 Heathen (810), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 23, 2009
THOUGHTS: This could use even more aging. Lots of booze in this one. Not the greatest barley wine, but still a great beer. My bottle said 9.8% ABV not 9.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark, brownish red with red highlights and a very small, off white head that mostly diminished and left fair lacing. The aroma was heavy caramel malt; moderate pine and orange citrus hops that blended with the alcohol and fruit, raisin, date, cherry, a hint of vanilla, alcohol, sweet tea, and a hint of that barely wine smell. The initial flavor was sweet and slightly acidic; while the finish was rather sweet, slightly acidic and light to moderately bitter. There was caramel malt, apple, cherry, citrus and pine hops, alcohol, raisin, liquor, spices, a slight bit of that barley wine taste and hints of cocoa. The medium to full body went down really easy and was syrupy and sticky on the lips with tingly carbonation a a lightly metallic and light to moderately alcoholic finish.
Juelze (922), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Thanks for sharing bro. Pours a rich ruby color with thin off white head. Aroma is of black cherry, black licorice, and light brown sugar. Taste isn’t as intense as the aroma but the licorice is more subdued and the caramel and brown sugar are more evident and well laid out. Alcohol is well hidden but gives you a nice warming effect. Aside from the off putting aroma it’s pretty good.
Petrucci914 (601), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Pours a red-tinged brown color with a medium off-white head which fades quickly and leaves a clean crisp top. Aroma is brown sugar, dark cherry, and hint of black licorice. Taste is smooth and light for a BW, brown sugar, caramel malts, light resinous hops.
nimbleprop (950), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 12oz bottle scored as an extra via trade. Pours a translucent, nearly opaque, sorta chunky looking copper amber with a thin, slightly beige head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, sweet doughs, a little salty, booze, rum, sticky fruits. Flavor is very fruity, apples, pears, caramel, toasted grains, the hops are still there too, with some lemons and oranges way at the back. Full bodied with a sweet, sticky, slightly bitter finish.
godofsky (9), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
does not count  | 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 bottle. drank out of snifter. pours a murky, opaque dark brown with a nice foamy head that gets thin pretty quickly. aroma is of sweet malts and nuts, raisins and caramel. starts off sweet, and finishes off with a perfect hops bitternesss. definately a bigger hops presence than most barley wines. a complex, and great beer. dieu du ciel never seems to fail.
lithy (1845), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 30, 2009 Dark dark brown, opaque with a light tan foam. Aroma is a bit biting, prunes, raisins, alcohol heat. Taste is a spiciness, estery almost, plums, raisins, alcohol thinning, a bit too carbonated for a barley wine.
nearbeer (1880), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 Updated: Dec 30, 200912 oz. Translucent chestnut with a small lasting ring of foam. Nose is chocolate, caramel, cherry liqueur, and raisin. Flavor is cherry liqueur, chocolate, and rummy dates. Medium-heavy body is smooth and very drinkable with a nice dark fruity-dry finish.
stefanje (955), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 12 oz bottle from Bev4less. Pours a slightly hazy chestnut brown color with a small beige head that soon fades to a fine film. The aroma is soft with sweet roasted malts and some nuts. The flavor has molasses, dark grains, biter walnuts and bit of piney hops. The palate is full and smooth with average carbonation. The finish is long with lingering biter hops. Overall: A very complex little beer that deserves zen-like contemplation, a hop lovers winter warmer.
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