DuClaw Devils Milk

Brewed by DuClaw Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Abingdon, Maryland USA

A deep reddish brown ale with a thin off white head. A good rich caramel malt in aroma , with loads of hops, very vinous notes. In mouth, a rich oily sweet malt with oranges, light grapefruit, marmalade. Rich and smooth barley wine. On tap at Duclaw Baltimore, Dec. 29 2008.

Appearance: Lightly hazy, dark amber body with a short-lived, whitish head. Smell: Sweet-smelling, candyish malt nose with notes of caramel, fruit, and perfumy alcohol; strong hints of the bold tastes to come. Taste: Pale, slightly bready malts with plenty of malty sweetness. Quite sugary initially, in fact, though it’s abated by the emerging and accumulative hop bitterness. Flashes of apricot and citrus fruitiness. Then, your palate is awash in spicy, bristly alcohol. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability: Very American and very straightforward in its delivery of brash hop bitterness and ubiquitous alcohol presence.

20090207 Tap at Bel Air location. A beast of a barleywine. I’m sure I’ve had this a few times before at gatherings or whatnot, but this is the first time I’ve had it fresh and it’s better than I remembered. And fresh it was with sturdy, sweet malts, biting, intense hops, and lingering alcohol burn. Strong stuff!

Pours a maple syrup red with a small off-white head. Wonderful sweet caramel aroma with a wealth of spices and light pine hops. Very full flavor and mouth feel. The sweet caramel is well complimented by an oaky undertone, and a smooth, spicy hop finish rounds out a wonderfully balanced beer. No hint of the ABV except a pleasant warming in the stomach. Excellent!

On tap at Arundel Mills. First, I would like to say that it should be a prerequisite for servers to have some knowledge about beer if they are going to work at a freakin brewpub. Our server was clueless. Anyways, this beer was decent. The best quality of this beer was how well the alcohol was hidden. Not particularly flavorful or aromatic, but not offensive. It was served ice cold and I didn’t have the patience to wait for it to warm up to properly evaluate it. Next time I’ll order a pint of Venom and a glass of this stuff at the same time and drink the Venom first while this warms up.

On tap at Bel Air Pub. Poured Amber/brown in color with small white head. Aroma was sweet with dark fruit. Taste was very sweet along with dark fruit and some hoppyness was in there. Had a nice warming finish and was smooth with a low carbonation. Nice brew

On tap at the bel air location. Red in color good head. Nice aroma of dark fruit, raisons. Taste is close to the nose, dark fruits, touch of hops. I wouldnt of guessed it to be over ten percent...Good texture and carbonation level. Good Barleywine*****Update**** OOn tap at Bel air location again. Man this years batch seems to be a step above last years....just my opinion. Taste is like a DIPA and if I didnt know any better I would of swore this was a DIPA. Very hoppy with an overall sweetness. Nice texture, great beer to sip on.... Nicely balanced....

A very nicely balanced barley wine. Smooth, fruity notes. Sweet, citrusy, very easy to drink. Alcohol well hidden. Amazing for a small place such as this.