 Bockyhorsey (2019), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Aug 24, 2005 Updated: Sep 28, 2006One of the first beers from the new batch of this in Tempe. Big tan head that looks like they attached a beeker to the top of a small fishbowl. Body was darker amber color. Great citrus hop aromas along with some sweet malts. Reminded me of a scotch aroma than beer. Flavor was well balaned between the slightly sweet malts and alcohol content. Smooth easy drinking beer with a slight butterscotch taste on the palate.
after4ever (1751), Brier, Washington, USA
Aug 13, 2006 12-oz., left over from WBC ’06. Easily worthy of the gold for barley wine that WBC gave it this year. Deep pumpkin orange, almost roasted. White head shows up *after* it sits for a few minutes--all the crud and sludge swirling around in this beer keeps it from appearing up top for a while. Amazing stuff: those nose comes on with light spice and bread, as well as some citric sweet and hoppy crispness. The body’s the phenomenal thing about this beer. It’s thick and viscous but without any stickiness or undue sweetness. No vinous overtones anywhere in the nose, palate, or finish. This is a mature barleywine right out of the gate. Complex and rewarding without any of the swampy bogginess common to so many of even the finest examples of the style. I wish I could drink beer like this all the time.
bitbucket (1565), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Aug 13, 2006 Bottled sample via the kind hand of after4ever. Pours a cloudy orange amber with a thick, lacy off-white head. The aroma is rich with toffee, pine, oranges. The taste is smooth, rich, lightly sweet; with caramel, sherry, vanilla, fruit. The finish is grapefruit with a slight bit of pine. This beer is amazingly well rounded, and gives little hint of the alcohol content. This is the good stuff.
turbo (1248), Arizona, USA
Jun 7, 2005 Updated: Jan 17, 2008Served in a nice Pimp-Chalice.
Nice dark amber with a huge thick head and awesome lacing.
Aroma of sweet malts and caramel with very light alcohol in the background.
Flavor is sweet malt with the alcohol very well hidden.
This barleywine only got better as it warmed and was so easy drinking that I had to order another!
Good beer!
chilehead (186), Laguna Niguel, California, USA
Dec 4, 2005 Had this last night on draft at Pizza Port’s strong ale fest. Being a hophead, this was one of my favorites for the night. Very floral and pretty nose with clean hop notes. Flavor profile wsa almost all hops, but a nice balance of the high piney notes with the earthy flavors from medium boils. Slightly cloudy amber pour with no head. I want more!
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