 mrnutsnbolts (204), Berkeley, California, USA
Feb 18, 2006
Tap @ Toronado Barleywine Festival in San Francisco. Notes of coffee, chocolate, and ripe fruit. Surprisingly good and different.
CaptainCougar (4633), Rockville, Maryland, USA
Dec 17, 2007 Sampled at the second annual Bistro’s West Coast Barrel Aged Beer Fest, 13% abv aged on American oak for 8 months originally brewed in 2006: Pours an oily transparent dark mahogany with a thin ring of light tan head. Aroma of big licorice, oak and milk chocolate with some sweet earthy dark caramel notes. Starts rich and malty sweet with some fresh earthy oaky notes and plum complexity toward a drier mildly warming finish. A pretty nicely aged oaky barleywine.
Crosling (1637), Loveland, Colorado, USA
Feb 11, 2007 22 oz, Free GABF sample. Dark brown. Some malt goodness (chocolate) and tropical fruit in the nose, along with a bit of oxidation. Flavor is fairly balanced, but a bit dull. Mild hints of chocolate and caramel along with a light hint of hops on the finish. A pretty good BW.
IrishBoy (2124), Bakersfield, California, USA
Nov 13, 2006 Draft at The Bistro’s BA Beer Fest 11/11/06; 2005 Vintage, Nose was fruityand spicy with an oak addition, Deep cherrywood color without a head; flavor showed oak, hops, and fruit.
Odeed (1480), Bakersfield, California, USA
Feb 21, 2006 deep dark red with little head.(although the head left nice lacing.)sugar and bourbon in the aroma.light mouthfeel with bourbon in the flavor.smooth mouthfeel.
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