Tdevil (13), Feetood, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 7, 2008
This was my first barleywine. Nice frothy head and cloudy in the mug. The taste was very punguent & complex, almost like bitter, sweet, malty, and alcohol all hitting your tastebuds at once. Definitely an acquired taste. I winced at the first sip, and until the alcohol numbed my palate it was really quite difficult to drink. I don’t think I even need to mention the walloping 11% ABV. Good beer, but I can’t drink often.
 Toxygen (413), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 5, 2010 (br-btl bk-lbl, 11%)
lct-br, thin-tan-head, no-lace, full-body, ^co2.
aroma: dark-malt cascade-hop.
flavor: caramel T1, hop-bitter smooth-warm-alchl T2, citrus-hop-bitter T3.
the alchl and hop-bitterness do not get overpowering but they limit enjoyment to small quantities.
nittanytide (50), Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 4, 2010 Poured an amber/red in color. Little in the way of head. Aroma of candied fruits. Taste is pear and candied pineapple. Not overly sweet though. Alcohol is apparent but well-hidden. Great winter brew.
ChrisThomson (415), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 Bottle. Dark amber colour, slightly cloudly, with white head. Mind blowing nose of toffee and spice. Lots of complexity, caramel malts, dark fruit, nuts and dark chocolate, with smooth finish.
TeamTrappist (419), jericho, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 31, 2009 Bottle. Poured a rich cloudy amber. Nose was hoppy andalty with some spice notes. Real nice depth of flavor. Very drinkable but fullll bodied. Nice hop notes but well balanced with a ton of malt and nice spice notes. Really good. Another good one from victory.
Brewbie (234), New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 12oz bottle. enjoy by date of Dec29, 2011. Pours a syrupy dark amber, small lasting head and tons of floaties. Aroma of pine hops, caramel. Sweet sweet initial taste, very syrupy, heavy pine hop finish. Hint bread/yeast. Would never know this was 10.5%, the alcohol is far in the background.
TampaBrew (907), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 Pours deep copper. Nose is big american hops, citrus, grapefruit, dark fruits, booze and sweet caramel. Flavor is bold fruit esters, citrus, pine all balanced nicely by big caramel and toffee. Nice!
wajacobs (22), USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 a deep reddish brown beer with a strong malty aroma, a full mouth feel with a nice bitter character on a strong malt backbone.
excellent desert beer to serve with berry tarts, or chocolates.
tastybeer (150), Washington DC, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Bottle. Pours mahogany with a big head and lots of lacing. Tastes like pinecone, caramel, roasted malts. Probs will be better after being aged for 6 months.
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