 Rustyham (545), miami, Florida, USA
Nov 6, 2009 probably the worst barley wine i have had in a long time. I imagine that idf Sam Adams had made one, theirs would be better than this fizzy, flavorless drain pour. Maybe I’m just angry that I paid for a beer that is obviously past it’s due date and has chunks of broken proteins going for a refreshing dip in my beer. Bottle from Total Wine and More, Naples, Florida.
liinis (695), Helsinki, Finland
Nov 2, 2009 well warming and delicious. Excellent invention of hoppy ale made in BW style.
Pwn3d (1036), Manhattan, New York, USA
Oct 31, 2009 Courtesy of CUJO @ Village Pourhouse. The truth is this is a slightly below par Barley Wine... but for 10.2 it accomplishes something truly impressive. Tastes are on the lighter side but composed of several elements.. licorice, sweet malts, cherry, earthy ester for sure, and some bright hops poking out. Alcohol was noticeable, and while warming, perhaps made this a bit unbalanced. I needed this to be bigger... TWSS. 3.35
jonno (536), Brisbane, Australia
Oct 31, 2009 Thanks to Nate for cracking this. Big toffee and apple nose. Sticky and quite sweet this is a perfect dessert beer. Quite smooth but perhaps may be cloying in large doses (as most BWs are in my opinion). Pretty good actually and a good finish to a good day of beer tasting.
CUJO (339), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Oct 31, 2009 bottle: pint glass: VPH: I love Barley Wines! Apparently this one is not so good, can’t wait to try some of the more higher ranking brews. the flavors I was able to find: malt, chocolate, licorice. The beer was actually creamy, medium in body... tons of esters throughout.
smcolw (310), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
Oct 31, 2009 Cloudy, orange-brown color. Good start to the head; settles to a thin layer of bubbles that leaves some generous ring lace.
Strong sweet malty aroma with lots of alcohol warmth to the nose. True to the Barley Wine expectations.
First impression is of the higher than typical hop bite on the initial taste. The overall flavor is somewhat sweet with a high level of alcohol. The post swallow taste is sweet and warming. Well-balanced for a Barley Wine. This is a rich beer that has enough carbonation to prevent it from tasting similarly to a port.
Bitzybrew (21), New York, New York, USA
Oct 27, 2009 Was looking for a balance of malt and hops and got all malts. Full flavored but the sweetness was too much. Only drank 2/3’s of the 12oz bottle.
dkachur (2311), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Oct 27, 2009 7 ounce bottle from Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, VA. Pours a clear copper color with a medium creamy tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Malty aroma of caramel, toffee and floral hops. Taste is bitter leafy, citrus hops along with caramel, toffee, raisin and alcohol. Medium bodied.
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