5 Seasons Bobs Gnarly Wine

Brewed by 5 Seasons Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Pours a dark translucent ruby-brownish with a decent light tan head. Strong malty and hoppy aroma has molasses and nutty hints. Rich flavor has a strong alcohol zing typical of barleywines, but this does not dominate the taste, which has a nice balance of malt and hops and a nutty undertone. Texture is smoother and more pleasant than most barleywines I have tried.

It took them a while to get around to making a barleywine. but I knew when Glenn finally did one he would knock it out of the park. This one is no slouch, wonderfully rich and complex. Lots of dark fruit and candi sugar, raisins and dates, with a sweet but not cloying flavor of cake icing. This will age extremely well.

Medium amber color. Rich creamy texture. Very full. hands were sticking to the glass. aroma of bananas, pecans, buttered toffee. candy caramel flavor. flavor of sweet malt with a distant bitter finish. Very balanced. Very strong.

Not at all RETIRED, thankfully! Appearance: Pours a hazy, robust-looking mahogany body with a dense off-white head. Smell: Rich, dark toasted toffee aroma with hints of dark fruits and minor, light alcohol notes. Taste: Very lush malt flavor with tons of sweet toffee. Mild fruitiness. Slight hop bite on the altogether sweet finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Quite warming. Drinkability: Heavenly. A very enjoyable barleywine from 5 Seasons.

An almost cherry colored pour with a hint of brown. Creamy off white head and lace. Deep molasses/brown sugar, dried fruit, abv aroma. Abv, and a good balance of malt and hops. A nice warmth as well. Medium full bodied with soft carbonation. Very unusual and very damn good.

Cloudy brown with large, creamy, long-lasting head. A bit like bourbon-soaked zucchini bread (basically, the esters there aren’t quite banana-like to make it booze-soaked banana bread). Bit of nuttiness. Flavor is sweet, but not cloying. Very fruity. The body is full and creamy, but the flavor is almost light for a barleywine. Almost minty in the back from the hops, I’m assuming, but this definitely goes the path of the less hoppy British barleywines instead of the hop monster American versions. Extremely drinkable for its size.

Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: December 31, 2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque amber, thin fine beige head
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma with lots of ripe plum, incredable smooth malt
Flavor: nice rich ripe fruit flavor, light hops to balance without showing any hoppy character, very light bitterness, like an aged barleywine but fresh from the tanks

Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: January 06, 2007
Mode: growler
Source: blind tasting
Score: 3.3
Appearance: muddy orange, wispy white head with frothy edges, touch of lace
Aroma: bitter caramel malt aroma with a light tart edge
Body: creamy body
Flavor: light fruity flavor, nice balancing bitterness

Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: June 07, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Appearance: cloudy orange, dense beige head
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma
Flavor: rich sweet fruity flavor, nice caramel character, good balancing bitterness without being hoppy, the fruity character is coming out stronger in this batch or as it ages

Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: September 06, 2007
much richer on the dark caramel with the fruity character receeding, long bitter finish

Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: November 05, 2007
Words: 15 months old
Aroma: good balance in the aroma between the fruityness and the earthyness
Flavor: flavor starts off rich and fruity with the dark caramel flavor yeilding to the fruity character, just enough gritty brown sugar sweetness to bring out the malt, light lingering bitter finish builds as you travel to the bottom of the glass

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