 Soonah (970), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 21, 2008 From mcbackus via trade. The pour was ruby and brown in color, kind of dull actually. The head was compact, off-white and produced flecks of lacing. The aroma was lots of malt and sugar with minimal hops coming through. The flavor was sweet caramel maltiness, light fruit and not nearly enough in the hop department to make this anything more than an average BW. The mouthfeel was on the thin side and I found it almost too drinkable, not chewy or big, just OK.
omhper (12299), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 16, 2008 Bottled at Petalax Beer Festival. (2004 vintage, batch 5) Clear pale brownish amber, small creamy head. Sugary caramel aroma. Sweet with medium-full body. Lots of toffee, some wood. Restrained citric hoppiness .some green apples. Perhaps the aging has diminished the hop levels a bit much, now it is more reminiscent of an English style barley wine, but without the malt depth. Finishes with lots of spun suga rand toffee. Soft and edgeless, but with no "wow!"
oh6gdx (9104), Vasa, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 15, 2008 Bottled. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is sweet malts, some alcohol and fruits. Also quite strong wooden and licoriceish notes. Flavour is sweet malts, plum and raisins. Mild notes of vanilla and wood too. Wellbalanced.
Trev (887), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 7, 2008 pours a clear reddish copper.
Aroma is dark fruit alc, light licorice, medium malt and toffee sweetness.
Flavour is herbal hoppy, somewhat medicinal. Comes across a little thin at times.
Sweet malt combines with a medium bitter hop to balance nicely and make this a very approachable B.Wine.
Hides it’s alc fairly well too.
mcox90 (654), Wilton, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 29, 2008 22 oz bottle acquired in trade with Mcbackus. Pours a hazy amber hue with a 1/2" off white head. Minimal lacing. Aroma is malty, sweet candy & hoppy. Flavor is the same as nose with dark fruit flavors as well. Very enjoyable barleywine, albeit, a bit on the mild side.
JK (2967), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 28, 2008 A tasty beer. Nothing too big about it in any way, a mild, approachable barleywine. Moderate hops, especially considering the left coast origin. Copper color with a short lived but lacing head. Some sediment in the glass. Flavor has bitter hops, malt, and I do pick up a little apple but no pear. So this is four years old already? I’m not surprised, considering how smooth it is.
BOLTZ7555 (1121), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 17, 2008 Not a bad beer at all...garnet in color with a light tan head. Aroma is dominated by sweet malt; honey, molasses, toffee, and caramel. Flavor follows the nose but also exhibits a slight hop bitterness. Definitely above average but far from a must try.
Crosling (1856), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 16, 2008 Forest fire in the fall in color, with a long lasting head of foam. Nose is dominated by oxidation, of both the sherry and cardboard type. Also, a light hint of dark fruit and brown sugar. Flavor is more complex than the nose and the sherry-like oxidiation actually works in a decent manner. Some toast-like flavors and some honey covered fruits and a fairly long finish, but overall it doesn’t have a lot of flavor and it’s also poorly textured.
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