Green Flash Barleywine

Brewed by Green Flash Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine
Vista, California USA

22 oz bomber. This one struck me as being slightly too boozy upfront, but as I drink more it, I enjoyed the alcohol more and more. Definitely some heavy notes on the aroma, but not all that complex with some thick citrus fruits, melon, sweet caramels, and whisky grains.On the pour, a medium sized, standard cream colored head, fairly translucent body for the abv, and a bright crimson color. This is definitely not a smooth drinking beer by any means, but the alcoholic kick gives off a nice warming feeling on the way down. As expressed in the description, this one is definitely hop charged with a ton of thick fruity citrus bitter that combines with a wave a rich caramel and grain malts. This is really a solid choice for a cold winter’s night, but I do wish there was a bit more complexity going on besides just the straight kick in the face.

Bottle. Red dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is cacao, coffee, malt, hop, grapefruit. Flavour is sweet, malt, grapefruit, coffee, hop, caramel. Full bodied nice beer.

You’ve all beeen there...stalking a new beer store and grabbing a bomber off the shelf and saying to yourself...." I dont think I’ve rated this...... You’ve had a fair number of that breweries products but.....there’s just that shadow of a doubt. You end up saying WTF its only a couple of bucks , let’s roll. This particular day I was a bit lost in NJ and found a Buy-rite Liquors on the way to some friends house. Looky here! I said to myself......(insert above scenario) "10.9 %.... You must be mad..... sure feels that way now after consuming said bomber, but not whilst drinking said elixer. I am amazed at my typing skills since it feels like I have mittens on. Hoppy critter. Not a long body but a definitive finuish. Woogiee woogiee and yer mom!

Draft. Pours a dark ruby-orange hue, thin ring of tan head, fair clarity. Nose is big caramel, pine resin, citrus, and alcohol strength. Flavor is also big and malty, caramel, toffee, bread, resin and citrus hops for a slight balance, high alcohol heat in the middle persists through the finish. Full body, medium carbonation, thick chewy texture. A big and malty barleywine with considerable heat throughout, definitely geared toward sipping in small quantities.

Bottle... Poured deep ruby, with a light, beige head. Aroma of vanilla, oak and a dark, barley, cereal grain. Hoppy, but mostly dark sugar and fruit notes. Rich malts and figs too. This one got most of its bitterness from hops and not so much from any alcohol heat.

Botella, courtesy of Pinball. Pours a hazy deep amber colour, off-white medium head. Aroma is sweet and hoppy with fruits and malt. Good mouthfeel. The flavour is sweet and hoppy with a good frutiness, a pleasant soft bitterness, some citrus and light alco touch.

dark amber, smooth offwhite daead. aroma is hoppy, malty, sweet, very nice barley wine aroma - no hints of old beer, only good beer. flavor is sugary, hoppy, well blended, sweet, nice composition. this is a very good barley wine.

This was a nice one amber pour.. looks like cough syrup with some head. nose is sweet with booze and a good dose of hops. flavor follows through and gives a good hop wallop and booze finish. will buy another to age.