 maniac (2770), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 16, 2009 Bottle on 11/23/2008. Slightly hazy orange body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet caramel aroma with some pale malt. Sweet pale malt and light grain flavor with some floral hops. Alcohol is somewhat apparent but the sweetness makes it seem fairly unattenuated. Medium full body with moderate carbonation.
motelpogo (4399), Plzen, Czech Republic
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 12, 2009 rbesg08 grand tasting, bottled. pale amber with a modest white head, aroma of slivovice and stewed pears, hints of caramel, gently metallic finish
daknole (3032), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
| 0.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 2/5 | 1/10 | 1/5 | 1/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 Tasting at Brewtopia. This really wasn’t good. One of the few I dumped in the VIP tent. Reddish pour wtih a medium sized head. Aroma and flavor just tasted like shit. I am glad this is retired.
MrChopin (706), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 <i>Thanks to jjpm79 for the bottle!</i>
Murky orange-amber, no head will form despite effort. Syrupy grain for a nose, quite sweet. Flavor is similar, except alcoholic, medicinal, and bitter. Palate goes right along, rather oppressive and syrupy. More like a helles than a barley wine.
cmillward (439), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Oct 26, 2008 Bottle, courtesy of redlight. Pours an amber body with a thin off-white head. Aroma of butterscotch, sweet, a little earthy hop bitterness. Sweet and watery butterscotch flavor, faint hints of corn, slight bitterness, alcohol evident as it warms. Fairly thin and watery, but alcohol tingles the mouth.
gnoff (3579), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 26, 2008 (Bottled 33 cl at SMÖF-08)
October 24, 2008
Apparently laid down since 2007
BB March 2008
Clear or slight hazy golden color, fluffy white head. Malty, sweet, a bit lactic, alcohol scent. Big sweet, malty, alcohol taste. Big smooth mouthfeel, low to medium bitterness. Peppry alcohol aftertaste.
tronraner (1939), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Oct 2, 2008 750 mL, shared by NachlamSie. Pours orange/copper, with tight beige head. The aroma is very sweet, caramelized sugar, chewing gum, earth, apple, and papaya. The flavor is dusty, dirty, and very very metallic. There is some sweet brown sugar, corn husk, and staleness. Dry, papery finish with a soap-box aftertaste. No good, this.
NachlamSie (1657), Tennessee, USA
| 1.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 5/20 |
Sep 27, 2008 750mL sent by TheBeerCellar which I shared ever so generously with Tronraner. What a wonderful surprise this one was. The pour is a barely hazy dark gold with a tall white head. I take a sniff. . . .WHAT? This is not a barley wine by my nose. It’s a cheap, canned gas station beer as far as I can tell. The aroma is sugary and reminiscent of a corny lager. Hints of apples and grains are found. I’m not too excited to taste this and to my dismay the flavor is way worse. It’s heavily metallic and dirty with lots of cheap grain character. This cannot be a barleywine. It is very, very astringent and hard to drink. I feel like I need to scrub the inside of my mouth. It reminds me of rust and corn. This has a definite malt liquor feel, though I’d like my malt liquors less metallic; I could even go for some more pronounced sugary sweetness if it would spare me the astringency. I really cannot finish my glass.
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