3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Copper colored barley wine with a little foam. Aroma of malt and alcohol. Sweet and dry hop taste, too strong in alcohol.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
from notes: This beer is one of the better offerings from Stone. I dare to say that it is in fact better than the Double Bastard, if only slightly. People are saying that the hops overpower the malt, but I feel that it is almost perfectly balanced. More akin to a East Coast DIPA than a Barleywine. Very decent.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Aroma is all malty sweetness with some piney hops in the background. Thick, full body. Big malt backbone you’d expect from a barleywine but with very present bitterness. Seriously bitter, finishes for a while. Solid barleywine, one of the hoppiest I’ve tasted.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. Pours copper with a small white head. Aroma is light with done fruity sweetness and some maltiness. Taste is medium bitterness with some alcohol on the finish. Palate is full.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Bender. Typical but really well executed west coast barley wine. Very sweet but balanced out with lots of hops. Flavors meld very well and don’t compete.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
2012 bottle. Stone manages to make a very nice barley wine by ensuring the hops balance out the sweetness resulting in a beer that is not cloying and balanced in alcoholic character. Of course it has that sweet syrup barley wine aroma that practically defines the style. It pours a murky coppy with a fine head that leaves sheets of lacing. There are notes of caramel, alcohol, oak and over-ripe fruit. The body is similiar to that of a triple, being medium in feel but numbing with alcohol. Overall I think that Stone has epitomized barley wine with this brew. Good job Stone.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
2012 vintage. 22 oz bomber into a tulip glass.
A - Dark red clear body. One finger light khaki head. Moderate amount of lacing and retention.
S - Great balance between rich toffee malts and grapefruit hops. Caramel, pine, and some dark candied fruits.
T - Super smooth and sweet. Grapefruit and piney hops, vanilla, dark fruits, and rich toffee. Finish is a tad boozy with some faint bitterness. Chewy and smooth mouth feel.
O - Perfect example of an American barley wine. Loads of rich toffee and malt sweetness with just the right amount of citrus hops which lends a nice piney bite. Delicious and well priced.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
UPDATED: MAY 6, 2012 2012 bottle: Pours a orange copper penny color with aroma of citurs and floral hops. Taste is very hoppy and bitter throughout the beer. A grassy pine needle note, with a floral highlight. Aftertaste is bitter and lingers well after the swallow. Overall a decent barleywine, just not my style.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(22oz bomber bottle Vintage 2012)Pour is a dark amber with thin head..Nose is pine, hops, citrus, caramel, bready,vanilla..Taste is caramel, pine, citrus hops, raisin, earth..Palate is medium and warm..alcohol is well hidden here.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Murky deep dark brown pour, very little head. Big caramel malt aroma along with some earthy and grassy hops. Taste is sweet malt balances by strong bitterness. Incredibly smooth for a barleywine and a slight alcohol burn on the finish. A very good barleywine.
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