Climax Barleywine 10th Anniversary Ale

Brewed by Climax Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Roselle Park, New Jersey USA

A deep red beer with a lazing orange head. The aroma is sweet and like a good hop soup in which You’ve put oranges and caramel, but also with a note of alcohol. The flavor is sweet malty, with a quite strong alcohol presence, though the body is weak. There’s quite a lot of hops in it, which towards the end turns more and more dusty, but the flavor also contains a honey note. The end is dry, but until that sets in, the mouthfeel is smooth. Comes in a beautiful blue bottle.

(Bottle 50 cl) Clear amber golden with a creamy, off-white head leaving a light lacework. Fat aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Full body with sweet caramel and toffee and some bitter hops - not a very clean hop profile though. Rather distinct alcohol. 240706

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with a lasting beige head. Aroma of malts, caramel, pine needles and hops. Sweet flavour of caramel, dried fruits, spices and hops. Warming alcoholic finish.

Name: 10th Anniversary Ale
Date: 03/26/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark amber, wispy beige head, nice drippy lace, sweet slightly oxidized dark caramel malt aroma with earthy hops and a touch of alcohol, creamy body, sticky sweet caramel malt flavor, earthy hops adds some balance,
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Date: 06/03/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

clear dark red, fine beige head, sweet fruity aroma with light spicy peppery alcohol, picking up nice fruity flavor in addition to the sweet caramel, continues with the earthy balance that grows as it warms,
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Date: 10/28/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

picking some mustyness in the aroma, sweet caramel malt flavor, lots of peppery character, lasting earthy bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Bottle. Dark amber colour with a big beige head. Caramel malty, chocolate, light roasted, hoppy aroma and a sweet malty, roasted, caramel, hoppy taste. Medium body with a sweet light alcoholic finish.

On tap. 2006 Vintage. Poured a deeper orangish / amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, caramel, and a little earthy. Tastes of citrus, toffee, caramel, oranges, and some dark fruitiness.

Bottle sampled on 3/26/07: Pours a clear copper dark bronze with a well-lacing, frothy off-white head. Aroma of complex, sweet caramel malt with a touch of toast and crystalized sugar and light fruits. Body starts with a nice, full caramel sweetness, light fruity complexity and a smooth, slightly warming finish. A good barleywine.

500ml bottle with B2 on swing top-pours an hazy brown. Aroma is dark malt, wheat. Taste is a dunkelweizen with noble hops. A bit different than would expect from the style.
Earlier Rating: 3/22/2006 Total Score: 3.2
on tap-Enjoyed this during a ‘Tour’ of the brewery with Kathy. Tour given byDave with an assist by Kurt. We had an interesting and fun time there. Color is an orange-red-brown. Aroma is vanilla, sweet. Taste follows along with a toastiness. A nice occasional beer.