Fish Tale Leviathan Barleywine (Barrel Aged)

Formerly brewed at Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Style: Barley Wine
Olympia, Washington USA

bottled. purple-brown colour. dunno if it was because of the name but there seemed to be a fair bit of fish sauce in the aroma. some nice toasty malts and a huge amount of earthy red wine and tomato juice flavours and some glace cherry sweetness. pretty strange but alright

Rerate from a bottle shared by puzzl. Batch 4. Rich amber beer, low carbonation and no head. Smells like the inside of a barrel. Extremely oaky and herbal with dill, oak, and other sweet herbs. The flavour is very sweet and once again is clobbered by the extensive barrel aging. Some vanilla sweetness in the back, but I really don’t enjoy this brew much and I think I overrated it last time around. Very dark brown-amber cloudy beer with a light ruby tint. Massive oaky aroma is the first thing I get. There is a herbal dill aroma in here as well. A bit of hoppy aroma, although it’s slightly subdued. Caramel malt aroma, with some faint fruitiness. Flavour is quite sweet, caramel, toffee, cherry, dates, and the aforementioned oakiness. I actually found the oakiness a bit overdone here, but it’s still a great beer. I think I prefer the newer version. 8 4 8 4 17

Reddish-brown colour. Hazy. Low carbonation. Sweet, earthy, raisiny, slightly woody, toffeeish aroma. Palate is smooth, sweet, oily with raisins, cherry, raspberry and nougat notes. Great complexity here. Exceptionally well-balanced, too. The fruity, vinous accents of the wine really take the sweet barley wine malts to a delicious place.

I can see why this amazing barleywine is so popular on this website! This is one of the best examples I have had the pleasure of drinking in a long time. Do yourself a favor and pick one up, now!

hard to tell color, sampled in dark bar, thanks eyedrinkale...i guess reddish brown,,,almost no head..aroma is slightly sweet, oak, and the tiniest bit of raisins/prunes....mouthfeel is excellent.silky smooth,,very unique taste.the front is sweet, but rounds out wonderfully in the mouth..almost a salty-sweet taste..hints of oak nicely done..a bit of warming alc. very enjoyable.

A big thank you to Mitch for bringing this one to the strong ale fest. Deep golden brown, beautiful and great head and lacing. Sour fermented fruit, woods, almost merlot finish w/ a brown sugar sweetness. Creamy, tart, smooth and tangy w/ a full body. I loved it.

2001-Thanks to Eyedrinkale. Murky brown/red color with a small white head. Sweet, malty aroma with dark fruits and oak. Flavor of sweet malt hits you first, followed by the woody oak flavor. It’s not a strong oak flavor, but is nicely in the background along with caramel, raisins and alcohol. Hops come in at the end to help dry out the finish. Very nicely done.

It was with bittersweet pleasure I opened this beer. Bitter because it was my last one, sweet because I opened it with Kevin and hes a cool guy. And this beer rocks. This might be the finest beer I’ve ever drank. No doubt perfect to what a barleywine should taste like. Simply amazing. 2001- Pours a dark murky brown, small bubbly white head. Aroma of barley, alcohol. Flavor is smooooth, rich fruit notes, cherries, grapes, sweet fruitsnacks, and brandy. Very full mouthfull, and a delicious brew. Thanks much to Heemer77 for this tasty brew!