Dogwood Excellent Adventure

Formerly brewed at Dogwood Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Pours a cloudy medium amber with a thin lasting fimly head. Aroma is loaded with friuty esters, light citrus, thick sharp sweet caramel malts and a slight oxidation which works well here. Figs and other dried fruits in the flavor- raisins etc, thick sweet chewy caramel malts. Finishes with an earthy abrupt bitterness in the back of the throat, and somewhat dry. Slight astringency toward the end as well, which might be an indication of its age?

Cloudy orangish color nice head w/ solid lacing Oat & walnut nice mellow hop some good sweet aromas Full even pal Nice sweet carmels great light dry hopy finish some nutty pieces Very good

Murky and deep amber. Nice carbonation, and head reactivated easily. Big and weighty texture. Blast of malts, with mouthwatering elements of toffee, brown sugar, cooked raisins, and caramel-covered toast. Hops kept up pretty well, with elements of grass, orange, and spruce tips (especially in the finish and aftertaste). Sort of drying in the finish. Decent amount of bitterness counteracted the sweetness. Throat-warming alcohol. Good stuff. Thanks Paul!

Thanks to TheBeerCellar2 for the trade that brought this bottle of the retired Dogwoods brew. Hazy amber ale with almost no head. Caramel malt aroma, Flavor brings foth caramel maltiness and a bit of plummy fruitiness, the alcohol coming through just a little in the aftertaste with a bit of hop bitterness. I don’t know when this was bottled, but too bad Dogwoods is gone, it has become excellent, whatever it’s age.

Bottle, but I’m sure this was never bottled by the brewery. No label. How is this brewery no longer around? Great representation of the style. Sweet malt character w/ a salty hint and dry finish. Again, how are these guys no longer brewing beer?

22 oz. bottle, unmarked and acquired via trade with OhioDad. I tend to either love or hate barleywines, this one was a winner. medium amber in color with almost no head, but a ring of lace for most of the glass. aroma of caramel malts and some sweet candi sugar. flavor was a delicious blend of caramel, brown sugar, vanilla and a bit of dark fruit. very enjoyable, thanks for the bottle Scott.

Thanks to Pailhead for sharing.. pours a ruby red to brown with a off white quick head a ton of carmel and alcohol in the nose . Huge alcohol presence backed up by candi surgar. WOW

The aroma had a syrupy thickness to it. It also had light fruit, candy, and slight flowers. The beer poured a hazy brownish orange color w/ slight lasting head and lacing. The flavor has caramel, slight flowers, light citrus, malt notes, and light fruit. The mouthfeel was light and creamy.