Boulder Beer Killer Penguin Barleywine

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

Bottled. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel and fruit. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of both fresh and over ripe fruits. The sweetness makes it a bit cloying. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of markgugs. Clear, amber golden with a dense, shaving foam-style like head. Aroma of overripe fruit and sherry. The body is surprisingly only medium with a little caramel and overripe fruit in there. Discreetly bitter. Fairly average Barley Wine. 191207

Draught at Rose and Raindrop, Portland. Clear nut brown. Grassy lemon juice aroma. Somewhat syrupy and vinous with thick mouthfeel. Creates a sweet/sour sensation that I’m not terribly sure I like.

Bottle. Clear orange brown coloured with an off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, dried fruits, cookies and hops. Swet flavour of caramel, dried fruits, hops and pine needles. Hoppy finish.

Date: 02/10/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Extreme Beer
Vintage: 2006

clear dark amber, wispy head, rich dark caramel aroma with earthy hops, rich sweet caramel flavor, lots of earthy bitterness and a long bitter finish, needs age to mellow the rough edges
-------- /> Date: 10/01/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: roadtrip
Vintage: 2006
Score: 3.1 to 3.4

sweet and fruity aroma with some fusel alcohols that fade a bit but never totally disappears, body gets creamy as it warms, rich and fruity flavor, much lighter bitterness allows the fruit to come through stronger but still offers balance, only a hint of the fusel alcohols at first and then fades away, the bitterness slowly grows as it warms, age has helped but more would be better,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
-------- /> Date: 02/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Vintage: 2007

clear dark blood red, frothy beige head, dry caramel malt aroma with lots of earthy hops, sweet caramel malt flavor, touch of candy sweetness, light fruity character that will improve with age, lots of earthyness for balance, truely a beer to age,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4

Bright copper colour. Rich nose - caramel, earthy hints and chocolate. Fairly thin, which doesn’t allow for a true BW impact. Both malt and hop are really standard for the style - anyone familiar with this style at all will be like "yup, that’s a barley wine" and then move on.

Bottle. A amber beer with a big beige head. The aroma and taste is of caramel malt, rye bread and some sourness. Medium to full body with a light sour finish.

(Bottle) Pours a clear amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of fruit bread, caramel, hazelnut, and vanilla. Flavor of nut bread, fruit, maple syrup, and alcohol. Bit thin; not malty enough for a barleywine.