Three Floyds Barrel Aged Owd Engwish Barleywine

Brewed by Three Floyds Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Munster, Indiana USA

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: MAR 13, 2012 On tap at 3 Floyds’. Murky brown pour with an off white head. All kinds of bourbon in the nose. Smooth bourbon, caramel, dark fruits, and vanilla notes. I imagine a year or two in the bottle and this will be phenomenal...

draft at the XV party... murky medium brown beer, not much to look at... I didn’t enjoy the base beer much but this is a huge upgrade, its sweet but distractingly so, really easy to drink, bourbon, caramel, prunes... try this

should it be something like "bawel aged"? went nicely with the braised leek, crème fraiche, black mission fig, pickled fennel, and goat cheese pizza.

had this last night on tap on my journey to 3f boy what a treat. very dark brown the bourbon is intensly present in the aroma. served in snifter has big bourbon flavor and very warming from the alcohol but not sweet like a triple or quad. very much enjoyed this beer and hope to have it again.

murky brown with beige thin head, lots of caremel and huge bourbon presence. almost chewey mouthfeel. tons of bourbon again in the flavor, caremel, alcohol, almost quad like

Pours muddy brown with off white skin that quickly fades away and does not readily come back, even with vigourous swirling. Aroma is sherry, dried plums, raisins, booze, heavy caramel, cardboard-y oxidation notes, hint of chocolate. Taste is heavy bourbon barrel, booze, vanilla, caramel, some cardboard and dried fruit, chocolate on the finish; a bit booze heavy but also served way too cold. Body is full, syrupy, low carbonation, nice balanced sweet and bitter finish. Overall, a rare and delicious barleywine, a tad heavy on the booze but hugely complex

On tap at the 3F brewpub. I’m always excited to try a new beer from Three Floyds and especially so when it’s barrel-aged. I’m trying to jog my memory about the base beer because while I enjoyed it, it wasn’t something that ended up sticking out much in my beer memory. Aroma of soft bourbon, sherry, and caramel. Some citrus, pineapple, sweet powdery sugar malts. Notes of vanilla as well. Flavor has a generous bourbon push with vanilla, caramel, toffee. Some oak with mild citrus and fruit notes. Finishes with notes of bourbon and oak. Slick bodied. Nice beer, but I don’t think the base takes to barrel aging as well as some of their other offerings.

On tap at FFF ; Pour is murky dark brown with feint amber highlights in this glass. The head is khaki in coloration, with average retention and light lacing present. Very nice bourbon / oak / vanilla nose on this one - The flavor profile makes for a very nice experience - it certainly isn’t over the top in any element, and seems fairly balanced overall to me, but then, nothing really sticks out as being remarkable either. Toasted oak, vanilla, caramel, toffee, citrus, and a bit of fresh biscuits. Its fairly sweet, medium bodied - masking the alcohol content well. I enjoyed it

Snifter on tap at the brewpub (Munster, IN). A new one.. It’s a long way to the throne. #87. Pours a nice darker brownish pour with some orange amber darker dulled glowing edges. A frothy tannish head that dies to a film, laces ok. Aromas are a rich barrel and Bourbon spirit presence, vanilla and wet oak move into lively oranges, caramel, toast, and toffee. Some dry florals, soap, and more oranges. Dry and a bit hot, but a lot of vanilla, toasted oak, Bourbon spirit. Nothing too big, but strong flavors on the nose as it moves into some earthy dryness, maybe a touch of ash.. Initial is medium bodied, a touch thinned out from the barrel. Actually the sweetness of the base is killed a bit, displaying a good deal of barrel flavor, vanilla and toffee, oak, Bourbon, and toast. Biscuits, caramel. Dry touches of florals and tannins, some lingering hot spirit jabs up front. Into the backend some dry and toasty malts mix with that sweetness of toffee and caramel, more touches of toast, oranges in a citrusy feel and a touch of marmalade, though much lighter than the base. A lot of barrel sticks around, remains hot and dry with some sweet malts doing some lingering. Pretty nice, perhaps a bit hot, but overall I find this a marked improvement over the base. A bit of lingering ash or earthy quality on the palate further into the glass. I wouldn’t say it’s awesome due to the heat, but it’s better. Some balance lovers may shun this, but it worked good enough for me. I don’t know how many $9 snifters I’d buy.. But it’s worth a go.