 brewandbbq (269), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 17, 2008 Vintage 2005
Pours clear copper with a half-inch head of beige. Some faint lacework for the duration as well as a partial skim-coat.
Aromatics lead off with papery malt, sherry cork, grapefruit pith, and toffee.
Warming alcohol and caramel-laden citrus follow through.
Medium bodied, with tacky malt and slightly creamy. The carbonation is a bit low.
Cardboard-laced malt and fading fruit on the pallet. Bitterness is mild and hopping in general is pretty subdued for an American Barleywine.
Caramel, toffee, and dried figs follow through.
Alcohol, wet paper, and brown sugar bits finish it out.
Pretty faded for a three year old. The oxidation is a big detraction and the hopping is lacking also.
JK (2967), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 14, 2008 Sweet. Lots of malt and brown sugar, fermenting fruit, and an interesting addition of smoke. Medium palate.
OleR (2111), Oslo, Norway
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 10, 2008 750 ml bottle. Big off-white head. Near-clear golden brown. Nice caramellish malt aroma paired with some fruity and piny hops. Full malty taste, pure sweet with roast notes. Distinct hopbitterness. Smooth in the mouth. Malty-bitter ending. A good one.
Gr0ve (1422), Oslo, Norway
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 750 ml bottle. Light copper colour. Rich malty aromas. Caramelly with some roasted malts. Velvety malt flavours. Dryish papery finish. Very malty. Nice.
larsga (2992), Oslo, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 1, 2008 Huge beige coarseish head. Hazy red-brown body. Citric tropical fruit hop aroma. Sweet intensely firm malty taste with straw and caramel notes and tropical fruit background. Very good! (0.75l bottle from Systembolaget, Göteborg.)
KAggie97 (2481), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/20 |
May 30, 2008 Corked bottle.
Pours a nice amber with a healthy head and an aroma of smokey raisin. Flavor is a bit of raisin with a bastard smokiness that doesn’t quite know what to do with itself. Very disjointed. Nice mouthfeel. Very unorganized; perhaps aging would do it some good.
Jonte (831), Gothenburg, Sweden
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 24, 2008 Updated: Sep 27, 2008Bottle. Cloudy orange color with an off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma with notes of american hops, citrus, apricot, tropical fruit, caramel, and light smokiness. The taste is sweet, malty and hoppy with notes of citrus, apricot, exotic fruit, tobacco, caramel, earth, alcohol and wood. Medium to full bodied.
Hazmatt (363), Virginia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
May 14, 2008 Bottle. Amber color, thinner than expected head. A very malty profile that is balanced well. Dark caramelized sugar, fruity notes, alcohol strength evident. Good barleywine, but may be lacking a certain complexity.
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