 jbye4334 (658), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 (bottle from presario). Cloudy brown color. Medium off white head. Malty alcohol aroma. Sweet malt flavor. Avg duration. Light alcohol finish. Slick texture. Soft carbonation. Fair lacing.
TampaBrew (805), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 18, 2009 Pours copper. Nose is sweet malt, toffee, floral hops. Flavor is sweet caramel malt, earthy hops, some astringent bitterness, mild citrus, oxidation. Full bodied.
Grovlam (3809), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 Bottle 341 ml. Thanks to Kira for sharing this. Average beige creamy head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Light cloudy amber color. Aroma of heavy malty notes, alcohol, bread, caramel, toasted malt, grapefruit, and a pinch of salt like feel. Almost full bodied with a soft carbonation and light alcoholic texture. Heavy sweet flavor with good counter bitterness. Lingering thick malty warming alcoholic finish. Solid Barley Wine.
patricks110 (281), Alberta, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 Slightly dissapointed with this one. The IIPA from Half Pints was incredible. Pour is deep ruby red with a massive yellow head. Aroma is malty, fruity, and slightly spicy. Taste is sweet malts, honey, apple, banana........ So much to taste in there. Hard alc finish with a dryness. Still a pretty amazing beers.
manuchampions (103), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 14, 2009 Yellow wax sealed bomber direct from the brewer. Thanks Dave! Apparently this is a 2006 vintage. Pours a lovely copper brown with thick yellowish head. The aroma is abundantly fruity; cherries, figs even a little orange peel. The taste is amazing...complex layers of fruitcake, massive honey hit with a treacle, marmalade like malt back. The booze is still evident though I’m subdued as a result of excellent aging. I’d hazard a guess that this beer would rate better if sampled after aging rather than fresh. While that may seem obvious to some I really think this beer (as I have just sampled it) warrants a higher score. One of the best barley wines I’ve had and certainly the best in Canada so far.
MesandSim (5818), London, Greater London, England
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 12, 2009 A Mes rate. Bottle at Chris O’s beer exposed tasting.
Awesome colour. A rich dark amber with a good off white head. Treacle malt with some awesome hop balance. Some cheese, plenty of funk along with loads of barley and sugar. Excellent bitter hoppage in the finish. Really good. As a barley wine, it really has the lot. Thanks Harry.
Radek Kliber (3942), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 22, 2009 Bottle 341 ml
Appearance: clear dark amber look , rocky mid light top with slight lace.
Nose: straight malty nose with added hops to it
Flavor/Palate : Dry alcohol up front on solid malty base/ Clean and straight barley. Drinkable for it strength.
BillKismet (1918), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 11, 2009 Scotch amber colored with a lush tan head. Distinct diacetyl/butterscotch aromas and caramel wander into the nose. Sharp crystal malt flavors with the re-emergency of diacetyl/butterscotch. Burnt caramel finish. Definitely more in line with the English lineage of Barleywines and Old Ales.
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