Barley Johns Barrel-Aged Rosies Ale (Batch 2)

Brewed by Barley Johns Brew Pub
Style: Barley Wine
New Brighton, Minnesota USA

Pours dark brown with a light white crispy head. Aroma is malty, malasses. Flavour is strong alcohol drowning into a nice raisin complex palate. At first this beer really puts you off from the alcohol but the raisin flavours become really enjoyable.

Name: Rosies Ale
Date: 06/23/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2007

opaque brown, wispy beige head, sweet brown sugar and bourbon aroma with lots of fruity ripe fig character, big body, rich chocolate flavor, lots of bourbon but not so much to keep other flavors from emerging, vanilla sweetness bring out the chocolate, a touch of gritty raw brown sugar sweetness, a strong dark ripe fruit character balances and blends with everything else, light bitterness from the oak wonderful array of complex flavors banance and compliment each other

Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 9/10; Overall: 19/20
Rating: 4.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***4

Dark cola body with beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, fruity (cherry, some orange), Bourbon. Taste is very sweet, fruity (cherry, some berry, orange), alcohol. Sticky full body. Good flavor but way too sweet.

(Draft) Pours a cloudy brownish amber body with a spare off-white head. Aroma of fruit, toffee, and spices. Flavor of fruit, brown sugar, toasted malt, and spices. Tasty!

Bottled from a growler... O-Town Throwdown... Crystal clear, ruby ale with burnt orange highlights. No head. Complex, wonderful aroma with notes of vanilla, bourbon, brown sugar, wood, light raisins and alchohol. The alcohol shines through in this version, "but I am not afraid." A huge beer with tons of malty sweetness. A touch acidic with plenty of bourbon, vanilla and alcohol. Ultra full-bodied with a mouthfeel of thick cooking oil and mega-soft carbonation. Lengthy, sweet finish. Thanks to robertsreality for providing the goods!

On tap at the brewpub on 6/23/07: Pours a nearly opaque with brown edges and a lightly effervescent cream-colored head. Aroma of sweet, rich brown sugar and caramel with some complex raisins and plums along with a nice bourbon oaky balance. Body starts rich, sugary and sweet with plenty of complex dark fruits and light bourbon and brandy flavors toward a viscous caramel candy finish. A very complex, enjoyable dessert beer.

Draft @ Brewpub: Dark brown mahogany, light head and lacing. Nose of bright sweet fruit and alcohol, lots of oxidized malt and barrel. Oakey and lots of sweet honey, chewy raisin and decent hops. Plenty of alcohol. Super complex and alive, but....

Very tiny draught glass that Walt bought for someone I can’t remember, who then donated it to me as he’d had one already....thanks Walt and ??? RBSG Minneapolis pub crawl, June 22 2007. Dark maroon, not quite opaque, a bit of head that dies to a lasting ring....loads of thick caramel in the aroma, a hint of smoked fruitwood, vanilla, and lightly toasty almonds, captivating....hugely juicy and fruity with smoky/burnt qualities providing a nice contrast, chocolate-caramel-nougat richness throughtout, raisiny and port-touched, totally decadent but to me not really overdone and significantly less boozy and mellower than Batch 1....I like my barleywines candyish as longs as there’s at least a bit of balancing bitterness or pungency, and this one fits the bill. Along with the Plank Dunkel Weizenbock at the Grand Tasting the next night this was tops of the gathering for me.