 VitaminR (444), Colorado, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 2, 2008 Sweet hoppy nose. Deep amber/copper color with small head. Intense maltiness, with an equal intensity of hops. The high alcohol was surprisingly masked well until the very end of the finish. Nice tight bubbles, perfect effervescence. An excellent Barley Wine--perhaps one of the best.
HughConway (367), Washington, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 1, 2008 Bottle. Pour clear, nice deep colour, thick off white head. Great hop aroma. Nice thick hop flavour, nice body, pleasing aftertaste. A very pleasing, hoppy, barley wine.
AgentSteve (1379), SF Bay Area, California, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 1, 2008 Beautiful pour, mahogany with a foamy tan head. Bigger head than other BW styles. Nose is quite nice, with hoppy pineapple along with some apricot and malt. Flavor is sweet and malty, yet at the same time slightly bitter, and quite complex. Quite enjoyable.
BeerNeedy (62), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 1, 2008 Updated: Nov 30, 2008From a 1 pint 6 oz. bottle poured a sublime copper colour with a light tan 1 inch head. This Barley Wine was surprisingly flavourful with a crisp and clean mouthfeel and mellow follow through that belies a plus 10 percent alcohol by volume. Strong hop finish...are we sure this shouldn’t labeled an Imperial IPA? I’ll be putting this one in the rotation.
elgiacomo (98), Chickamauga, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 25, 2008 Pours a murky dark red/copper with very little head. Quite sweet on the nose and tongue from the caramel malts, but mixed nicely with the hops for some bitterness. Creamy, and a little sticky on the mouthfeel. Finishes relatively dry considering what it’s like up front.. Alcohol taste is completely hidden, but this one can knock you out! Couldn’t finish the bomber or write a review on night #1 with ’Ol Ruffian due to it’s effects, and am instead having to do so tonight with the leftovers...
General66 (171), Streator, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 25, 2008 1 pint 6 ounce bottle picked up by soccer290. Thanks! Poured a cloudy deep orange color with a wonderful one finger width brownish head. The aroma consisted of a lot of hops with hints of sweetness in the background. The taste was a lot of hops with citrus hints in the background. It had a medium mouthfeel and left a very nice hoppy taste in the back of my mouth. A very tasty beer! I would definitely seek this one out again!
jeffwilliams11 (310), hooterville, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 24, 2008 not as hop-forward as i expected from the lable on the bottle. tasty, a little fruity in the nose. not overly alcoholic.
SuperDave70 (1158), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 17, 2008 Sampled at the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild 2008 Strong Beer Fest, on February 17, at the Mesa Amphitheatre. Great!
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