 meathookjones (245), Sterling, Virginia, USA
May 7, 2005
This can in a 12oz bottle with a bottled date of July 22, 2004. This was only available at the brewpub. This poured out a clear black cherry juice color with an inch of tan head sitting on top. Good retention for a barley wine and it left decent lacing. Aroma is of sweet malt with fruits. A bit of molasses and alcohol are in the mix as well. The flavor starts out with a sweet maltiness and a touch of syrupy molasses. A slight alcohol bite comes after that with a finish that has an oak and cherry flavor that lingers. This is less sweet than the none-oak barrel version, which in my opinion helps a lot with the taste. Almost full-bodied with a creamy coating flavor and texture. Also warms you up quite well. Good drinkability here as it seems a bit more balanced in the sweetness department. The alcohol is less prominent than when I first tried it very shortly after it was bottled. Great stuff if you can get a hold of it.
Glouglouburp (2113), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 29, 2008 <b>In short: </b>A crisp and almost light-feeling barley wine with well integrated barrels and good happing. Above average<br />
<b>How: </b>Bottle 12oz, consumed when about one year old. From kmweaver, thanks a lot Ken<br />
<b>The look: </b>Cloudy orangy-brown body topped by a long-lasting small beige head<br />
<b>In long: </b>Nose of caramel candy. Body feels surprisingly light for the style. Very sweet beer with taste originally blending sweet flavours of sugar pie, maple syrup and crisp caramel and fruity flavours of citrus and orange. Finish has a lot of leafy and citrusy hops drying and softening the beer more than providing bitterness. The oak barrels are apparent from beginning to end and even add a light oaky sourness. There is some alcohol presence but not 11.4%. A very good beer, maybe today I did not drink the most interesting beer of the millennium but the Millennium is the most interesting best beer I drank today.
JFURYCAT (742), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 9, 2008 Creamy vanilla malt bomb with a strong sherry-like aroma but a rather medium palate despite its luscious oak-y qualities. Some butterscotch covered hops are in here as well. Thank you afterexile for sharing!!!!
jake65 (1326), Meridian, Idaho, USA
Sep 17, 2008 Bottle: Brown with a reddish tint. Nice little creamy beige head. Aroma is sweet and seductive, faint oak and a lively maltiness. Tastes of light barrel aged notes, bits of vanilla, and a welcome amount of fruitiness. Not being well acquainted with sherry, but I think that is playing a role too. Easy to sip, seems to age well as I received this in trade from someone last year... Thanks for sending this to Boise!
BückDich (4605), Boise, Idaho, USA
Sep 17, 2008 Bottle: Pours a muddy copper color with light head and lacing. The nose is dark and woody with lots of bourbony oak notes and sweet fermented fruit; cherry, fig, vanilla. Some sherry as it goes on with more of that alcohol. The flavor is nice and rich with a oaky alcohol soaked wood and vanilla note that overflows the palate with flavor and thickness. Not a thick body, just the intense woody notes. The finish is smooth and lively. Nice!
BeerandBlues2 (2630), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Aug 20, 2008 12-oz. bottle, 2006 vintage, received via trade with sloth. Pours hazy tawny with a small, fizzy, off-white head, mostly diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, toffee), heavy hops (flowers, perfume, pine), average yeast (dough, leather) with notes of bourbon, oak, sherry, and vanilla. Full bodied, alcoholic texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, moderate sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.
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