 shadey (1501), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 18, 2009 12oz bottle from BOTW. Pours a very deep brown. At first look its almost black. The head is just swirls of white cream. Aroma is sweet, rich and just a touch alcoholic. A little chocolate and some fruit. Flavor is much the same. The alcohol becomes more prominent - disappointingly so.
jcwattsrugger (5581), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 17, 2009 11.5oz bottle @Tampa Wkly Gathering–pours a tan head and cloudy orange/brown color. Aroma is somewhat sweet medium malt-caramel, herbal hops. Taste is somewhat sweet medium malt-caramel, alcohol cuts in then herbal hops takes over. Not my taste.
goldtwins (4085), Nesconset, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Poured a very deep amber-brown color with a small beige head. The aroma is light but has nice notes of sugar and fruit. Fruit malt has a nice taste to it. Cherry and pear. Mildly bitter finish. Full bodied. It isn’t in your face which I usually like best but this is nice. The only complaint I have is that the malt isn’t carrying the hop finish. Maybe a little time on this and...I need to get some to store.
alobar (1051), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Dark brown color with reddish highlights. Aroma of molasses,apples, maple, and caramel. Flavor of molasses, dark fruit, caramel and some alcohol. Very well balanced for the style.
daknole (3031), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 Bottle from Knightly Spirits. Brown pour with some red highlights. A very, very small whitish head and for sporatic bubbles. Aroma has notes of brown sugar, honey, apple juice, and the hops are noticeable only slightly. Flavor has more hop bitterness than I would have expected. Some notes of honey, brown sugar, alcohol and caramel. The only thing lacking is the carbontion...it was fairly flat.
HonkeyBra (1378), Lemont, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 13, 2009 Deep ruby color with a light white head. Sweet, hoppy aroma with apples, cherries, other fruit, esters,. Flavor is sweet with a bitter hoppy finish. No alcohol detectable. This is a nice, badass barleywine.
markwise (1200), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 12, 2009 Pours cola brown with a slight off-white head. Nose is lots of sweet malt, maple, phenol, apple, and lots of caramel sweetness. Flavor is sweet malt, caramel, apple, and a good deal of noticeable sweetness before the hops come in and do the clean-up hitting. Nice, but some difference between nose and flavor. Good beer.
Pompey (42), Longmont, Colorado, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 12, 2009 Balance and a wonderful hop finish. You’d swear that there were cherries in here at times. One of the best barley wines ever. It’s a dark blackish pour with a moderate head. Lovely carbonation and a fruity, estery aroma, but it’s the mouth feel and finish that grab you. Alcohol is well hidden. wit nice malt-sugar to hop balance. Again, what a finish.
I bought all 7 at my local purveyor. Wish he’d get more. Fine effort.
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