 Braudog (3463), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
May 1, 2008
"Twenty ’Aught-8’ Bottle’. Burnt orange beer with an initial cover that dies away quickly. The aroma is orange-soapy, but hints at the high gravity. Once you sip this, there’s no doubt that there’s an alcohol kick lingering here ... this goes down your gullet burning like heated oil. Once you get past that, you start to detect the flavors of rich orange, grape, and smooth sugary malt. Beautiful brew. (#3443, 5/1/2008)
joeymacaroni (85), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 24, 2008 22oz bomber from State Line. pours cloudy red-browm with a thin white head and light lacing. nose of candy apple, brown sugar, fig, plum, prune, and alcohol. taste is bitter with heavy malt backing. brown sugar, caramel, dark fruit, and a slight woodiness. alcohol warmth comes through nicely without overwhelming. a firm bite from the hops towards the finish. oily, syrupy, its a lovely barleywine. inexpensive too!
BrotherGrendel (135), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
Aug 23, 2008 2008 Vintage poured into a Duvel tulip glass.
Pours a translucent deep mercurial red hue, bit thick and foamy off-white head sustains, thick lacing.
Smell is caramel malts, dark fruits, brown sugar, light chocolate and alcohol.
Taste is sweet malts and dark fruits which open up to grassy, earthy hops and alcohol burning, tones of cocoa, toffee and molasses, finishes sweet and boozy.
Mouthfeel is medium/full-bodied, creamy and smooth texture, moderate carbonation.
Drinkability is moderate, this is a good example of American barleywine with a slightly higher emphasis on the hops, alcohol sensation is biting throughout and hinders sustained drinking, not a bad beer to try out if you like the style.
Petrucci914 (337), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Thanks, bro!!
Pours an amber color with a medium off-white head with some lacing. Aroma is caramel, toffee, with some sweet malt characteristics. Taste is about the same. Definetely a well-rounded barley wine.
Juelze (676), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Pours an amber color with thin off-white head. Aroma is off bright caramel, toffee, light fruit and mild alcohol. Taste is much the same with the overall character being a bit more brash. Carbonation is about average but a little too much for a BW.
Floback (244), N-town, Florida, USA
Aug 14, 2008 22 oz. bottle from Knightly Spirits. Pours a beautiful amber/tan/caramel color and a minimal tan head. Tight curtains of tan lace envelop the glass. The aroma is solid caramel, dark fruits, and honey. This beer is sweet and slightly boozy with more dark fruits like plum, more caramel, wood chips, nicely balanced hop and malt characters. Smooth texture and a full, rounded mouthfeel. Low/medium carbonation and full body. This is a great barleywine and another example of why I love this style.
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