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Clipper City Heavy Seas Below Decks 3.24 359

Clipper City Heavy Seas Below Decks

Percentile
70
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3593.24/5.03.24/5.0Special11%16.9Snifter
Commercial Description:
Created to celebrate Clipper City’s 10th Anniversary – extremely limited and vintage dated – this extravagantly malty barley wine will show well upon release but continue to evolve for years.
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 malrubius (1005), Valley Stream, New York, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
May 26, 2007  
Half bottle in pint glass. Pours dark amber with small head, little lacing. Faint malt aroma perceptible through the alcohol that burns my nosehairs. Sweet malty start cut off by immediate extremely dry finish. Flavor is practically done before it starts. Seems like it should last longer, especially as it claims to be English-style. Medium-full bodied. Probably would improve with aging.


 Dorwart (1831), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/512/20
May 26, 2007  
Thin, frothy off-white head. Dissipates quickly. Very good carbonation for a BW. Caramel, sweet malts and a bit vegetal in there. Hmmm. Decent hops in the aroma. Mostly decaying grass hops aroma. Color is a medium brownish orange with good clarity. Sweet and malty with a little bit of caramel and sawdust. Kind of sickly sweet. Big alcohol presence that makes the gums tingle. Finishes warm and slick. Not a very good barleywine.


 jrob21 (1283), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
May 12, 2007  
Nice color. Very alcoholic. Syrupy caramel aroma. Some vanilla and plum but mostly alcohol in the taste. I usually look for a little more well balanced beer.


 SynergyXJ (506), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
May 8, 2007  
Bottle Golden pour with decent head. Sweet roastey and sugary flavor and aroma. Alchohol is well hidden. Pretty thin mouthfeel for a barleywine. Decent, but not great.


 Saarlander (1589), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 7, 2007  
Golden color,slight head, Somewhat malty, not hopped too much, decent flavor, but somewhat subdued, alcohol was well hidden, ok brew. Tasted at woodshop tasting.


 BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/511/20
May 5, 2007  
Light brown, malty, sweet and brown sugary. Sweet but complexvwith a nice creamy smoothness that makes this beer strong and flavourful.


 bbp182 (255), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
May 2, 2007  
This has a lot of malty sweetness to it. Alcohol is present, but not too much.


 spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 2, 2007  
Lots of sweet malt and some alcohol stands out in the aroma.Pours a medium copper with a medium off white head.Sweet malts and alcohol make up the flavors.Mouthfeel was a little thin with a very sweet finish.



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