 lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Nov 17, 2008 2008 vintage. Ruddy red-purple color with a thin layer of tan head that leaves only a ring of lasting foam. Cherries and powerful alcohol aroma over a heavy syrupy body. Some brown sugar maltiness, caramel, bready and dark fruits. Alcohol not as apparent as the nose, then a slight hoppiness hidden under the sweet malt finish.
cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 16, 2008 ’’Smells OK. At first not as bad as many grain wines. Strong, thick alky coating mouthfeel without fizz. Should this be sold in the PLCB state store? A big beer without much carbonation. Finish could trigger my gag reflex. On style mah fah. s5L3f2t3o5’’
Cletus (5001), Connecticut, USA
Oct 31, 2008 Pours brown with a thin off white head. Smells of sweet malt, some citrus, tea. Tastes very tea like with some dark fruity hints.
buzzoven (333), Japan
Oct 30, 2008 This one did not do it for me....slight caramel taste, some malty overtones and a pinch of pumpkin pudding/sweet potato/apple...slight winey character....this one had a few good points (although practically zero smell) but all the small good ponts never added up to anything truly great. Seemed a bit steely to me and I just could not grasp it to the point of full enjoyment.
matt7215 (942), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Oct 28, 2008 355 ml bottle from premier gourmet. fall 2007 bottling. brown/amber pour with a small tan head that is gone quickly. nice big malty nose but alcohol and sweetness ruin it. the flavour is overly sweet and filled with butterscotch aka diacetyl. mmmmm. rich full mouth of diacetyl goodness. way down hill after the aroma. im not likely to buy this one again.
porterhouse (1148), Alna, Maine, USA
Oct 27, 2008 (Bottle (2007) from McKean and Charles) Sweet, hot and sticky...Pours dark brownish amber with a fleeting wisp of biege head that disappears quickly. Appears rather flat and still. Aroma of candyish malt, fairly sharp pine and some grapefruit. Mouthfeel fairly smooth but kind of big and sticky. Syrupy palate with only a little bit of carbonation. Syrupy film coats inside of snifter along with some fine rings of lacing that melt away quickly. Tastes sweet with a pretty strong dose of rock candy maltiness and a very light hint of smokiness. Some piney and grapefruity hoppiness overlays the sticky sweetness with bitterness building toward finish and providing a rather mild (for the style) bite. ABV not particularly well-hidden. Drinkable but not enough complexity for a really good barleywine.
daniele (1642), Italy
Oct 26, 2008 scura schiuma non abbondante persitenza discreta note maltate frutta frutta secca leggero liquore tosataura in bocca prima un p di amlto poi frutta secca tostature liquirizia finale piuttosto amaro
finol (475), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
Oct 26, 2008 Bottle @ home.
Red in colour. Sweet flavours
Kind of average, not bad but not exciting either...
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