 mixinnixon2000 (227), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 Bottle. My first Barleywine. Reminds me of and Belgium. lots of fruits with some vinilla and chocolate
ReademNwheat (174), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 21, 2008 From a bottle. Pours a dark hazy amber. Chocolate, honey, vanilla, and some candied fruits. Very sweet taste. Hints of sweet candied fruit, oak, and sweet malts. Pretty thick. Good brew from DFH
Sigmund (2298), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 19, 2008 12 fl. oz. bottle, thanks to my son Steinar. Orange to amber coloured beer, clear first, hazy when the sediment is poured in the end. Big off-white head with an orangey hue. Strong aroma of malts with vinous notes, oak, alcohol and molasses. The flavour is intensely sweet and alcoholic, notes of oak and figs, with a certain peppery and hoppy bite which nearly disappears behind the alcoholic sweetness. You don’t expect a 15% beer to be "easy drinking", and this one certainly isn’t. Too sweet for me, still quite impressive. Would probably improve by aging.
tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 15, 2008 12oz bottle brought to the MN RB wither gathering by lawstudent09 with the intentions of getting brewfiend schnockered. At 15% it wouldn’t take much. This beer is heavy, thick and loaded with sweetness. Aroma of sticky sweet malt, caramel and sweet grain. Pours thick, bright goldSticky candy sweetness. Sugar cane syrup. Honey. chewy. Finishes quite hot and sweet.
badlizard (2373), Berkeley, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 14, 2008 350 ml bottle from archerliqours. Hazy golden brown with no head. Sweet molasses, caramel, vanilla, and alcohol aroma. Taste similar to aroma, and at 15% ABV, the alcohol is reasonably well hidden. Quite good.
dchmela (1452), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 14, 2008 2007, will re rate the bottle buried in my back yard next year. Pours deep copper with a small tight off white head. Thick sweet malty aroma with some pronounced alcohol power. The aroma alone tells you to beware and sip. Taste is thick and sweet, but the hops are just as big as the malt and balance it out nicely. Reminds me of a EKU 28, but not as thick and cloying. Goes down smooth with just a minimal hop bitterness and just a touch of thick malt in the back of the throat. Really nice.
cbeers21 (578), Miami, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Nice amber with thin, but creamy head Malted scents begin the journey and move to chocolate honey sweetness and dusty piney vanilla notes. A slightly viscous oily body typical of the style. The alcohol, which is abundant, is not readily detectable and evidenced most prominantly in the warming effect post sip. Quite nice.
bdigital (590), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 12, 2008 Bottle: Burnt orange pour with minimal white head. Brandyish aroma that overpowers the dark, sweet fruits, citrus rind and mild hops. A little too hot for my liking which just becomes distracting. Very sweet, caramel malt flavors with a dry, woodsy bitter finish. Different...which I guess should be expected given the source. Kudos for DFH for making a barley wine that is unlike any other.
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