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Watch City Lunarshine Burley Whine


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75
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A Barley Wine brewed by
Watch City Brewing Co.

Waltham, Massachusetts USA

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133.44/5.03.36/5.0Winter8.7%21.7 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The barley wine style frightens many with its legendary heft both in body and in content of alcohol. Not to worry with our offering (an Aaron Mateychuk creation) a fairly low alcohol level is balanced by a firm, malt biased body that aims to tease the palate with forgotten flavor memories; all pleasant. Have it with dessert; allow it to be your dessert. Caramel, tiramisu and penuche flavors step out front, but that is merely the precursor to an abyss of flavor sensation. A rich reward to all who order this lovingly conditioned ale (8 months and counting.) 23.4º Plato ... 85 IBU's ... 8.7% ABV

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 Ma_Beer (421), Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jul 11, 2006  
Had one last Spring. To my surprise, it came in a regular shaker pint glass. I was expecting a snifter. Deep and strong, lots going on. Tiramisu? I think that’s a bit of a stretch.


 Lubiere (3144), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/102/54/20
Mar 18, 2006  
Red brown ale with a thick off-white head. No aroma, as way too cold. Horrible in mouth, like band-aids and bilous hops. Waste of a ticket! Dont know what happened here! Contaminated! At EBF 2006.


 PeterA (336), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/510/20
Feb 12, 2006  
The aroma was cherry, cherry, and more cherry. The color was a ruby red, it had a thin, off-white head. The flavor came through as medicinal to me. You feel the alcohol at the end, along with the bitterness. I was disappointed by this beer.


 fatty (363), Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 16, 2005  
Cloudy mud brown orange body with off-white bubbling rigning head. Caramel cherry aroma. Caramel smokey flavor. Creamy palate which is smooth and soft.


 weeare138 (924), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 30, 2005  
Thanks to hopdog for unleashing this winner! This is the ’04 version. Appears an apple cider toned murky brown with a beige head and lofts of lacing. Smell is of caramel, vanilla, cherry, dark fruit. Taste is bready and of the same pleasant aromas. Mouthfeel is very soft, creamy, smooth, and chewy. Drinkability...this was great. May have been even better with some more aging.




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