 ghostmonkey (182), budd lake, New Jersey, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 26, 2007 bottle . . pours deep dark brown with a light white head . . aroma is raisins, malts, whiskey, dried fruits, slight hops . . taste is molassas, brown sugar, raisins, slight hops and grapefruit . . alcohol is hidden well . . i really enjoyed this one . .
moejuck (1172), Ohio, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 26, 2007 After having this beer, I became convinced that we need to have vintage rating available on the site. 2000 bottle sent by Drewbeerme, thanks! This was a spectacular example of an aged barleywine. The aroma is lots of wonderful melted caramel and toffee with light brown sugar and malts. Deep brown body with a thin head. The palate is delicously creamy and full. Taste is amazing! Tons of toffee, caramel, sweet fruits--raisins and plums. Absolutely top notch.
cking (1041), North Canton, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 23, 2007 Updated: Jul 8, 20072005 batch, cracked open August of 2006. Scrapping my initial review for the following: 2006 Edition: Revisiting this one because I wasn’t satisfied with my initial thoughts on this brew. Glad I got this years batch because either it’s better, my taste has improved, or both because this beer is great. Beautiful cherry red color, fuzzy white film on top, splotchy lacing. Sugary malt scent with dark fruits and some medium floral hops. Sweet and creamy mouthfeel with a quick burn. Flavor is much better than I recall. Dark cherries, sherry, and sugary bready malts. Low bitterness, quite floral and really tasty.
Egon (400), Gothenburg, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 22, 2007 Bottle. Amber brown with white head. Caramel, bitter, sweet. Good, complex aroma. Medium body. Short after taste. Quite strong.
mazfln (84), Florianópolis, Brazil, Brazil
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 21, 2007 Very nice strong bitter aroma. Nice amber color. Balanced bitter and sweet aroma. Complex taste with some fruits and alcohol.
Nice beer
Papsoe (15109), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 20, 2007 (Bottle 35,5 cl) Vintage 2004 at 11% ABV. Vaguely hazy, amber golden with a creamy, yellowish head. Fat aroma of overripe fruit and alcohol. Very full body with a smooth mouthfeel, lots and lots of sweetish caramel and overripe fruit. Lightly oxidized because of age making this very mellow and soft on the palate, madeirasized and a bit low in carbonation. Also the hops have mellowed. This has aged gracefully without losing its potent alcohol. 150506
caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 20, 2007 Clear copper color, short head. Aroma of caramel malt, hop, some sweet anis. Light sweet taste, malty, anis, bitter, caramel. Although I’m not a big fan of barley wines, this one is quite ok.
skortila (2914), Bunnik, Netherlands
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 19, 2007 Aroma of forets fruits, hops and caraml, winey malts. Hazy, red-brown coloured with a thin, off-white head. Taste is sweet, winey, hoppy, caramel malty with a fruit and anise touch. Quite nice.
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