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Lagunitas Olde Gnarly Wine

Lagunitas Olde Gnarly Wine

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Lagunitas Brewing Company

Petaluma, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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4663.85/5.03.85/5.0Autumn9.7%84.7 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our annual 9.7% BarleyWine is brewed to last, but hard to hold on to.

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 JMFG (1140), Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20

May 9, 2008  
On tap at Redlight. Clear copper-red color with a thin, even persistent white head. Caramel sweetness on the aroma, very slight peppery hop background. Mostly caramel malt aroma. Fruity start on the taste, then a flush of floral candied hops comes in and lingers through to the finish. Still too generic in some sense to stand out, but was still very pleasing to drink.

 shigadeyo (1370), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Sep 3, 2008  

Twenty ’Aught-6 (2006 Vintage)

9/03/2008: Lagunitas Olde GnarleyWine Style Ale looks, smells, and tastes great. Its appearance in deep honey-brown color with a diminishing brown crown. Massive amounts of sweet caramelized malt and aged citrus/orange hops flow from the aroma. There is also a hint of vanilla inside the creamy rich caramel aroma along with a tinge of smooth alcohol. The maltiness is sweet and heavy in the front and is marked by rich, creamy caramel with the mild to moderate orange hop flavor and bitterness beggining in the middle and fading off toward the balanced finish. The finish also presents rich fruits including dried apricot, sweet dates, prune, and a hint of tobacco. Nearly no alcohol is apparent in the flavor. The mouthfeel is very full, thick and chewy, yet very smooth and easy to drink at the same time. This is another dangerous beer that is probably best enjoyed by sipping slowly...

1 Pint 6 Fluid Oz bottle (I.B.U. 69.39 / O.G. 1.096 / Alc. 9.7% by Vol. / $4.99+tax). Rating #466 for this beer...


 hopson (473), Williamsville, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 2, 2008  
22 oz- yummmmmmm. Purplish red hues. Nutty malt flavor, with a nice smooth high bitterness. So flavorful- so reasonably priced. Delicious.


Lagunitasfan (51), San Diego, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 1, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Last one randomly left at Beverages 4 less. 2008 model. Loved this beer. Deep red/brown color with great light colored head. Sweet and thick. Fruity malty hoppy, almost chewable.


 Hophead22 (166), Redlands, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Aug 31, 2008  
22oz bottle. Beautiful color, a dark ruby/copper color. It had a nice white head as well, clung to the glass all the way down. Smelled like toffee and raisens. Nice little hop bitterness to it initially and then it just layed softly on the tongue, delicious.


dogfish120love (48), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 31, 2008  
undoubtedly not one of my favorite barly wines. Far too sweet not much of an alcoholol bite definitly sticky and syrupy. pours reddish in color.




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