 Beerlando (1237), Orlando, Florida, USA
Apr 8, 2008
Pours a clear but dark brownish crimson color with a foamy, tan head that fades to a wispy film. The thick, sweet body leaves soapy, leggy, spotty lacing on the glass. The nose is as rich as they come, with intensely malty notes of brown sugar, maple syrup, caramel, and brandy soaked dark fruits. Figs, dates, nuts, and cherries are all present, and all are bathed in sweet, dark alcohol. The flavor is equally rich, and unabashedly so. This brew is malty as hell, and not afraid to show it. Some moderate, earthy, spicy hop character comes through on the back end, but its attempt at balancing things out is near futile. Vanilla does a good job of tying all the elements together into a smooth, sugary treat. A nearly full, sugary mouthfeel goes down smooth, but is a bit unsettling in the stomach do to all the sweetness. Ultimately, this is what I envisioned Thomas Hardy’s being before that liquid sugar bomb ruined me on ultra-malty barleywines. This one is still too sweet, but much more tolerable that Hardy’s. I’d like to see what a good 5-10 years does to a bottle. I’d bet it is devine.
Borresteijn (448), Amstelveen, Netherlands
Aug 18, 2008 Bottle @ De Beiaard. Ruby brown colour, off-white head. Aroma of brown sugar, fruits and malts. Flavour is very nice, sweet and malty, caramel, roasted malts and fruits. Almost Trappist-like. Soft, smooth and fullbodied.
nqualls (113), Tennessee, USA
Aug 18, 2008 12 oz bottle poured into a tulip glass. Poured a dark amber color with a two finger off white head. Aroma is molasses, over-ripe fruit and caramel. Flavor has some brown sugar ,caramel and more of the fruit, with some warming alcohol on the end. Medium to full bodied with low to average carbonation. Excellent beer.
NoiZe (875), Zeist, Netherlands
Aug 17, 2008 Brown, reddish colored brew. Sweetness in the aroma, caramel. Flavor is dark fruits, some caramel sweetness. Malty. Smooth barleywine.
Juelze (668), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Pours a ruby color with medium sized off-white head. Aroma is caramel, brown sugar, notes of fruit and molasses. Taste is of cherry cough syrup, caramel, brown sugar and alcohol. This is a bit of a brash off a barley wine which will need some she to be great. Still, not bad.
NomDeBeer (129), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Sweet and syrupy with big caramel malt flavors and aroma. Alcohol warmth is noticable. Seems like a really strong Scottish ale. Definitely not for me.
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