 Ljunkan (398), Karlstad, Sweden
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 9, 2009
Bottle from Systembolaget. Pours a dark red color with a white foamy head which remains a while before it sinks down and becomes a small ring of foam. Aroma is hoppy with a clear malty background. Citrus, grapefruit, pine-needles and resin strucks me at first. There’s also a slight fruity berry-like note, caramel/toffee and fruit candy. Flavour is very hoppy and malty at the same time. As with the aroma there’s lots of citrus, grapefruit, pine-needle and resin. The sweet malty notes of caramel and fruit candy is also there together with something which I would describe as some "salty frog candy" I ate when I was younger. Finish is really brutal bitter, as expected from the high IBU. Body is full - this is a very filling beer. Carbonation is rather average with nice soft bubbles, the liquid is rather sticky. This is maybe not supercomplex but very tasty and drinkable. Feels like a session beer you could drink a lot of, if it wasn’t for the high ABV. Dangerous!
mugabe (219), Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Bottle. Hazy amber, dissipating medium head. Fruity hop aroma with some citrus and soap. Very rich mouthfeel, somewhat weird taste of pineapple, resin, spruce and alcohol. Nice bittersweet finish with a touch of malt. More of DIPA than the barley wine expected. In a good way.
yfront (12), Sweden
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 This is my cup of tea. Lots of hops and bitterness.
Not as rough as a double IPA (disguised as barley wine) should be, but still good enough.
Will drink again!
Ceebs25 (240), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 22 oz bomber. This beer just makes me happy. Everything about it is really solid without any major surprises, but in a good way. As advertised, this barley is definitely on the hoppy side of things but never out of balance. Leafy florals and thick citrus are big in the aroma, along with nutty sweet malts, fruit basket, and minor weak proof alcohol. A good fluffy white head on the pour as well, nice lacing and a good layer of retention, medium-thick cloudy body with some particulate, and a bright rusty orange color in the appearance. Great body and feel on the palate that has the right amount of oomph for a barely wine while still being nicely creamy and drinkable. The balance here in the flavors really is perfect also the whole way through. The earthy, woody leaf hops are quite nice, with nutty caramel cereal that blends into sugary sweet candy fruits and bitter citrus through the finish. This was a top of the line barley wine that maybe didn’t push the limits as much as it could, but its very hard to complain that it didn’t.
mreusch (741), Olathe, Kansas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 22oz. bomber with at least a year on it. Pours a slight hazy orange-gold with a large head that lingers; good lacing. Aroma is fresh and ripe dark fruits, caramel, and some citrus and earthy hops. Flavor is more juicy fresh and ripe fruits, caramel, toffee, and some light citrus. A decent enough barleywine but nothing standout.
zizzybalubba (390), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 22 oz. bottle from Grape & Gourmet. Muddy orangeish-brown pour with a creamy off-white head. Strong pineapple and grapefruit hop aroma. Some sweetness in the aroma is also noted. Flavor is of grapefruit rind and caramel with the grapefruit rind dominating. Slight alcohol burning. Hoppier than many barleywines I have tasted but there is enough malt that I bet this cellars well. Really good stuff. Avery does it again.
lithy (1750), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 1, 2009 Dark reddish-orange, puffy loose beige head, loopy lacing. Big fruity, malty, dried raisins, alcohol aroma. Taste is not as biting, fruits, raisins, prunes, caramel, toffee, apples.
finol (510), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle.
Pours amber with a creamy yellowish head.
Butter, citrus and caramel aroma.
A bit to light body.
Taste of hops, nutts, fudge.
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Frovigalning (456), , Sweden
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 It poured a slightly hazy dark golden liquid with a medium sized dirty white foam that left allot of lacing. Quite a nice look actually.
It had a smell of sweet malt, caramell and wood. There where more smells but I couldn’t quite put my finger on what they where.
The mouthfeel was smooth with a thich body. It had a sweet taste of caramell and malt with an alcoholic finish. The flavour was a bit intence just the way I like it. A very nice beer again from Avery, definitely something I want to drink again.
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