Lagunitas Olde Gnarly Wine

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Petaluma, California USA

tap at south loop binny’s..... a transparent amber brown pour with a medium sized light brown head.... raisins and caramel in the nose as well as a sweet syrupy quality to it..... flavors of sweet dark fruits that lingers and then finishes off on a slightly bitter note. sweetness comes off a little bit too cloyingly for my liking. thick/full syrupy mouthfeel.

reddish brown with tan head. flavor of crystal and chocolate malt with some hop bitterness present. this beer is dominated by the maltiness, which likely would become a little more subtle and complex over time, right now it is a solid version, but could improve in time

22-oz bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Pours clear tawny with an average, rocky, light brown head, somewhat lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel, toffee), heavy hops (perfume, resin), average yeast (dough) with notes of dates, apple, pear, and brown sugar. Full bodied, sticky texture, lively carbonation, and a bitter finish. Long duration, heavy sweetness, moderate acidity and bitterness.

An aromatic and delicious barleywine. Loads of hops and malt ind the aroma, citrus is dominating. The flavour is rounded by the malt but the hops are still very up front. Ends with a very balanced bitterness, leaving just enough room for the malt. The palate is a bit too thin for a barleywine in my world, but still a great beer!

SUPER SWEET - great malt but a lot of it - a super lot. Great hop taste but not enough of it, alcohol taste is almost absent which is amazing, well made, but just too much malt sugars remain for me.

Amber, thick, sweet, fruity, piney, malty, alcohol, caramel, bready, hoppy finish.

22 oz. bomber, pours a deep red-amber with a massive frothy tan head with good retention and lacing. Aroma is all piney hops on the pour with layers of toasty biscuity malts, caramel, and toffee coming later. Fruity esters are a bit subdued but include prunes and plums and some raisin. Flavor is nicely balanced, but dominated by the toasty malts with piney hops providing balance into a moderately dry finish. The body is medium to medium-full; smooth, with moderate carbonation and a perfect amount of warming. Overall, an excellent barleywine. Extrordinarily drinkable, as it balances a bit to the thin side, though still supportive of a relatively high ABV and full flavors.

Bottle. Pours amber with a small offwhite head. Aroma and flavour are both sweet, althea drops with some hoppyness.