 smoosh (523), New Albany, Indiana, USA
Apr 19, 2007
Bottle - aroma is still a bit hot, but with plenty malt and dark fruits. Deep amber to brown body with TONS of floaties. Nearly looks like a Belgian quad. Smallish ring of beige foam around the rim of the glass. Flavor contains much more of the dark fruits. Alcohol is pretty well hidden. A good barleywine, but no one of my favorites.
KornDogg (31), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Bottle, Lancaster Beer Festival.... a very smooth barley wine that is not too malty and hides the alcohol extremely well... the sweet fig flavor wasn’t too sweet.. great balance
BeerBelcher (750), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 5, 2008 As I’ve mentioned before, I am not a big fan of super-malty beers like bocks. Many barley-wines also emphasize that super-sickening-sweet malt ball flavor that I really don’t care for. So, I tend to favor the barley-wines that are super-hoppy, versus those that are super malty. I really liked this barley-wine, and it was neither super hoppy nor malty; it had a really good fruitiness that was not overly sweet, a bit sour, and still malty enough to satisfy.
Appearance was a dark brown with a minimal head. Aroma is a bit sweet and brown sugary, with a touch of sourness that reminded me of cherry, nad lots of fruit. Flavor was more of that fruit/cherry/fig taste which was both mildly sour, slightly sweet, and very good. Malt backbone was substantial, but for a barley wine this beer was oddly...balanced. And very good tasting. Mouthfeel was a bit sticky and thick (what you’d expect from a barley wine) with some astringency you’d expect from a beer with an 11% ABV (which this beer hides quite well).
I really enjoyed this beer, and would recommend it highly. I bought this 4-pack from Discount Liquor shortly after it came into the state of WI.
Juelze (703), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 5, 2008 Pours a rich copper color with thin off white head. Aroma is of fruit, almost berry like with caramel and with some alcohol. Taste is of caramel, fruit, unripe banana, and a bit of spice. Pretty smooth for the alcohol level, but it does have a bit of hotness. Still, one hell of a barley wine.
stefanje (596), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
Oct 2, 2008 12 oz bottle courtesy of daknole. Pours a cloudy amber-brown with a small off-white head. The aroma is rich with molasses and dark fruits. The flavor is big with more ripe dark fruits, molasses, barley, maple syrup and alcohol. The mouthfeel is smooth and full with soft carbonation. The finish is long and semi-sweet. Overall: A very enjoyable strong ale. thanks dakine.
Petrucci914 (375), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Pours an amber color with medium frothy off-white head that leaves bits of lacing. Aroma is carmel malts, blackberries, and dark fruit. Taste is the same with some alcohol in the nose. The palate is dry and bitter, and not too pleasant. Other than that, a pretty solid BW.
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