Bockyhorsey (2561), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 29, 2009 Sample courtesy of rustychilles. Good bready and caramel aroma. Copper body with off white head. Sugary sweet thick caramel flavor. A palate pleaser had me just wanting to hog the whole bottle. Thanks Rusty if I never see hell once more in my lifetime. rustychiles (1071), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 | Nov 27, 2009 bottle courtesy of flssmrbrewalum. pours a hazy brown with a white head. aroma is bourbon oak caramel. flavor is oak caramel bourbon tannins maple faded hops. slick mouthfeel and deadly easy to drink. one of my top barleywines wow! jake65 (1725), Williston, North Dakota, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Nov 17, 2009 Bottle - thanks to Ditmier. Dark caramel pour with an ample beige head. Fantastic nose! Rich in maltiness, caramel, faded hops, and the bourbon barrel presence compliments the scent rather than dominates it. A perfect 10 for the sniffer. The taste is rich in caramel and faded hops. A little dark fruit and toffee. The bourbon barrel presence is more prominent. Excellent. JoeTheYounger (302), California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Nov 16, 2009 Barley Wine Tasting with Hophead22. Aroma of oak, bourbon, smoke and vanilla. Poured a dark amber color with not much head. Taste was very well balanced with hops, bourbon, vanilla, and malts. Low carbonation. I enjoyed this one. ditmier (1119), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 16, 2009 100th rating of theis brew! - Massive thanks to noblesquirrel for the bottle a few months back...Pours dark golden with a medium white head...aroma is incredible, sticky caramel malt, coconut and vanilla oak, only faint bourbon...flavour is similar, sweet and woody...well integrated, oak, caramel, some dark fruit, not an over the top bourbon bomb...warming but I did not find it overly boozy at all...just a terrific treat... Hophead22 (1106), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Nov 14, 2009 22oz bottle from drewbeerme, huge thanks Andrew! Rating #99. Murky dark brown color with very little head. Slightly boozy aroma, lots of bourbon, very nice. Very rich, more bourbon, just really, really awesome. (1069) hopdog (5630), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Nov 10, 2009 22oz bottle shared courtesy of egajdzis (thanks!). Poured a deeper and cloudy brownish color with an averagd sized off white head. Aromas of lots of woodiness, vanilla, some bourbon, caramel, and some dark fruits. Tastes of wood, caramel, vanilla, bourbon (more than aromas), dark fruits, and brown sugar. Medium aclohol in the finish. TomDecapolis (3221), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 8, 2009 Pours a deeper copper with a smaller bubbly off white head. Aroma of toffee, oak, pepper, dark fruits, wood, cinnamon and tobacco. Flavor of caramel, toffee, vanilla, oak, raisins, nuts and sweet dark fruits.
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