 KAggie97 (1924), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
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.
Ughsmash (3085), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Sep 9, 2008 750mL bottle, I want to say 2005, but I can’t find a date on there. Poured clear, fiery orange with a creamy cap of beige head. The aroma picked up strong phenolic notes upfront over aged caramel and redder fruits.. toffee and cardboardey oxidation come shortly after.. came across as too strong and unbalanced. The flavor had prickly alcohol-amplified barley and resiny pine notes on the tip of the tongue opening into aged toffee, light brown sugar, and grassy notes across the middle.. sharp, boozy finish. Heavier-bodied on the palate with a buttery texture that unfortunately opened to sharp booziness on the edges and finish.. overall this didn’t do much for me.
legion242 (1520), Richardson, Texas, USA
Aug 28, 2008 Much too hot in the hops and very little malt backbone. Might do well with some time under it, but I am disinclined to even bother.
Beer_Hawk (767), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Sampled at the 2008 Music City Brewers Fest. Copper with an off-white head that leaves light lacing. The aroma finds grapefruit peels and a malt background. Also some celery? Chocolate malts in the flavor with some caramel and fruits. Medium body and some bitterness.
RoJoNo (14), Ohio, USA
Aug 10, 2008 On tap at Brew’s Cafe, Granville, OH; again, biased by 70 miles of riding hills; smooth, tasty, solid barleywine. What do you want from me? I left my brain back in Fallsburg.
bager (2060), Copenhagen N, Denmark
Jul 30, 2008 Bottled @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2008. Hazy and dark orange in colour with a medium sized off-white head. Notes of hops, malt, caramel, fruits and more hops.
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