 zug4abby (287), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 11, 2007
Pours a clear, dark brown color with a medium head and lots of sticky lacing. Aroma is malty and nutty with slightly sweet hints at the end. Flavor is syrupy and malty with a slightly burned note to the mouth. Not sure how much i liked this beer but the rating is so old that i’d really like to re-rate after having taken the BJCP class!
branspra (239), Arlington, Virginia, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 29, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark amber / brown hazy color with a moderate frothy white head. Aromas of cherries, raisin, and citrus. Mouthfeel is relatively smooth with a bitter finish that lasts for quite awhile. Taste is bitter throughout which is tough. For a barley wine, this is a VERY bitter beer.
GandGKevin (196), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Very good barley wine style. Flavors of caramel and rum intermingled with some hops. Finishes nicely with some slight bitterness.
curly (759), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Pours hazy dark amber almost brown with a big frothy tan head. Aroma- honey, melon, berry, alcohol, orange. Taste- bitter but well balanced by caramel malt sweetness. Great beer but like a lot of heavily hopped barleywine’s that i’ve seen around.
abemorsten (194), Randaberg, Norway
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 14, 2009 Hazy orange pour topped initially by a small creamy head, light brown in color. Rich aroma with heavy caramel, plum, grape, raisin, perfume and alcohol. Heavy sweetness and moderate bitterness throughout the drink, which finishes long and alcoholic. Full body. Soft syrupy mouth feel. Good one!
(Bottle, courtesy of tarjei 12.12.2009)
brenn79 (212), Idaho, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 22 oz. bottle- Aged 11 months. Pours cloudy reddish with a nice head and almost no lacing. This almost smells fresh hopped with a nice maltiness, very well balanced. The flavor is close to Bigfoot only with less bite and more of a sweetness (I compare all Barleywines to Bigfoot). This beer got me even more shitfaced than before I started Mephistopheles. Cheers
guyinchicago (538), marengo, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 this one pored amber with a frothy off white head and a nose which was dominated by a big hp presence of grapefruit and pines with a back ground of caramel malts could have used 2 or 3 years of cellar time IMO taste was of the same almost IPA like
tpd975 (252), Riverview, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 A: Clear golden amber in color, with nice head and lacing.
S: Pure Sweetness and Hops baby, I think I’m gonna like this one.
T: This is a big beer, let me rethink that, NO this is a HUGE beer. It has a nice mix of hops brillance and malt sweetness. You can taste the alcohol in this one, but it’s not overbearing.
M: This one is full bodied and smooth. The oil from the hops helps it to go down nicely.
dnstone (280), Mons, Belgium
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Strong nose; plum and walnut. Murky cider-brown with decent off-white head. Much milder but with a solid hop backbone.
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