3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Woodford Reserve BA version from a cask at the sweet 16 party. Pours a yeasty, murky brown with no real head or lacing to speak of. Aroma of chocolate, toffee, vanilla, caramel malts, and booze. Taste follows, less booze and more chocolate than the smell, with a thick mouth that sticks. Pretty damn good, never had the original to compare though.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a hazy orange with almost no head. Dull sweet plum aroma. Medium bodied,sweet fruit floral flavor with a dry hop finish
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3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gift from SJ. I like Barley Wines. This one was solid. Good moleasses , caramel, sweet malt, earth and hop flavors. It was blended pretty well...not perfect.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
2008 Vintage
Tasted in late November 2011 from a large swingtop bottle, shared by unclejedi at his birthday tasting, thanks Jim. Pours murky orange with a thin beige head that leaves a thin collar of lace. The nose is sweet and malty caramel, vanilla, toffee, and some light bitterness. The flavor is nicely balanced caramel, toffee, and some muted hops bitterness, that I am sure were much more prevalent when the beer was young (classic American Barley Wine). The body is full and sticky with light carbonation and a long malty and lightly bitter finish.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This beer has remained on my top 5 list for years now. My only hope is they find it within themselves over at Sweetwater to build this beauty one more time. The DP Barleywine was a perfect specimen in this style.
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4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very malty. Sweet, chewy. Caramel. Toffee, sweet potato casserole with roasted marshmallow. Loss of fluffy ness in this.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy amber body. Lightly brown head. Very well balanced aroma of hops, wines, grapes with some nice complexity on top. Heavily bitter, moderately sweet aroma of caramalts and american hops. Like it!
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Hefiger und alkoholischer Antrunk, der sonst eher leer wirkt. Auffallend mild, kaum würzig, einfallslos. Zum Ende hopfiger. Komisches Bier, das mich nicht überzeiugen kann. /9/9/7/11/8
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Reviewed from notes. Thanks to bmanning for this bottle.
Pours a moderate orange color with a white head with surprising staying power and lace. The nose brings strong American hops with a lot of citrus. Some sweet malt underneath with light fruits. The taste is a bit more balanced with some strong citrus flavors meeting head on with sweet malt, light fruits, cherries, and a bit of alcohol. Good medium body with a nice alcohol bite and a good level of bitterness. Overall this drinks quite well and is toward a malty DIPA.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 10-28-2010
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bomber via trade. Does DP stand for "donkey punch" or is it...drain pour maybe? Pours hazy amber with a one-finger creamy off-white head and very good lacing. Very sweet and malty aroma, with caramel, brown sugar, resins, and herbal notes. Sweet and sugary malty flavor, with both brown and white sugar evident, caramel, toffee, and faded herbal hops. A little too sweet. Sticky and slightly syrupy on the mouthfeel with soft carbonation. About average or maybe a little better for the style.
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