Lagunitas Olde Gnarly Wine

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

On tap at Front Door Boise, Pours out a dark brown topped with a nice head. A nice sweet aroma to go with a very good tast. The 9.7 was not that apperent to me. Very good overall.

I lost my notes so this is from memory. The bottle was about a year old, split with Lukin and feedmecookies. Aroma was very odd, stale stinky cheese and gasoline, rotten eggs, bitter hops and sweet malts. Lots of caramel in the flavor but is dominated by a spoiled milk flavor and zucchini. Tough to drink, minerally, very unappealing.

Bottle shared with GregClow, Blankboy, Hogtown Harry, Jerc, and Mabel, courtesy of Blankboy. Strong malt aroma, tons of alcohol as well - oh so very nice. Dark brown, medium foamy head. Great taste - tons of malt and alcohol. Long complex linger. What a balanced great tastting Barleywine, more please.

Bottled 2006 vintage. Slightly hazed copper appearance cleared up after some time in the glass; medium size head with little lacing. Caramel malt and dark fruit nose interlaced with aromas of citrus and pine. Sweet malt taste with hints of raisins, molassas and brown sugar. Balanced by bitter, decently hopped, resinous flavors. Full bodied, moderately carbonated mouthfeel with a long lasting finish. Very true to style.

22 oz bottle, 2004 vintage. Pours a clear amber colored body under a small beige head that quickly faded to a thin patchy film. Aroma is of deep toffee and caramel malt with some nuttiness, papery oxidation, and light alcohol. Flavor seems to be a little past it’s peak, with the toffee and caramel battling it out with a moderate level of oxidation. Finishes with quite a bit of papery notes and light alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and very slightly sticky with fairly soft carbonation. This just made me want to try a fresh bottle of this more than anything because I’m not sure that this was the best that this beer could offer.

Lagunitas event at the Brickskeller. 2004 keg. Cloudy, reddish-brown appearance; light tan head with great retention and lacing. Strong pine / citrus hop character, maple syrup in the aroma. Full, viscous mouthfeel: tea-like malts, maple syrup, spice, and white pepper. Long, sweet finish: predominantly candy sugar.

Pours clear deep bronze with a modest light tan head. The aroma has lots of dirty woody hops, a thick malt presence and a good deal of alcohol. Fairly thick body with very little carbonation. Starts with thick caramel malt that is quite cloying and has lots of alcohol presence. There is also a bold woody presence and brown sugar. The finish has a big emphasis on woody hops and alcohol. This is a fine barleywine, but I just don’t find this style as mind blowingly good as many out there.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, tupalev, jerc & mabel -- my bottle courtesy of acertain. 2006 bottle. Pours a clear amber-orange with a spare diminishing off-white head. Very fruity aroma with caramel malt, wood, brown sugar, hops and alcohol -- I love it! Flavour is sweet and woody with caramel malt, brown sugar, alcohol and hops -- very tasty. Medium bodied. Wow, this is an awesome Barley Wine!