Sweetwater Donkey Punch!

More classy names form Sweetwater. The body was deep orange to amber. The aroma was massive grapefruit with some bread crust. The taste had some oranges and bread crust. There was also some almond character. On the hoppy end of the style, this had alcohol burn in the finish.

Bottle at Noogfest 08. Pours copper amber with an off white head. Aroma of fruity ale esters and citrusy hops. Medium bodied. Flavor of caramel with a moderate amount of sweetness, countered by grapefruit and tangerine hoppiness. This was decent, but comes across more like a double IPA or ASA than a barleywine. I would be curious to try a fresh sample to get more of the hop profile.

Wetherel brought a big bottle of this to share with Sean, myself and others at the PP Bottle Shop. I think he said it had about 6 months of age. Clear golden brown color with some mircobubbles hanging around. Ginger spiced caramel aroma with undertones of raspberry, pine sap and almond. Very pleasant flavor; more caramel with coconut, I remember a bit of tang that could be some beginning oxidation? Smooth body that is pretty well rounded. Tasty!

Bottle courtesy of TBC. Pours copper with an off white head. Smells of caramel, lots of fruity hints. Taste is a little messy with a lot of chewy malt and some resiny hops. Average.

Bottle, clear copper with an off white head. Light tropical fruit and cascade hop aroma of medium strength. Notes of caramel, toffee, pine/citrus/grapefruit, light tea and slight woodiness. Medium bodied, a bit thin for the style. Overall, solid beer.

Nov. 2007 - Beautiful brown color with really impressive head, especially for abv and beautiful lacing, really nice. Aroma of caramel malt. Flavor was predominantly caramel malt with a faint teabag flavor to go with heavy floral and piney hops and also mild citrus. Near perfect balance of sweet and bitter. Big thanks to eaglefan538 for sharing.

Large bottle. Pours amber with thin off white head. Aroma of malt, hops, and caramel. Taste is chewy malts and caramel. Medium mouthfeel. Older bottle so I assume the hops have died down a little. Decent but not great. Still nice to see this brewery finally trying something different.

Courtesy obsceneone. Orange-amber color with a thin sparse head. Apricot aroma with a defined hop kick. The sweetness really comes out against the hops. Sweet taste, hops compliment the malts as opposed to competing with them. Nice finish. Sweet but not cloying.