 alexsdad06 (1107), Ohio, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 13, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Pours a clear dark copper color with a smaller off white head. The aroma has some caramel malt, but tends to the hoppy side of things. Orange citrus and fruit are what stand out. The flavor , much like the nose, tends toward the hops more than the malt. Orange citrus, floral hop bitterness, and fruit blend fairly well with the expected caramel malt backbone. I even picked up a slight hint of nuts. The alcohol is warming and adds to the experience. Although I generally like the sweeter, maltier barleywines, this one was solid.
StFun (534), Indiana, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 12, 2008 Updated: Jan 8, 2009WOAH! What a nice beer. Strong in every way. Lots of malt, tons of carmel, load of hops. All balanced greatly. Aroma, flavor and everything is strong. Aroma is almost like candy. Flavor is all that and more. The hops stand out the most, but the malt and carmel backbone swirl in the background and hold everything together. Totally drinkable, i wanted more, more, more. Nice warmth. Texture is smooth and thick, almost not like drinking beer at all. Not quite Behemoth, but pretty damn close, and less than half the price to boot. Oink Oink.
kyzr (1127), Belgrade, Montana, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 10, 2008 Nice copper color with good sized off-white head. Malty sweet nose. Flavor is malt filled with a nice bit of sweetness that has great texture. Good warmth from the alcohol with a bit of a hoppy finish.
TheShat (131), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 2, 2008 Bottle pours rich amber brown. Frothy head laces nicely. Fantastic aroma that is inviting. Rich malt flavor with a nice amount of sweetness. The finish is nice and dry with some hop kick and alcohol. This is a very good barley wine.
Nik925 (305), California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 2, 2008 Great appearance and aroma! Nice and dry, especially for a barley wine, which also lends towards the great mouthfeel. Extremely well made, lacks the cloying sweetness found in a lot of barley wines. The best barley wine I have had in a long time.
moelikebeer (220), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 29, 2008 Bottle. Clear, light amber pour with a little head. Ton of floral hops in the aroma. Smells more like a IIPA than a barley wine. Plenty of hops in the flavor as well, but also some sweet maltiness and alchol in the finish. By far the hoppiest barley wine I’ve ever head. Still very tasty!
oberabcbbsok (686), Hoboken, Belgium
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 29, 2008 4th of 5 beers on bottle in a vertical tasting. Tasted 2007, 2006 and 2002 at the brewery. A full bodied and really getting better the older it gets.
A very nice beer indead
mekjubaksa (17), Houston, Texas, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 28, 2008 Excellent late evening brew. Great with chicken dishes or sauteed vegetables as it’s slightly sweet (not bitter) and full of mellow hops. I had heard that Saint Arnold’s Divine Reserve #6 was modeled after this brew. Rumor or legend?
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