Lagunitas Olde Gnarly Wine

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

Bottled. A hazy dark amber beer with a fast disappearing tan head. The aroma is sweet with powerful notes of caramel, but also lighter notes of malt. The flavor is sweet malty with powerful notes of caramel as well as lighter notes of alcohol, leading to a dry bitter caramel finish. The body is thick - somewhat like drinking caramel soup - if that exists.

(Bottle 65 cl) Slightly hazy, dark amber colour with a beige head. Fat aroma of caramel and overripe fruit. Very full body with lots of caramel and overripe fruit. Spicy - almost peppery - notes. Sweetish, alcoholic finish. 230407

[Bottled, thanks MrWalker!] Clear reddish amber, minimal head.Striking aroma of grapefruit and caramel. Sweet and full bodied with fairly soft mouthfeel. The malt flavour is more prominent than in most American barley wines, but there are a good amount of aromatic hops as well. A very solid and well made barley wine with some personality of its own.

Sample from bottle. Pours amber. Aroma of malt and spices. Flavour of spices, hops and malt. Has a good sweetness. Winous mouthfeel. Good bitter finish.

Bottle 66cl. @ home.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, drye berry - fruity, raisin, prune, moderate hoppy, orange, light alcoholc. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, and a dty finish. Body is medium to full, texture is syrupy - oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20090112]

Bottled (Thanks MrWalker). A bit hazy amber reddish colour with mediumsized beige head. Aroma is plum, alcohol, candysugar and some fruity hops. Flavour is mainly the same, but with hops coming in more strong and balancing it up. Very wellbalanced and welldone Barley Wine.

Bottle. Clear orange red coloured with an off white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, fruits, alcohol and dried fruits. Sweet flavour of dried fruits, caramel, fruits and hops.

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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