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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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 naivepegasus (183), USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/517/20
Apr 23, 2008  
poured into a snifter. Pours a rich ruby with a film of soapy head. Rich odor of hops and malts. Really smooth beginning, which grows as the flavor expands in your palate. Sweet caramel and sweet fruit are pretty strong in the aftertaste, but there’s just a little hint of a bitter aftertaste. Its not an intense barley wine, but I really like it.


 truegen (164), Puyallup, Washington, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/510/20
Apr 23, 2008  
22 oz. bomber. Nice head on the pour, leaves perfect lace for at least half the glass. Garnet red color is completely clear. This is a great looking brew! Aroma is strongly malty, caramel mapley sweetness, and this carries right on through to the flavor. Overbearing sweetness is this offering’s downfall. It’s like the juice-box of barleywines, without anything to balance it out. Almost no finish to speak of. I guess you might try to cellar some to see if it eats some of that sugar over the years, but I have some doubts.


 desurfer (1067), Pinellas Park, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 23, 2008  
Draft at Oldsmar Tap House. Pours a reddish amber with little head. Aroma is sweet and alcoholic. Flavor is more of the same, with very little hoppiness rounding it out. It’s a bit too one-dimensional and too alcoholic. Just average.


 robforbes (1083), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 23, 2008  
im surprised that i was able to get this 2008 version at fred meyers in bremerton.
pours a clear ruby-brown with a large yellowish head that leaves rather quickly but leaves a good lacing.
smell of malts, caramel, some hops, touch of fruit.
taste is creamy, malt, caramel, some spice, somewhat sweet (fruity) and ends nicely bitter, excellent balance.
overall im quite impressed, maybe just a little on the sweet side for me.


 Speedle (262), Mid-Atlantic (Tour 2007-2008), Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Apr 23, 2008  
22 oz bottle .... copper honey color ... hop and malt aroma ... thick, gooey and chewy sweet start .... sweet in the middle with a warm alcohol finish .... slight bitter in the aftertaste .... a little sweeter and syrupy than I normally like but an overall great find


 Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 23, 2008  
I like the way this beer looks and feels. its got the high malts and the flavor of Barley Wine with lots of caramel and and a strong yet no t overpowering flavor of piny hops. one to try


 nick76 (2634), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Apr 23, 2008  
The aroma is very likable. It’s got caramel, brown sugar, malt, and hops. The appearance is burnt orange/amber with an average head. The flavor is sweet and bitter with lots of caramel. The palate is smooth. Overall it’s good.


judas (3), USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 22, 2008  
Impressive barly wine. Not overly hoppy like similar NoCal brews. Little alcohol and smooth nutty caramel finish. Nice.



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