Thirsty Dog Bout Time Barley Wine

This is a hazy orange amber body and no head. It’s also a bit on the flat side. There’s a slight sourness in the flavor with a nice peach and pear fruitiness. It’s too sweet though. Combined with the flatness, the sweetness makes for a very disapointing barley wine.

On tap at Copely. Red orange color with no head. This beer was presented to me almost still with a nose of burnt sugar and alcohol. Syrupy malt sweetness of funky caramel and odd spoiled fruit flavors. Not good. I hope I got a bad batch and will re-rate if I get to another Thirsty Dog.

Cask-conditioned; dry-hopped, wood-aged version at Dayton location: Particle-laden ruby with an orange shimmer. Candied malt aroma coupled with lots fo earthiness, tobacco, and minty alcohol. Very clean wood character. Soft mouthfeel. Extremely thick and fluffy. Cedary wood flavors liven the soft, lush malt flavors right away. Abundance of sweet, plump apricots at the center wrapped around caramel-coated wood and English hop undertones. Fig leaves and spruce linger alongside peppery hops and sweet malts. Sadly, the dry-hopped aroma was nearly non-existent. Extremely sweet barleywine...but passable.

Creamy caramel and butterscotch aroma. Definite notes of pine and oak as well as tart orange peel in the body. Lasting soapy head. Bitter and vaguely sticky finish. Not enough hops to balance sweetness.

I liked this one. Not to be drank in any kind of quantity. Small amounts are very enjoyable. Nose is reminscent of bit o honey candy that I used to love as a kid. Sweet flavor that is a cross between milk caramels and clover honey. Thanks hopsrus for the sample!