Uinta Crooked Line Cockeyed Cooper

Brewed by Uinta Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Salt Lake City, Utah USA

Serve in Snifter

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Pours a dark murky brown that tou can’t see through at all, small tan head. Aroma is very raisiny with leather notes, vanilla, oak, subtle bourbon. Taste is plenty of raisin as well with a lingering dark fruit skin note along with vanilla and dry oaky notes, this barrel aged barley wine isnt near as sweet as some of the others I’ve had, seems much easier to drink. Nice brew.

750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled on 1/11/2012. Pours slightly hazy dark ruby red color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big caramel, raisin, orange zest, apple, floral, light pine, orange rind, grass, toast, brown sugar, light chocolate, oak, light bourbon, and floral earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good complexity and balance of malt and hop notes with light-moderate barrel notes. Taste of caramel, raisin, orange zest, apple, floral, toast, brown sugar, light chocolate, oak, light bourbon, light pine, light clove, grass, and floral earthiness. Light amount of floral citrus bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, citrus, floral, toast, light pine, brown sugar, light chocolate, oak, light clove, and floral earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity and balance of malt and hop flavors with light-moderate barrel presence; with a nice bitterness/sweetness balance for the style and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and very full bodied; with a slick, lightly syrupy, and sightly sticky mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent American barleywine. All around very nice balance and complexity of malt and hop flavors with a fair amount of barrel presence; and quite smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

750ml bottle, shared by Jay. Clear brown / red color. Good thin bubbly khaki head. Dark fruit nose, malty hop. Wood, spice, light vanilla. Some light herbal notes. Smooth, creamy, lighter carbonation, more of a dry finish. Nice bitter sweet taste, light warmth. Barrel is featured nicely in the barleywine. Good fresh, will probably smooth out nicely with a year or two.

750 ml. shared bottle. Pours reddish brown with a small biege head. Aroma of malt, bourbon, fruit, and caramel. Taste is malt, dark fruit, citrus, caramel, and vanilla. Very nice.

Pours a deep tawny brown with a a huge tan head that persists forever. Smells of floral and spicy hops with a solid shot of caramel and brown sugar. Lots of fruity esters waft forth as well as a touch of minty menthol and a faint hint of bourbon and oak. Wow that tastes great. Sweet caramel and dark sugars mixed with a healthy does of pitted fruits up front. Light bourbon and oak midway through with a hint of vanilla and a healthy dose of hop bitterness and ethanol long into the finish. Medium to thick body with a sweet hot mouthfeel and a light to moderate level of carbonation. This one wowed me at first but as it warmed the alcohol heat did start to get a little harsh. Nice barleywine maybe a good aging candidate.

Bottle. Pours dark amber with little head and some lacing. Nose is heavy on bourbon. Taste adds strong malt backbone and citrusy hop profile. Big and boozy. Incredibly complex and tasty. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On tap at Baileys Taproom in Portland, OR. Colour...murky, medium brown with a thin off white head. Nose...desiccated pit fruits, dates, burnt sugar and Don Pedro Jimenez. Palate...quite bitter, to start, then a shot of brown sugar, date pulp and pits and a plenty of booze. There’s a dry, almost tannic quality that wanders across the breadth of the palate and does not let up. The sugars help balance the tannic aspect, as does the ever present fruit leather. A wonderful barley wine that would likely age well!

From the April 2013 3R6P beer tasting. +++ Sample from a 750 ml corked brown bottle this beer poured a caramel-brown color with a large foamy tan head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was sweet caramel, coconut, and ripe dark fruits. The flavor was sweet and tart with moderate dark and golden fruits, tropical fruits, pineapple, ginger, coconut and a touch of tobacco. Long tropical fruit and coconut finish. Moderately full bodied. Very nice.

Pours a horehound candy color with a gigantic, fluffy, caramel-colored head. Chocolate, toffee, creme brûlée and hints of bourbon make up the aroma. The alcohol hits immediately. A thinner, more watery mouthfeel fails to compliment the big, sweet dessert flavors comprised of bourbon, toffee, and cocnut. An alcohol warmth returns at the finish. I like this beer. A couple of small improvements could make this an overall top 25 in the world. Somebody smart is at the helm at Uinta.

Pours dark garnet with a massive tan head that lasts and produces extra thick lacing. Aroma is fig, caramel, oak barrel, and light booze. Taste is plum, figs, vanilla, caramel, oak, and a splash of hot booze. Nice velvet mouth feel with a long sweet finish.