Goose Island Batch 2000 Barleywine

Formerly brewed at Goose Island Beer Company
Style: Barley Wine
Chicago, Illinois USA

12oz bottle acquired in trade. Poured a medium and hazy orangish color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, nuts, citrus, and some fruitiness. Tastes of caramel, toffee, some dark fruits, citrus, and molassess. Chewy. Very light acohol in the finish.

Poured a hazy reddish amber color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of molasses, floral hops, ripe fruits, caramel malts, and a bit of alcohol as well. Taste of citrus, dried fruits, sweet caramel malts, more molasses, and a bit of mint leaf, with low alcohol, a bit of bitterness in the finish, and a chewy mouthfeel. Thanks to Steve for sharing this as a nightcap!

Date: 05/10/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear amber, whispy white head, big hop aroma with citrus essence on a sweet carmel malt base, good body, malt flavor with huge sweetness yet well balanced with lots of hops, nice long bittter finish,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Dense, cloudy darkened amber pour. Thick lacing is left behind by a slowly diminishing head. The aroma is very sweet, with two parts of toasty malt for every part of abundant hops. Very overripened fruits dance in the nose, surrounded by caramels and sourdough. Light hints of raisin pudding and anise round out the aroma. The flavor is very rich and very well blended, one complex flavor with many integral components. Peppery spice abounds. More dark fruit is noted as the malt profile recedes to let that, and brisk hoppy bitterness shine through. Alcohol warms aggressively in a lingering finsih that is both balanced and coating. The mouthfeel is full bodied, lightly carbonated, syrupy and biting with resin, spice and graininess. Very tasty.

From 35.5 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange. Sweet malty aroma with a fruity note. Flavour rather sweet malty with a good bitterness, raisin sweetness into a alcohol dominated finish. Very nice.

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an orange head. The aroma is sweet alcoholic with strong notes of peaches and over ripe fruits. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and peaches as well as light alcoholic notes that tickles the tongue. It has a thick body.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of sk8viking. Hazy amber golden with a small, off-white head. Fat aroma of caramel and aroma hops. Very full-bodied with fat and rich notes of sweet malt, fruit, vanilla and licorice all-sorts. Almost sherry-like. Sweet but also hoppy finish. Very delicious indeed. 290607

Bottle. Pours a reddish orange amber with a small film head that leaves around a little lacing. Aroma is powerful, quite alcohol-heavy. There are sweet malts, bread-like doughyness, nuts and a little caramel in the background. Mouthfeel is great and oily despite a relatively high carbonation. Flavour is dominated by the viniousness (which is perhaps just a bit too much). Caramel, oak and a little nuttyness comes through. Too much alcohol compared to the taste.