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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 
6133.84/5.03.83/5.0Spring11%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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 theshocker (329), Marietta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 29, 2008  
American style BW, but a bit less hoppy and maltier than bigfoot. Malty aroma, plums and raisins. Flavor matches, with a balanced bitterness. Heavy mouthfeel, smooth finish. Prettttttttttty good.


 Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 28, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours a clean clear amber/orange color with nice medium sized head. Aroma was sweet with caramel,light vanilla, and light hop notes dancing around. The body was thick and chewy which was perfect. The taste was just like the aroma with sweet malty light fruity flavor. Real easy to drink.


 cbeers21 (563), Miami, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Coppery/ruby with minimal head. Brothy, almost meaty body on this one. Caramel, vanilla syrupy sticky body combine on this bedtime brew. Warming and toothcoating, with a sweetness buffering a latent bittering dryness. Alcohol provides a medicinal warmth. Nice for the style.


 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a deep mahogany with a nice creamy beigh head. Aroma is malty with caramel sweetness, bread and fruity hops. Very smooth and sweet flavor of caramel malt, alcohol, dried fruit and a hint of brown sugar. Medium to full bodied with a dry and bitter finish


 cbkschubert (1945), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 25, 2008  
22 oz. bottle courtesy of Bockyhorsey - Pours a clear deep amber color with a good one finger thick light tan head which settles to a lasting film. Very light spotty lacing. Aroma is toasted malt, esters, and floral hops. Flavor is cookie dough sweet malt. Has a nice hop presences to nicely balance the flavor. Medium to full body. Slight alcohol warming on the stomach. A very nice BW. Thanks Bill.


 chokmah33 (115), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 23, 2008  
Buttery, fruity aroma (plum, cherry, apricot). Candy sweet grassy malts, plenty of floral hops. Strong medicinal alchohol aroma. Spicy notes (cayenne, clove, black pepper). Brown sugar + toffee candy flavor up front. Fruity dominance in mid plum, apple, cherry, berry and apricot. Hoppiness comes out as a peppery grapefruit note. Lightly toasted biscuit malt finish. Moves quickly from start to finish, dosn’t have the lingering alchohol taste I find disagreeable with many B-wines. Smooth palate, some tangy mouthfeel. Clean, syrupy finish that I dig. This is my favorite B-wine


 LooseCannon (914), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 23, 2008  
22oz bottle. Pours reddish amber in color with brown head. Aroma malt, hops and caramel. Taste malty, caramel and bitter hops with bitter finish. The alcohol is very well hinden for the high alcohol %.


 JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/59/20
Jun 23, 2008  
22 oz bottle from Mystery Swap 3.0. Pours a nice copper color with a thin off white head. Low carbonation with a medium body. Aroma of malt, alcohol, caramel and hops. Taste like a mess of spices all thrown together with the flavor being bitter and hot. Not well balanced at all. I love barleywines but this one was a big disappointment.



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