 imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
Jan 25, 2009 12oz. Vintage 1998. As i popped the cap, there was a "pifft" Pour is murky brown with little to no head. Aromas of raisins, sweet malt, caramel, and a hint of spice. Flavor is f%$#ing smooth and amazing. The hops have faded out completly. No alcohol is present and damn, what a treat.
kiefdog (1534), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jan 23, 2009 Bottle courtesy of onenote81. Pours a hazy dark brown with red highlights. One finger tannish white head that settles slowly. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, honey, wood, vanilla, some slight notes of floral hops. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of flora hops, brandy, caramel, honey, grass, yeast, caramel, grass, hay pine and malt. Generally medium to full body with a sweet and malty finish.
pressboxjoe (69), , New Jersey, USA
Jan 23, 2009 Bottle from brewery. Vigorous pour gets deep red with robust off-white head. Aroma of cherries and decaying leaves. Fruity sweet taste with big round palate. This bottle has been refrigerated a month plus and may be dulled because of it. But I feel its flavor are not as complex as earlier bottles. Relatively little bitterness. Very pleasant in the mouth. But I don’t detect a ton of aroma or variety of flavors. Still an enjoyable brew and rating to some extent based on other bottles from the same six-pack.
elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
Jan 22, 2009 Bottle, pours a beautiful dark amber and mahogany with a small head. Aroma of vanilla, wood, esters, plum and moist soil. Palate is softly carbonated, and full-bodied flavor. Flavor is a delicious combination of dry chocolate, rich malt, hoppy fruit flavor, and hazelnut. This is extraordinary. Flavor is light/crisp enough to prevent being weighty, yet the flavor is so bold that Old Horizontal leaves a lasting impression. Finish lingers on a contemplative notes, with some back of the mouth dryness. Superb!
ilovedarkbeer (1322), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jan 20, 2009 Bottle thanks to BMan1113VR. Small off white head that is merely a ring sits atop a tawny colored body. Some lacing that cascades down the side of the glass. Nose is styrofoam, medicine, and fruity hops. Taste is burnt caramel, and a grainy sort of taste that I can only think of calling scratchy. Medium to thick mouthfeel and a medium length finish. Not really a fan.
Dmalone102 (215), Denver, Colorado, USA
Jan 16, 2009 If this beer tasted like it smells, I would have given it a perfect score. Regardless, it’s a fantastic Barleywine. It has a bbeautifully clear, mahogony color, with very little head. It smells like an IPA, with berry-like esters and Piney hops. The taste though, is carmally sweet and tastes of rasins and/or dates. Very drinkable though.
danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
Jan 16, 2009 Bottle. Mahogany colored hue with a nice orange tinted cream head. Very sweet nose. Some caramel, pine resin, and alcohol. Flavors of spicy hops, caramel malts, alcohol is strong. Nice fruity flavor notes too. Mouth is full bodied, a bit astringent, with a nice long bitter finish. Nice barley wine, aging my second bottle for a while to see the comparison.
nbutler11 (729), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jan 15, 2009 Updated: Jan 17, 2009Ajm cracked one of these a few months ago with me, but Im damned if I can remember much from the end of that night. Re-rate, bottle from Shyam "the bomb" Nair. Pours a warm amber color with a creamy beige head. Smells and tastes of rubbing alcohol, chewy caramel, bitter hops, pine, and plenty of malt. Finishes hot, but youve gotta love it.
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