 nhorween (505), New York, New York, USA
Aug 13, 2006 Updated: Aug 21, 2006
Bottle. Pours a hazy, ruddy orange color with a fine beige head. Aroma is sugary sweet with a nice hop background with a bit of alcohol; also, nice rounded malt with some great fruit (pineapple) and some vanilla. Very forward flavor with nice bitterness and some chewy hops following that sweetness I got in the aroma. I can taste the alcohol for sure, but it works well at the end. Nicely carbonated, but the mouthfeel is a tad oily. Overall, a very nice beer
thooper41 (214), USA
Sep 4, 2008 12oz bottle: pours a hazy dark amber brown with small off white head, aroma filled with hops and a hint of malt, flavor has tons of citrus hops up front and a good malt backbone to follow. very good barly wine.
darn1207 (258), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Sep 2, 2008 12oz bottle. clear amber-brown color with thin creamy head. aroma of spicy caramel, hops, alcohol and sweet malts. bitter citrus hop taste up front then roasted toffee/caramel then a lingering tingly bitter finish. really interesting and good balance. overall fantastic barley wine. K-7
TheRealBastard (94), New Jersey, USA
Aug 24, 2008 ’98 vintage 12 oz’r. Poured very dark and barely any head. Somewhat oxidized, but still drinkable. Nose is dark fruits, malt, and alcohol. Smooth drinker for the vintage. Chunky bottom from the aging, only got about a 8oz glass from this bad boy. Very good barley wine, highly recommend to others even with the age on it.
malrubius (426), USA
Aug 16, 2008 12 ounce bottle in Duvel glass. Slightly hazy garnet with lasting ring and a little lace. Complex aromas of earth, port, wood, brown sugar, cherry pie. Brown sugar toasted caramel sweetness, ripe fruit, medium bitter finish with lingering sweet fruitiness. Full body with a little carbo bite. Barleywines are usually love ’em or spit ’em out for me. This one’s pretty damn good. Complex and drinkable and in-your-face.
spikester (413), Salem, Oregon, USA
Aug 14, 2008 Dark amber with modest tan head, good amount of lacings. Aroma is roasted malt. Sweet rich roasted malts with some soysauce, molasses, brown sugar, prunes, and a nice bitter hop finish. Some citrus in the hop flavor. One strong beer that is entirely enjoyable. Go slow though, this one will sneak up on you. Label abv is 11%.
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