 Defreni (1045), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 13, 2009 Flaske: Kæmpe skumhoved på en uklar orange øl. Virkelig stærk duft af bourbon karamel. Smagen er fantastisk koncentreret med store mængder bourbon og en god del alkohol. Hvis jeg var mere vild med bourbon er dette klart en potentiel 5.
thewolf (5831), Kolding, Denmark
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 11, 2009 Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
[vintage 2007]
Pours clear dark red with a great, creamy, off-white head. Aroma has cellar, prunes, red apples, oak, vinious, peach, caramel and lightly roasted. Low carbonation, wonderful oily mouthfeel. Really impressive. Flavour is initially quite sweet, lots of toasted caramel, light roasted, some tobacco, prunes, vanilla, oak, light tartness. Incredibly well-balanced between bitterness, sweetness and oaky tartness. Long, long lingering aftertaste that adds chocolate, pine and apples.
msante79 (852), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 8, 2009 2009 batch. 12oz bottle thanks to Sparky27 for hooking me up with this one. Pours dark orange with golden edges and small off-white head. Aroma is oak, vanilla, caramel, citrus and some booze. Flavor is oak, vanilla, citrus, grapes, caramel, sweet malt, and light hops. Finishes sweet with very light alcohol burn. Really great mouthfeel and perfect carbonation for a BA barley wine. I liked regular Fred quite a bit, but this version is much better. The oak barrels really add a nice complexity. It doesn’t have some of the cloying sweetness regular Fred has. This is a really good beer. Cheers HOTD.
Macadem (103), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Smells of vanilla, apple, grapefruit, pineapple and coconut. Tastes of apricot, grapes, and prune. This is one excellent barley wine, worlds of character, it’s barley wine with an added richness, which seems crazy or over the top in concept but it works! This one’s a winner.
hobbersr (412), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 4, 2009 Huge thanks to savvy1982 for the share of this great beer! Pours a transparent burnt orange with a small white head. The aroma is bright, fresh, and full of oak. Vanilla, coconut, oranges, flowers, toast, and white grapes. Tastes very similar to the nose. Very intense and complex. Buttery mouth feel. Very, very good!
blklab2007 (981), Connecticut, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 2008 bottle rating #900! poured an orange amber in color with a thin wisp of white foam on the surface. aroma has sour funky citrus, tart grapefruit, light oak, sweet bourbon, white grape, and a nice fully fermented honey like sweetness. absolutely amazing aromas coming out of this glass. mouth feel is fairly rich in a creamy way and the carbonation is on the low side. flavor comes across picking up on the malts, bitter citrus, oak, caramel, grapefruit skin, sweetness, and a nice alcohol warming. this is by far the best barley wine I have tried, plenty of citrus, barrel aged, nice sourness, and perfect sweetness. Wow!
Vac (2394), San Diego, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Pours with a golden orange body topped by a thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s sweet and malty with nice citrusy notes as well as pleasing vanilla/bourbon notes. Full bodied and smooth yet warming.
DiabolikDUB (144), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 20, 2009 2008 batch poured from Bottle into Tulip glass.
Pours a murky orange color that radiates in the glass and has a pillowing two fingers of head that is slow to dissolve. The aroma is sweet citrus peel, yeast, vanilla and caramel. The flavor has sweet malt and grapefruit upfront and is accompanied by toffee, vanilla and finishes sweet and boozy. It has a creamy full body and makes it a nice sipper. Very enjoyable beer. Highly quaffable and deliciously decadent.
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