 ChainGangGuy (1444), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
May 9, 2008
2006 Bottle.
Appearance: Pours a hazy, dark amber body with a small, creamy-looking, beige head.
Smell: Sweet-smelling caramel syrup aroma laced with fruit and citrus and booze.
Taste: Sweet, sweet caramel maltiness with some squashed apricots tossed in. Splash of sweet southern iced tea. A pinch of cotton candy. The mildly bitter remains of some citrusy hops. Vague hint of wood. Warming finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Slight stickiness to the mouthfeel.
Drinkability: In all honesty, I’ve had better and worse bottles of Duck-Rabbit Barleywine. This one was pretty decent. Overall, I’ve found the majority of them to be kicked up with sweetness and just a bit thin (for me) in the body department.
General_Gao (2357), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jul 15, 2008 12oz bottle from iowaherkeye. Thanks. The aroma was of cereal grains, citrusy hops, molasses, and alcohol. Poured a clear reddish orange color. The head was off white with good retention. Very fruity and sweet on the tongue. Medium bodied and a little sticky. I tasted orange pastry, fruit liqueur, pear, and cotton candy.
mcbackus (562), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Jul 14, 2008 bottle from elmatadoor: pours a beautiful dark brown with a medium sized tan head. aroma is strong caramel, slight spice, rasins, and a few other dark fruits, some bread and a little sugar. flavour is a sweet caramel, thick bread taste and some dark sugars, finish is slightly spice and a small aftertaaste.
Dorwart (1588), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Very large head of varying sized bubbles. Quite the large head for a BW. Piney hops aroma with some decaying grass and vegetal notes. Bit of caramel. Color is a crimson brown. Slightly metallic flavor with lots of sweet malts and a slight hops presence. Flavor is quite mellow. Thick and syrupy with loads of caramel and toffee. Oily mouthfeel yet super smooth. Finishes warm and sweet. A decent yet somewhat mellow barleywine.
unclemike (245), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Bottle. Body-dark almandine body with a medium foamy body and nice lacing. Very attractive. Nose-spoiled milk, cabbage, and something odd that I can’t put my finger on but that I would not call good. Taste-much better than the nose, lots of metal, brown sugar, metal, apple, peach, coconut, metal, marshmallow, medium to high sweetness, corny, medium dark fruits and spices, cherry liquor, cherry syrup, amaretto, big berry flavor, fruity, cantaloupe, powdery
Sparky27 (413), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Bottle courtesy of hellllllbilly. Pours a hazy maroon with one finger tan head. Nose is brown sugar, nuts, dark fruits, bready yeast and molasses. Taste is bubble gum, nuts, burnt caramel and plums with a slight bitter hop finish. Full, creamy mouth feel. A touch sweet, but what barley wine isn’t? Decent BW. Thanks Josh!
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