 ChainGangGuy (1602), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Sep 10, 2007
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.
shp555 (1377), lilburn, Georgia, USA
Jul 9, 2008 Pours a deep ruby color with a tan head. Aroma is fruity, caramel, figs, sherry, and some earthy hops. Flavor is malty, caramel, toast, figs, and a warming bitter finish.
BlackDonald (1039), North Carolina, USA
Apr 6, 2008 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.
desurfer (1037), Pinellas Park, Florida, USA
Dec 21, 2007 Deep garnet body with a small beige head. Aroma is fruity and full of alcohol. Flavor is huge and malty; not much hoppiness in here, but there are notes of raisins and other dark fruits. Alcohol is quite noticeable. A big, solid barleywine.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Nov 25, 2007Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: 12/31/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
opaque amber, thin fine beige head, sweet fruity aroma with lots of ripe plum, incredable smooth malt, 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,
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Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: 01/06/2007
Mode: growler
Source: blind tasting
Score: 3.3
muddy orange, wispy white head with frothy edges, touch of lace, bitter caramel malt aroma with a light tart edge, creamy body, light fruity flavor, nice balancing bitterness,
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Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: 06/07/2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
cloudy orange, dense beige head,
sweet fruity aroma,
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
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Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: 09/06/2007
much richer on the dark caramel with the fruity character receeding, long bitter finish
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Name: Bob’s Gnarley Wine
Date: 11/05/2007
Words: 15 months old
good balance in the aroma between the fruityness and the earthyness,
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
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4
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