 GRM (871), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Oct 4, 2006
Brown bottle, 12 ounces, purchased on August 26, 2006 while visiting Beers of the world (Rochester) with Dum, Ian and Lubière; eye: looks thick as you poor it, brown with caramel reflections, not much head that leaves a ring around the glass, lacing; nose: hops, caramelized malt, alcohol, pepper, clove; mouth: caramelized malt, then hops that arrives rapidly and stays until the end, supported by a brandy-like taste, finale in hops wrapped in caramelized malt which turns into a hops-malt-alcohol chocolate, midly sweet, quite bitter, full body, slick and alcoholic texture, average carbonation; overall: really good
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 12 onces, acheté le 26 août 2006 chez Beers of the world (Rochester) lors d’un mémorable voyage avec Dum, Ian et Luc; oeil : semble dense lorsqu’on la vide, brune avec des reflets caramels, faible mousse beige qui forme un anneau autour du verre, dentelle; nez : houblon, malt caramélisé, alcool, poivre, clou de girofle; bouche : malt caramélisé, puis le houblon qui s’amène en trombe et demeure jusqu’à la toute fin, soutien de brandy, finale en houblon enrobé de malt caramélisé puis qui se transforme en une sorte de chocolat au houblon, malt et alcool, moyennement sucrée, assez amère, corsé, texture lisse et alcoolique, moyennement carbonatée; en résumé : très bonne
DrDavid (351), Johnson, Vermont, USA
Oct 6, 2008 (Bottle). Intense sweet aroma of hops, citrus, alcohol. Dark reddish brown body, thin light tan head. Flavor is spicy and medium licorice sweet, also some fruits and definite alcohol. Pleasant enough to sip slowly over an evening, but one would need to be prepared for the intensity.
rman18 (174), South Amboy, New Jersey, USA
Oct 5, 2008 I had this at the Durham World Beer Festival. It was good... poured dark amber with a small head. Smelled of hops and tasted like malt with hops. I am not sure of the alcohol content but it had some kick to it. I would have it again.
allfreej (295), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Sep 20, 2008 Bottled. Light-brown diminishing head, little lace, some tears. Clear copper pour. Heavy, sweet malt aroma, resin notes, toffee, alcohol, raisins. Full, slightly sticky mouthfeel, pleasantly carbonated, hop bitter finish. Flavor was long, heavy, and malty. An example of an American Barley Wine lifted straight from the style guidelines themselves!
Haslinger (549), Syracuse, New York, USA
Sep 14, 2008 Updated: Sep 18, 200812 ounce bottle thanks to kegbear. Poured into a snifter with a frothy head. Very good malt aroma and with some nice hop smell. The taste is malty with a bit of dark caramel. This is probably the best barley wine Ive ever had. I would love to have more of this.
lb4lb (1453), Austin, Texas, USA
Sep 10, 2008 2002 bottle.
Pours a caramel color with no head. Smell is rich an strong caramel, but in that aged sort of way, that is unappealing to me. Taste is smooth caramel as is common in old beers. Low carbonation and almost flat. Not great, but I’m sure I’ll like it better once I rate one of my fresher bottles.
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