 jujubeast6000 (772), Houston, Texas, USA
Jul 11, 2009 Reviewed 6/23/2009 (bottle vintage 0811):
Pours a clear dark brown color body, with an average off-white foamy head, lasting. Aroma of sickly sweetness, like molasses. Some earthiness. Some hops too, but hard to discern. Malty molasses-y taste. Bitter finish. Not caustic. Pretty tasty. A nice balance of flavor. Some dark fruitiness. Not too bad. A little less consumable as it warms, harsher.
guyinchicago (516), marengo, Illinois, USA
Jul 6, 2009 12 oz bottle pour was a darker brown than most of the barley wines I’ve had aromas of caramel and malts flavor is the same with a sweet and smooth finish nice easy drinking barley wine
iamqueensblvd (178), , Iowa, USA
Jul 4, 2009 Updated: Jul 11, 2009chewy mouth feel, very malty, very rich brown color, powerful aroma of malts and fruit not near as bitter as i thought it would be. Surprisingly smooth.
cking (1012), North Canton, Ohio, USA
Jul 4, 2009 Bottle from 2007: Malty, chewy and sweet. Aromas and flavors of figs, molasses and sugar cookies. Minimal hop presence, this one is all malt. Dark, rich, glorious malts providing layers of dark fruit and roasted grain flavors. Mottled amber brown in color, minimal head and lacing. Warm and generously filling. I was surprised by the depth of this brew.
gam (1059), brisbane, Australia
Jun 28, 2009 Medium head back to mild cover of froth and fine lace carbonation good,in a murky ruby red pour.Aeoma caramel toffee dried fruit vegemite brandy,raisins.Flavour dry gritty earthy,raisin,brandy,vegemite note caramel, toffee hint prune,likethe brewer they do well,liccorice taste,not a lot of bitter though,finish malty fairly smooth on the palate light fizz.
mutant (854), Melbourne, Australia
Jun 25, 2009 Dark brown with a strong tan head. Sweet aroma, almost of molasses. Big maltiness in flavour which I love with less abv than the IIPA. This is a goer for a malthead.
vikingguy (138), Chaska, Minnesota, USA
Jun 19, 2009 Updated: Nov 7, 2009Pours ruby hued with small, quick-diminishing off-white head. Aroma of caramel, vanilla, banana, alcohol. Taste is very sweet up front and all the way through to the finish. Caramel, raisin, chocolate, sweet malt, alcohol. Alcohol is strongly present but not overwhelming enough to take away from the flavor. This is pretty good, a little too sweet and alcohol isn’t very well hidden.
thooper41 (384), Oregon, USA
Jun 19, 2009 12 oz bottle: apperance is very dark amber brown with off white head, aroma is very malty with hints of caramel, flavor tons of malt not very complex could use more hops and tastes slightly waterded down. pretty decent beer.
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