Dark Horse 3 Guy Off the Scale Old Ale

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Marshall, Michigan USA

Pour is nice ruby hazed brownish with a nice dense skin of a tan head...smell is sweet with lots of caramel and toffee and some nice grassy hop notes...taste is hot, but not overly so...oh wait, maybe I lied...I still taste alcohol 2 minutes after the first sip...some definate dark fruits (cherries and prunes) with a strong hop bitterness...bitter and rather alcoholic finish...good, but seems a little unbalanced...

Thanks to Styles for trading me this. The beer pours to a hazy coppery red color with a creamy beige head. The aroma has noticeable hops. Grassy and citrus. Also present are smooth lightly malted barley and cherries. Too light. Perhaps the wrong glassware was used (didn’t have a snifter handy). The flavor is very strong. Hoppy malts. (Maris Otter?). I like the smooth malts. The palate has noticeable alcohol yet isn’t offensive. Medium-thick bodied and nice. I’d buy 2 and shelve one for a couple years.

Clean copper color with a smaller lid of light tan bubbles. Full aroma, with caramel, toffee, cherries, chocolate liqueur, and a hint of herbal hops. No doubt from the start that this is a nightcap type brew. Hot sweet alcohol hits the front of the tongue and burns a path straight to the pit of the gut. There are plenty of malt and mild fruit flavors in the middle the the burn continues. A flambé that has ignited on my palate. As it warms some hints of soy sauce catch the nose. Some citric qualities in the flavor add a mild bite to the heat already there. Long malt linger, with just a touch of chocolate. A winter warmer that is nearly to warm. Thanks Blake, I owe you for this white elephant "trade".

Excellent brew. Hard to tell from the bottle who brews it. The taste is of nice sweet malt/cherries. The hops are nice and balancing, but not overwhelming.

Update June 4, 2007 1 1/2 year old bottle from Styles. I enjoyed 3 Guys when it was fresh, but what a difference a little time makes!!! very smooth with a nice balance between the malt, hops and 15% abv. exceptional BW.

Pours a thick reddish amber with just a wisp of an off-white, tan head. aroma is very malty and alcoholic. delicious flavors of caramel malt sweetness, alcohol, molasses, brown sugar and floral hops. great mouthfeel as well. Is there any beer Dark Horse does not do well?

Bottle. Pours a deep ruby color with a thin slightly off white head. Aroma is sweet with malt notes, chocolate, and alcohol. This smells great! Flavor is strong with caramel, chocolate, and molassas. Strong alchohol that is aggressive, but not overpowering. Full syrup like body. This is truely amazing.

Thanks a bunch for the bottle, Duane. Medium ruby colored body with a thin light tan head. Very sweet with massive caramel and honey. There is also some apples and prunes. Smells absolutely delicious. The taste is rich with caramel and some boozy pears. There is a hint of vanilla and some high quality tea. Very drinkable. I realy like Dark Horse and this beer helps me like them even more.

Very good barleywine. Strange red color, no head to speak of. Aroma is hops, alcohol, dark cherries, plums, and malty goodness. Flavor is dark cherries, bit of sweet chocolate, and aggressive hops. Great brew.