StoutCat (64), Rockville, Vermont, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Golden pour, very hoppy nose. Flavor of hops with a bit of sweetness...more like an IPA to my palate. Still a tasty beer.
 sebletitje (104), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Courtesy of Chris.
Bottle was aged for about 3 years. Color is amber with thin white head. Flavor is dry and sweet. Aroma of caramel malt and light barley.
Could hardly notice the 10% abv.
heemer77 (3536), North Liberty, Iowa, USA
Jun 8, 2008 More classy names form Sweetwater. The body was deep orange to amber. The aroma was massive grapefruit with some bread crust. The taste had some oranges and bread crust. There was also some almond character. On the hoppy end of the style, this had alcohol burn in the finish.
illinismitty (1313), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Jun 1, 2008 Bottle at Noogfest 08. Pours copper amber with an off white head. Aroma of fruity ale esters and citrusy hops. Medium bodied. Flavor of caramel with a moderate amount of sweetness, countered by grapefruit and tangerine hoppiness. This was decent, but comes across more like a double IPA or ASA than a barleywine. I would be curious to try a fresh sample to get more of the hop profile.
hapjydeuce (517), Carlsbad, California, USA
May 2, 2008 Wetherel brought a big bottle of this to share with Sean, myself and others at the PP Bottle Shop. I think he said it had about 6 months of age. Clear golden brown color with some mircobubbles hanging around. Ginger spiced caramel aroma with undertones of raspberry, pine sap and almond. Very pleasant flavor; more caramel with coconut, I remember a bit of tang that could be some beginning oxidation? Smooth body that is pretty well rounded. Tasty!
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