Bison Organic Barleywine

Pours white with a dissipating head. Aromas of sweet malt and earthy hops. Flavor is very sweet, actually a bit cloying. Once you get past the sweetness there is a big complex malt flavor with some earthy hops to balance. Not bad. Need some real heavy food to stand up to this beer... good thing I’m just about to pull some spares out of the smoker.

Pours amber with chunks and virtually no head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Mouthfeel is watery for a barleywine with slight carbonation. Taste is sweet and malty I guess I can get the toffee. Good but not great for a BW (give me some old numbskull) very drinkable though.

22 oz Bomber-Trade w/Snojerk321. Cloudy copper color w/no head. Sweet aroma. Flavors of candied sugar, caramel, toffee, dark fruits, butter & brown sugar. Kind of sweet & light. Not a real complex barleywine which will curl your toes or knock your socks off, one which is an easy drinking, enjoyable, sip it all night brew. Alcohol is well hidden so this one could get you in trouble. Thanks Torry!

Tasted at the 5th Annual (2008) Triple Rock Firkin Fest. This barleywine pours a slightly hazy brown amber color. Small sized head. Aroma is caramel and sweet. A medium to lighter bodied barley wine. The malts are caramel and toffee. The hops are earthy and herbal. A malty barley wine, if anything it’s a little too malty, not a lot of complexity. Soft carbonation. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

A- Pours a muddy colored brown. Reminds me of homemade cider. Thick head that reminiscent of oatmeal. S- Smells very sweet, malts, flowers. T- Tastes of coffee, oatmeal, burnt hops. Slight alcohol tinge M- Thick mouthfeel that feels just about right going down. D- Very drinkable. Sipping beer because of the high alcohol content but i could drink this all night.