 nqualls (1428), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 27, 2009
Source: 12 oz bottle purchased from Friar Tuck’s in Bloomington.
Appearance: Poured a cloudy amber/red color with a paper thin tan head.
Aroma: Sweet malt, brown sugar, raisins, alcohol and plums.
Flavor: Very fruity. Dark fruits dominate, with brown sugar and sweet malt present. Very biting alcohol finish.
Palate: Medium/full body with soft carbonation and a heavy mouthfeel.
Overall: This was ok. Nothing seemed to go well together and just didn’t mesh in my mouth at all.
damienv10 (108), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Apr 27, 2009 When I think about a barley wine, this is what it looks like, even though most do not. Murky brown with a slight red shade and a tan head. Demure nose reminiscent of an abbey quadrupel, plum, apricot, fresh hops. Broad and sticky on the palate, decent acidity, very light carbonation. Massive flavors with lots of depth. Burnt orange peel, toffee, fennel, eucalyptus, clove, on and on. Very biting hops at the end balance the nearly sticky sweetness. This gentlemen, is bad-ass. Greatly underrated in it’s category.
tarheels86 (799), Washington DC, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 25, 2009 Updated: Jul 23, 2009Bottle into snifter. Pours a cloudy, dark brown with a one finger tan head with great retention. Insane lacing. Aroma of brown sugar, caramel, chocolate-covered strawberries, black cherries, spiced rum. Taste is rum raisin, chocolate covered strawberries, spicy alcohol. Medium body. Very dry aftertaste. Excellent.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 21, 2009
Name: Solstice d’hiver
Date: April 10, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Five Points, Athens
Appearance: clear dark blood red, fine off white head, streaks of drippy lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma, lots of balancing earthyness, light fruityness
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice fruity character, well balanced earthyness, touch of sharp spicyness, peppery alcohol, long bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
Arayaga2 (981), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 17, 2009 Headless, apparently still brown, and mostly opaque. Aroma is sweet with citrus hop notes. Taste is much as it smells, with a high degree of resinous hop character mitigated by substantial residual sweetness. Pithy bitterness lingers on the palate. $4/11.2oz
scrizzz (1323), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 17, 2009 Deep woodsy color, rich dark chestnut. Aroma is of old wet malt. Seems mild. Dark caramel up front, quickly replaced by increasing heat. I get a lot of pale malt, but not a lot of other subtleties. There’s some dry oak surrounding everything.
Snojerk321 (2016), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 15, 2009 Bottle from Liquid Solutions. Brew pours a Deep brown with a faint red hue. Nose of various fruits (apples, pears, maybe dried peaches?) Light booze and sweet malts as well. Flavor was also sweet malts and a tad boozy. Brew was definitely different, pretty good.
Blaketj80 (78), Oklahoma, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 15, 2009 Pours deep brown/translucent amber with thin lacing head. Smells of raisins and alcohol with some fruity esters. It has very smooth bottle fermented carb and is very smooth for style and abv. It is dry for a BW and has alcohol notes with hints of cinnamon. An interesting beverage, and I am going to say it’s worth a try.
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