AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull

Brewed by AleSmith Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
San Diego, California USA

This was the right beer at the right time for me. I hadn’t had a beer in over two weeks, and I was looking for something rich and thick and delicious. In this beer there is absolutely nothing that can be improved upon. Don’t age your bottles any longer, Peter did that for us. Drink it now!

Bottle from sauceyhops. Gabe you made my year. This was the best beer I have ever had. It is exactly what I would call my perfect beer. I would take this as my "desert island" beer. Amber pour with a creamy light head. Aroma is full of bourbon, vanilla, caramel, toffee and some notes of white chocolate. The barrel aging of this beer has created a smooth and sensual beer that I LOVED. Caramel, toffee, wood, bourbon, some hop balance and a tiny bit of dryness at the finish. Wow. This is my first 5 rating.

Damn, Bought from ebay and sampled with Stegosaurus. Damn this was awesome, Caramel and oak aroma but this may be the smoothest barley wine I ever had. Excellent, nut and vanilla wood flavor. Perfect blend. Bottle #178 of 208

Not a bad thing to say about this barely wine. Its super smooth medium bodied and very very good to drink. Full of malted sweetness coated with oaky vanilla in a very long finish

Woody w/ a raisin sweetness, dark fruits like plums on the nose... Bourbon w/ soury fermented fruit, wood, and dark fruit in the mouth... This beer is absolutely incredible. Dry, well rounded and full on the mouthfeel, this beer poured a golden brown w/ red highlights, great lasting head and lacing. Pete, truely a work of art! Thank you.

Couldn’t wait any longer than New Years, had it side by side with non-barrel aged ON. Poured with almost no head, little carbonation. Dark/clear reddish w/ orange tints. Alcohol, figs, raisins, caramel. Nose is more intense than non BA version. Rich and thick body, smooth and creamy, with caramel, alcohol, bittering hops, hints of rich fruits...wow... Dry aftertaste, absolutely wonderful.

Bottle#37 of 225: Pour is ruby-amber color with a small light tan head that fades to a halo. Aroma is rich and and barley wine sweet with a hint of bourbon. Flavor starts malt sweet with a touch of bourbon followed by a light hop bite and finishing with a light dry orangy flavor. Palate is rich and smooth and the alcohol presence warms the throat. Another SUPERB AleSmith brew! Check back in about six months to a year, this one can only get better with some more aging. Notes: Brewed in 2002, Barrel aged in 2003 in a used Old Grand Dad barrel, bottled in 2004 and released Dec. 6, 2004.

2002 vintage: bottle #88/225 Nice hazy orangish brown color with a medium off-white head. Very rich vanilla extract, orange zest, oak, over-ripe banana and bourbon aroma. Thick, rich vanilla, banana, bourbon, orange zest, and caramel flavors. Nice dry finish.