast. Medium-full bodied with almost no carbonation leaving a pretty flat, dead feel. Some decent flavors going on, but this should have been drunk a few years ago.
martin21 (156), Quebec city, Quebec, Canada
Dec 26, 2008 2007: Un peu trouble a cause de la levure. Le cote malter est evident (caramel, sucre brun, fruits confits). Une touche d alcool. Bonne amertume et arome de houblon, pas trop dominate, laisse paraitre plus le malt. Mon barley wine preferer a date, bat le solstice d hivers de Dieu du Ciel selon moi. Delicieuse biere... J ai une caisse de 12 qui vieilli... ainsi qu une 2006...
2007: A bit cloudy because of the yeast. Malty side is quite evident (caramel, brown sugar, candied fruits). Alcohol notes. Good hop bittering and aromas which lets the malty backbone get throught easily. My favorite BW yet, even beats Dieu du Ciels Solstice dhiver. I have a case of 12 of these aging and a 1 2006.
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