Kuhnhenn Big N Bold Barley Wine

Name: Barleywine
Date: 02/24/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Vintage: 2006

Appearance: hazy dark red, scant beige head,
Aroma: sweet dark caramel malt aroma with earthy hops,
Flavor: big sweet dark caramel malt flavor, touch of candy quality,vanilla sweetness, nice earthyness adds balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4

Pours a mostly still copper mahogany with some light tan bubbles. Aroma of rich sweet caramel and light cherry fruitiness with a touch of brown sugar. Body starts full and caramely sweet with a nice light fruity complexity before a warming semi-sweet, lightly citrusy finish. Slightly warming cherry fruity complex finish. Should age well.

12oz bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis. Poured deeper and cloudy brownish color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, raisins, vanilla, other dark and fruitiness. Very nice aroma, looked forward to the tastes and then, wham, tastes of sour and tart cherries with some caramel. The tart/sour cherries domininated.

Dark tawny brown in color, somewhat clear in appearance. Nose of brandy, cheap whiskey and scotch, some maple and some sweet plum malt notes. Overly sweet, under-fermented, sweet, fruity, oily, with some moldy fruit and sweet sherry notes in the finish, overpowering pretty much everything else in this beer, but overall it still tastes okay.

2006 vintage bottle. Hazy deep reddish brown with a minimal head. The aroma was of sweet aged malt and dark fruits. Mild oxidation. The flvaor is of aged malt and dark fruit but a tart acidic finish. Light syrupy mouthfell. Full body. Fairly warming.