 scrizzz (1252), kirkland, Washington, USA
Sep 7, 2007 Sweet currant/sherry aroma with spicy pine, solid 2 finger head lasts a bit and holds its shape, deep ruby color. Plenty of flavor, not all of it married yet. Oak, plum, and the sharp sting of alcohol all coexist and if I could lay a few down I’m sure they’d blend together great.
AdamSkillin (376), High Bridge, New Jersey, USA
Sep 2, 2007 These big, hot, sherry-like beers are an acquired taste for sure. Luckily, thanks in part to a few great offerings from Lagunitas, I have acquired the taste. This one is definitely big, you can taste the alcohol, but the sherry-like notes are predominant in the malt profile. Draught at Circa in High Bridge, NJ 9/1/07. A snifter full of this hot, heady brew after given time to uncool down to 55 or 52 degrees will either put you in a haze or break you out of one.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Jan 17, 2009
Date: September 12, 1998
Mode: Bottle
Source: Beverages & More, SF
Vintage: 1999
Appearance: opaque copper, whispy head
Aroma: no notes on the aroma
Body: big body
Flavor: strong malt flavor with lots of floral hops, lots of malt, abusive hop flavor, long bitter finish
Overall: very crusty-like
Date: October 15, 2000
Vintage: 1999
what a difference a couple of years makes! very wine like, no hops, no alcoholic esters, slightly sweet, malty, very smooth
Date: November 17, 2004
Vintage: 1999
Appearance: sweet malty aroma
Aroma: flavor has the same sweet malt from the aroma but with a long bitter finish
Overall: not enough complexity or fruity character for the age, good but time to liquidate the vintage
Date: November 11, 2005
Vintage: 1999
sweet and malty, still no good aged malt ripe fruit, nice bitterness, holding up but not improving any more as it ages
Date: February 01, 2007
Source: Ale Atlanta
Vintage: 1999
still the brown sugar sweetness, picking up a bit of oxidation
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
Date: August 26, 2006
Vintage: 2006
sweet malt with big earthy bitterness,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4
Date: October 29, 2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Vintage: 2008
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asedzie (453), San Francisco, California, USA
Aug 30, 2007 Bottle, 2007 vintage. Pours crimson copper with thick beige head, good retention and quite a bit of lacing. Aroma is pungent brown sugar, toffee mead, sticky dried fruit, toasted malt and a very light touch of sourness. Flavor is solid, lightly sweet toffee, caramel malt flavors, deep in the backround a touch of well blended floral and even some citrus hops. Finish is a little bit of herbal bitterness and lingering alcohol. Extremely well-balanced, rich and indulgent. Tasty enough to drink on a regular basis.
IrishBoy (2686), Bakersfield, California, USA
Aug 20, 2007 Twenty Aught-6 bottle from Bevmo?; Been in the cellar for over a yearl Nose of raisins, caramel, and very light alcohol; rusty red with a small beige head; flavor of caramel, fig newtons, and a slight hint of hop bitterness; finish shows light alcohol warmth and very slight bitterness. Pretty good barlewine; glad I let it rest for over a year in the cellar.
thepilferer (23), walnut creek, California, USA
Aug 16, 2007 2007 drank 2007. 22 oz. bottle. poured about a walnut brown color with a 1/8 head that dissipated in a bout a minute. aromas of alcohol most prominent along with malty sweetness. flavor was less sweet than other barleywines i’ve tried, and had more hops and earth flavor. definitely alcohol is not hidden. i bet it will be a lot better in a few years, which is good because i bought a case from the brewery.
fakepurseninja (773), Washington, USA
Aug 12, 2007 Very rich and malty - just what you would expect from Lagunitas. Lots of fig and raisin complimented by a great hop presence in a role not noramally seen in a Barleywine. Not overly sweet, but there is a strong taste of caramel and toffee. I really enjoyed the hops in here, a curveball from a traditional barleywine but who cares! Hops never hurt anyone, keep tossing them into the vat. I like how the style is actually Barleywine on this one, not American Strong Ale, like most other Lagunitas drinks - buck the notion of traditional classification, great beer is just that - GREAT BEER.
SuzyGreenberg (1318), Seattle, Washington, USA
Aug 11, 2007 Updated: Mar 9, 200822 oz. bottle - pours clear, dark amber with almost no head; sweet, malty aromas; drinks a little rich and very smooth; IMO, just a notch below the brown sugga’
3/9/08 update - snifter @ beverage place barleywine bacchanal; 2004 vintage; texture was a little flat with the age, but this was very good and had developed a lovely texture to it
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