 mhelgason (495), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 31, 2009
Limited Early 2009 Release bottle. avg. rocky off-white head (mostly dissapating) with some lacing present into a murky copper. aromas of okay tons of hops. hard to get much else (not really bothering me cause the hops are so damn good). alcohol is well hidden (not even much warmth). oh wait, there is the malts. flavor is initially mod bittersweet and finishes mod-strong bitter. dry sticky long-lasting stuff. I overall really enloyed this one but I think the hops may have hid other aromas...wait there is a bit of (other) aromas that are more familiar in barley wines.
13mikey (178), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 4, 2010 22 oz bottle from Casanova. Light amber pour with a small white head. Aroma and flavor are both sweet, very malty and pretty hoppy. Mouthfeel is a big & chewy and the finish is super hoppy. Unique beer from what I’ve tried so far in the barley wine category....
philbertk (185), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Stone Brewing Company--Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale Limited Early 2009 Release--22 oz. Bottle--11.30% ABV--95 IBU’s (4.5 / 5.0) Barley Wine--Mild off white light lace head. Bright hazy rich pretty amber color. Rich floral hop malt fruit ester aromatic front. Tangy sweet crisp zesty rich hop infused complex caramel fruit malty thin texture big body. Malty hoppy spicy hot EtOH end. Tastebud Killer! 8/15/2009. $3.69 Each.
Fin (3495), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Bottle that I purchased from Beers of Europe and consumed 31-12-09 Pours orange amber, almost glowing with a slim white white head, its a touch hazy and there is a little yeast at the bottom. This tastes just wonderful, gloriously streaky hops pinging out through the lovely velvety sweetness, thick, full-bodied and so flavoursome. This is one of those beers that I cant be bothered to write about any longer I just feel the need to sit and sip, great stuff. A7 A3 F9 P5 Ov16
TheJester (747), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 On tap at Cole’s. Almost transparent amber-orange with just a ring of head, but decent lacing. Alcohol, caramel, and candied fruit are all present in the sweetish aroma. Flavour is appealing and complex, with burnt caramel, toast, candied fruit, a hint of orange, and an appropriate amount of alcohol. Some hop bitterness in the alcoholic finish. Body is quite full. A very solid barleywine.
slayer02348 (77), , Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 Early edition 2008. Pour is golden amber and has a thick white head. Not alot of aroma, but hoppy citrus is detectable. Tastes is good, with a a crisp citrus hops finish and smooth mouthfeel.
Ethereal (1710), London, Greater London, England
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Cask and bottle at The Rake 3rd Anniversary Stone Tasting, 6th August 09. Bright dark amber with a persistent creamy head. A great barley wine with strong hop and malt flavours, not to mention strong alcoholic warmth. The draught was more biscuity and less hoppy, and overall more balanced than the bottled version.
Pastor (534), Maine, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Early 2007 release poured into a tulip glass produced a good size tan colored head that faded away slowly. This was on top of a brownish orange body.
The hops are gone but the malts are coming into there own in the aroma department. A little bit of oxidation but to be expected in my book. The flavor was what I expected it had a nice sweetness and it made it a really great sipper. The feel in my mouth was full and just the right amount of carbonation.
It went down fine but I should have split the bomber my head knew it later. I would drink this again if I could
Serving type: bottle
Toxygen (413), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 Updated: Jan 2, 2010(br-btl, tn/rd-painted-lbl, 22oz btl a few times, $5.62)
lct-cpr, oily-full-body, med-co2(but more than i like in BW).
aroma: sweet rich hop-wine dark-fruit.
flavor: ^sweet-malt hop-juice T1, dark-fruit-wine ^alchl T2, bitter-hop shorter-than-expected T3.
a simple but strong and enjoyable evening beer.
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