 41cubs (145), , New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 18, 2009
Smells of very sharp piney goodness and hostess style sweet vanilla citrus cakes. Really smooth understated floral earthiness in the flavor that blends well with the sweetness here. Definitely finishes bitter and a little hot. Gorgeous look to this beer. It is an impenetrable cloudy orange with an off white long lasting tight foam head. Mouthfeel is rich and filling like it ought to be. Thank You Avery. 2009 22 oz.
arminjewell (127), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 Poured deep red with off white head, smells of citrusy and woody hops with a slight malt character. Taste starts out resiny/citrusy hops and then moves into a caramel sweetness with a nice hop bitterness that lingers. Overall definitely more of a DIPA than a barley wine, but a hop head like myself can’t complain! Awesome beer.
Toxygen (294), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 (br-btl pk-lbl flying-hogs, 22oz, 9.2%, dry hopped with Colubus, 100IBUs, $7, 32¢/oz)
lct-cpr, moldy-lasting-head, wavy-lace, full-body, ^co2, smooth.
^sweet-crml ^flowery-hop ^rich aroma.
§chclt §rum T1 ^crml-malt bitter-hop-bite T2 ^alchl-warm ^crml-hop T3 vinyl-hop Tf.
^rich-hops (almost roasty), mostly-sweet, ^drinkable.
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 (241), 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 (743), 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 (394), 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 (1800), 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.
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