jeffdog22 (23), lakeland, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 28, 2006 Very sweet...jolly rancher...became more and more delicious as it warmed up...cranberry, vanilla...certainly like a port wine...little too sweet to be a top notch barleywine though...bottle...redlight redlight...orlando
 tennisjoel (950), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 27, 2006 Bottle. I’ve always found Avery to be hit and miss. This beer is kind of in the middle. I think the alcohol is well hidden. The flavor is decent; accentuating fruity peach flavors and vanilla attack the palate. There is little to no hops here and because of this lack of balance, the beer comes off as slightly cloying. It’s easier for me to put this down than the beast for sure, but I think the heavy sweetness would make tough for me to handle multiples of this beer (probably a good thing with the strength here).
moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 20, 2006 Samaels pours out a red-tinted brown with a medium head. The aroma is of caramel malt and it is sugary and alcohol laden. The taste is bunches of alcohol and mollasses thrown on top of some more sugar. I probably need to lay one of these down for a few years and give it another shot, but for now it is just too overpowering for me.
ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 16, 2006 Bottle. 2005 Bottling. Rich, alcholic, vinous, wood aged aroma. Caramel notes in the nose, sweet. Murky, honey colored, reddish amber body with a small, slightly off-white head that erodes to a mere ring, which later becomes no ring. Initial mouthfeel is sweet, sweet alcohol. Rich, powerful and caramelly. They had to dump in loads of sugar when they made this brew. You almost have to compare this to a port, yet this is sweeter and less vinous. As an after dinner dessert beverage, I prefer port. As a barleywine, it is too sweet without enough backbone. For sugarheads, it doesn’t get much better.
BrewDad (2370), Olympia, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 13, 2006 [Bottle - Johns Market]
A great flavor Oak Aged beer. Loved the warm feeling this beer gave off. A strong after tatse and a dry finish. This is a great beer.
illinismitty (1799), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 11, 2006 Bottle. Thanks to YourDarkLord for bringing this out for me to sample. Pours translucent copper with a faint off white head. Sweet syrupy aroma, along with some vanilla and strong liquer. Flavor of caramel, dark fruits, alcohol, and a hint of vanilla. Not a lot of oakey wood traits in my sample, perhaps a little light on the hops also. Slighty stickiness on the finish, with a hint of solvent like alcohol bite. Interesting beer. Not sure I would buy again.
trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 10, 2006 Disappointing. Pours brown with floaties suspended in the thick, carbonation-free liquid. No head could be forced from this one. Aroma is very nice, sweet and caramel with a heavy oak quality. The oak is "very apparent" in the taste, just as the description points out. Problem is it only enhances the overly sweet caramel-malt of this brew. The alcohol came out as the beer warmed, making this sticky-sweet syrup that became undrinkable. I will try this again, and pray I just got a bad bottle this time around.
Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 9, 2006 Nice dark amber color,small off white head that faded quickly leaving nothing behind.The aroma was malty sweet with a good fruity side some caramel and mild hops.The flavor was pretty big nicely malty with some nice fruit and a hint of caramel some definate alcohol coming on in the middle and end.Pretty good brew all around but could use a bit of age i think to really bring out the flavors,because the alcohol does sort of get in the way a bit on this one.
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