Boulder Beer Killer Penguin Barleywine

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: Barley Wine
Boulder, Colorado USA

’07 bottle. pours a brilliant deep red with a 1 finger off white head. sweet & sugary malt aroma with a touch of caramel. solid medium to full body over the palate. banana up front, sweet and a bit of spice on the sides with the alcohol coming through on the back. strong finish - a bit too hot and ends abruptly. overall not a great BW... decent, worth drinking once... enjoyable, but nothing to really remember about this one.... typical for Boulder Beer Co.... just kind of average.

2007 bottle purchased at Wild Oats (Tampa, FL). Dark brown/copper color with a thin head. Aroma of dried fruit and sugar. Decent flavor. Alcohol is fairly noticeable, but not overpowering.

2007 vintage poured from a 22-oz bottle a dark copper color. Smell of sweet fruit and bread. Taste of caramel, malts and candied sugar with a nice spicy alcohol finish.

22oz 2007 bomber purchased at Spirits Red Bank. Pours a clear reddish rust color with a small light beige frothy head, very nice for a BW. Aroma is loaded with sweetness, caramel, toffee, honey, maple syrup, raisins and alcohol. Full bodied with light carbonation. The flavor is just as sweet as the aroma would lead you to believe with lots of toffee, maple flavored ice cream, slight caramel and some grainy breadiness. This is the best boulder beer by far and a nicely done BW.

The hop aroma is pretty forward bad after taste of grapefruit .a slight caramel-raisin color. There’s a weird, dark earthiness to the finish, it was alot of work opening the bottle. They could of gone alttle lighter on the wax.

22 oz bottle. Pours a clear dark amber body, small fizzy beige head falls to a wispy film. Heavy toffee and caramel malt fight with piney hops for aromatic dominance. Moderate alcohol vapors, brown sugar, and some fusal notes. Heavy brown sugar sweetness with lots of caramel and toffee, this is pretty much exactly as I expected from Boulder. A little hot on the finish. This is just a one trick pony, zero complexity. Piney bitterness on the finish. Heavy mouthfeel with lots of clingy sweetness and moderate fizzy carbonation. These guys are right up there with Avery for me. A couple decent regular brews, but the big beers are boring and under attenuated.

Bottle, 2007 vintage - Pours a ruddy amber in color with a creamy off white head. The aroma is fruity and malty with a bit of hoppy freshness. The flavor is a bit fruity in the front with a dry, hoppy bite in the finish. It has a full mouthfeel with a strong alcoholy character. An interesting take on the style, however, not my favorite.

Pours a dark amber with a dirty white head. Aroma is strong malt and hops. Flavor has some fruits up front, some hops, a bit of caramel and a bit of alcohol. Finishes far too watery. Decent but falls flat on the finish which kills this kind of beer.