 shawnm213 (884), South Bend, Indiana, USA
May 16, 2009 pours a deep red . very malty sweet. sticky mouthfeel. soem toffee, caramel, and medicine notes.
satan165 (541), River Grove, Illinois, USA
May 9, 2009 when it comes to the strongly malt based beers, i always prefer crunchy toffee malt character to sticky sweet sludge. so often i encounter the latter, but not tonite. this beer is wildly dark for its style, and contains none of the overt sweetness that often leads me away from a brew. just like double dog, flying dog has again created a beer that is so wildly drinkable considering its ABV it should be illegal -- its certainly dangerous.
JohnnyJ (1283), Carlsbad, California, USA
May 7, 2009 A below average barleywine. Dark orange pour, thin head. Caramel, sweet malt, hints of chocolate, fruit, and slightly hoppy. Pretty boring.
MennoO (112), Haarlem, Netherlands
Apr 30, 2009 bottle, dark with reddish glow, bitter, chocolate, alcohol. nice beer! will not become my favourite, but quite a nice brew.
ansermadide (496), Kyle, Texas, USA
Apr 28, 2009 Updated: May 10, 20097oz bottle from Canis Major box on April 28, 2009. Surprised I haven’t rated this yet. Light mahogany color with a thin head. Yep... gimmie that 10%! Light hop aroma, mostly malty flavor. Very sweet, not very hoppy. I’m almost sad. A little thin on the palate. Light mouthfeel, clean, non-lingering finish. Too easy to drink this.
Muggus69 (500), Sydney, Australia
Apr 28, 2009 355ml bottle. BB 15.04.10
Served with only a light chill.
Pours fantastically with a big thick light caramel head atop a copper-highlighted mahogany body.
Aroma is liquorice and leather straightup, banana and raisin come through with a spicy vanilla oak character. Hint of bitter chocolate, grass, toffee and citrus hang in the background.
Creamy body, seems somewhat subdued for such a strong beer, very smooth for the most part, sticky texture. Bitterness manifest itself towards the finish.
Rich chocolate and burnt toffee malt upfront, bit of creamy cereal leads onto more complicated flavours of green banana, unripe peach and melon, leafy/grassiness is quite prominant. Woody spice lingers on the finish, reasonably smooth, bitterness is big but not too sharp.
Would have to say this is probably one of the rougher barley wines i’ve come across. Certainly has the potential to age well, but a bit harsh at this point.
bembelembe (150), Zagreb, Croatia
Apr 22, 2009 Caramel sweet aroma with fruity taste and light chocolate and wood note. Bit bitter. Sweetness balanced with strong warm alcohol flavour. Red-brown body. Very light carbonated.
drjay44 (758), Salida, Colorado, USA
Apr 19, 2009 12 oz. bottle. Pours a thin, mocha head of good duration, with light lacing over a clear brown body (SRM 20) body....nose rich in caramel layers, some phenolic tones.....tastes heavily of sweet caramel malt with mild finishing bitterness, and an oak overlay....mouth fell is thick and chewy, carbonation is slight. A nice heavy malty brew, but not a great Barley Wine.
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