Heavyweight Old Salty

Formerly brewed at Heavyweight Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Ocean Township, New Jersey USA

(Bottle) Pours a murky brown body with a spare off-white head. Aroma of raisins, maple syrup, nutmeg, and malt. Nice balance of hoppy & malt flavors. The flavor reminds me of a vintage English Ale.

Light reddish brown with a thick head and quite bubbly for a barleywine. Malt, hops, and caramel on the nose with a little alcohol. Full and sticky mouthfeel. Flavour is brown sugar, caramel, hops, alcohol, and molasses on the tongue. Bitter end but a little too much alcohol at the end.

Out of the bottle this brew pours a darker amber with a small off-white fizzy head that falls quickly. Hint of caramel and a touch of fruit. This was a very nicely balanced barleywine and very flavorful. I didn’t note the vintage but I think it was fairly fresh, and very nice for not being aged for a long time.

120z bottle. Hazy, murky brown colored body with a dark tan bread crust colored head. Flavors reminds me of Bigfoot, only it’s more mellow... somewhere in between a sweet malty BW and a hop orgy Bigfoot. A light biting of the hops, a little sharp on the tongue. Leafy and barkdust like aromas, with a big flavor of brown sugar and cinnamon... some maple and pipe tobacco. Very good stuff, right where I want a barleywine to be.

(2002 BOTTLE BY WAY OF DOCLOCK)poured a super muddy dark brown with NO HEAD AT ALL.the aromas were red liquorice,grapefruit,cotton candy,ice tea,and caramel malts.the first sip gave me a nice smooth mouthfeel that coated my tounge and throat.this was not in your face like alot of barleywines can be.(im sure the age had something to do with it)the flavors i recieved were maple syrup,cotton candy,pine,caramel,hops,and some belgian characteristics sneaking through.this is truely a nice barley wine and im sure the age has alot to due with it.

2000-2003 Vertical Tasting. Many Thanks to Doclock For the Trade!! Dark Brown Coloring with White Head. Bread Dough and Rich Malt Aroma. Rasiny/Prune Notes....Almost Grapey Taste..with Good Sturdy Warming From the Alcohol. Agreeably 2002 Was My Favorite of the 4 Years. Years Varied Enough to Make Each One Its Own Brew. ’03 Was Nice, But Tasted a Bit Young Yet...’02 Seemed the Most Balanced and Enjoyable to the Palate. ’01 Indeed Had a Salty Tang to it and ’00 Definitly Had a Celery Tang to it.... Old Salty was a Very Enjoyable Barley Wine and Most Certainly Worth Aging in the Cellar for a Few Years.

bottle, thanks to the_beer_god. nice malty aroma, with some pineapple-like smells too. surprisingly hoppier than the aroma, perhaps that’s just how the challenger hops work. very drinkable, but there is a hint of high-octane alcohol that shows up when it’s a little warmer. definitely worth drinking.

A beer from New Joizie. Not bad. Poured a cloudy dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma was sweet, hops, fruit, toffee. Flavor was mild. A nice barley wine but there are so many better ones.