 SamuraiArtist (292), portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
May 18, 2007 Bottle: Pours deep red with a 1 finger off white head. Heavy aroma of malt., malt, and alcoholy malt. Flavor is quite rich and carmelly, slightly syrupy and creamy with some fruity esters. Slight hop bitterness to balance it out. Plenty of alcohol warmth. I think of this beer as the textbook definition of a barleywine.
AOF (282), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
May 18, 2007 Updated: Oct 4, 2007Another monster brew from Great Divide. Murky brown in color, looks like a Louisiana swamp. Nose is smash mouth hops, caramel, grapefruit and peppery spice. This beer is an American classic and has traditional Ameican balls. I felt Iike I just got punched in the face by Mike Tyson. Full bodied, crisp and refreshing. Pretty close to a perfect ten. I now have an official favorite brewery.
TheCEO (100), USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 16, 2007 The smell...the look...the flavor...the STRENGTH. The higher ABVed Great Divide Beers’ main priority is to knock your ass OUT. I would give this a 4.5 if it wasn’t as vicious. "Old Ruffian. You hit too hard! Stop playin’!"
glennmastrange (857), hobe sound, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 15, 2007 Bottle. Complex in aroma and taste, and almost perfectly balanced. Malts smell of roasted grain, caramel and filberts with a moderate smell of orange and pine for the hops. Yeast leaves a soapy note, backed up with prune, cherry, port wine and alcohol. Appearance leaves nothing else to be desired. Red/brown in color with a long lasting rocky, light brown head that clings nicely to the glass. Flavors range from sweet and salty to start and acidic, bitter and salty for the finish. Medium bodied, oily in texture with a soft carbonation and long dry, slightly astringent finish. Another beauty from Great Divide.
glkaiser (1171), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 11, 2007 On tap at Hard Liver. Shiney caramel with good head. Very tasty....complex sweet and roasted malts. Hops in the finish are quite nice.
caesar (3034), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
May 11, 2007 Hazy orange color, medium lasting off-white head. Aroma of hop and fruit, caramel malt. It’s good, but not really special. What’s so good about this brew, is the massive hop bitterness. It lingers on and on, jaw breaking bitterness, rolling on your tongue like a tsunami. I don’t like the sharp sour kind of barley wines, but this massive hop wonders are more my kind of beer.
MadIndian (997), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 5, 2007 Bottled. A gift from Dennis Bell. Heavy hop\citrus aroma as soon as bottle is poped. Nice mahogany pour. Slight roast flavor with a definite citrus hop bite. A good brew. I have had better Barley wines but this one was definetly a champ.
Quevillon (1530), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 4, 2007 Bouteille de 22 oz, par HogTownHarry. Couleur terre cuite brumeuse, moyen collet avec de la dentelle. Arome de malte de caramel anglaise et de petits fruits alcoolisés. Bon goût de malte caramelisé, un peu de noisette et fruits confies. Agréable!
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