Alpine Beer Company Great

Served on tap at the San Diego Brewers Guild Festival 2009. The appearance is a deep copper hue. The flavors and aromas are rich oak/cask, Jack Daniels, caramel, sweet malts, molten chocolate. Mouth is full and warm with a very smooth finish.

2005 vintage. Pours hazy dark copper with an off-white head. Citrus and caramel nose. Smooth and creamy medium body and moderate carbonation. Caramel, biscuit and citrus in the taste.

2005 Bottle. Overall it had some good qualities of a BW but I feel past its prime. Sweet and oak with some vanilla but also some wet dog and cardboard. Some odd bitterness and dry too. Some bourbon shines through but any alcohol is well hidden. Not so great now, most likely better fresh or with one year on it.

375 ml bottle - 2005 vintage; thanks to westsidethreat for the trade; pours dark orange with slight haze; rich, strong, caramel, wood, bourbon, candy; drinks soft and silky smooth; very sweet and quite kick ass overall

375ml bottle shared by suzygreenberg. Pours a deep amber brown with an white head. Nose is sweet and bready maltiness. Hints of caramel, prune, oak and a touch of whiskey. Taste is has the flavors picked up from the nose with low carbonation and pretty smooth given the ABV. Thanks Ben!

Bottle shared by suzygreenberg. Thanks Ben! Toffee, caramel, fruity malts, brown sugar and whiskey barrel notes on the nose. Not super strong aroma, but the way everything worked together was a very pleasant olfactory experience. Hazy amber color with a thin bubbly head. Flavors of caramel, toffee, fruit cake, wood, vanilla, flat floral hops, and alcohol/whiskey notes. The carbonation is low and it drinks relatively smooth considering its 15% alcohol. A light bitterness rounds out the finish, and this one warms you up in the chest.

Bottle courtesy of Ibrew2or3. Pours a clear dark amber brown color with white-tan head. Aroma is intoxicating. Sweet and malty notes give way to raisins and sugar plums, wood, vanilla, stronger oak notes, ripe dark fruit, brandy. This is one beer I didnt want to stop sniffing. Flavor is malty and sweet with complex bourbon and malt notes, vanilla, oak, caramel, dark chocolate. Very syrupy and smooth mouthfeel with a pleasing and warming alcohol finish. Amazing beer.

Bottle courtesy of Ibrew2or3. Thanks Dave for another Barley Wine. Aroma of oak, cardboard, caramel, vanilla, and booze. Taste is oak, caramel, vanilla, and booze. Medium thin mouthfeel with a mild to moderate amount of bitterness and slightly hot alcohol. Very good.