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Lagunitas Olde Gnarly Wine

Lagunitas Olde Gnarly Wine  - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine

Petaluma, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6123.84/5.03.83/5.0Spring11%89.5Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Our annual BarleyWine is brewed to last, but hard to hold on to.
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 CamdenD (606), Madrid, Spain
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Solid barleywine with a strong floral and dark malt nose. This is its finest characteristic. Otherwise this beer does extremely well, but not quite up to the aroma’s task.


 TheBeerGod (3143), Newport News, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Bottle. Dark copper pour. Small dense tan head. Nose is fruity, caramel, citrusy hops, sweet malts, and dark fruits. Taste is citrusy hops, some grapefruit, sweet malts, chewy caramel, dark, ripe fruits and hint of rum cake. Body is full and thick with creamy carbonation. Rather chewy for a barleywine. Bit if lingering bitterness to this. The finish brings forth more grapefruit, big caramel, sweet malts, and cocoa. Some dark fruits notes come through here as well. Very tasty barleywine!


 Goodgrief (1144), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 9, 2008  
The beer is very similar to Bigfoot, but sans the hops. The beer is a thick caramel malt base, immensely sweet, but somehow not cloyingly so. This one was screaming for a bit more hops, as only a faint grapefruit presence was noted...and even that I’m doubting only because I wanted it to be there so badly. Very, very little bitterness in this one made it a tad difficult to drink. Still, not a bad effort.


 shadey (1496), Rochester, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Aug 7, 2008  
22oz bottle with maybe a few months of age. The pour is a nice muddy red/brown that I expect from barleywines. The aroma is much more complicated than I had anticipated. Good notes of caramel, fruit, and spice all well blended. The flavor was much the same, with very little alcohol presence other than the nice warming sensation. A very pleasant and incredibly drinkable barleywine.


 badnewsbeers (1026), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 3, 2008  
amber body with large head..aroma of grapefruit hops, citrus notes, caramel and figs...flavor has subtle grapefruit notes that don’t seem to dominate like they do in the nose..biscuit, caramel, and lightly soapy...thick, syrupy swallow makes this one hard to drink in some ways..


 jvmiller (532), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/518/20
Aug 2, 2008  
shit mothafucker/ o,g ots gppd wpmderi;;u ,a;t [resemfe. o,,, ots gppd/ good malty presence. hoppy bittnerness afterwards, good bare;ty; omes// 4.1 lagunitas


 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Bottle. Small smooth tan head that mostly expired, fair amount of lacing, transparent, fizzy, lively, fast rising carbonation, and a reddish orange hue. The aroma was malty, caramel, sweet, hints of chocolate and toffee, hops, some pine and citrus. The flavor was malt, caramel, hint of chocolate, hoppy, citrus, lightly bitter, and sweet. Fairly smooth mouthfeel and medium bodied. Very quaffable, easy to drink, nice balance, and worthy of a try.


 bikesandbeers (468), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2008  
poured ice tea brown with a good off white head. big malt nose carmel dipped apple. flavor is sweet with a nice hoppy kick. long sticky finish. yummy b-wine



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