kmurray8621 (1), Massachusetts, USA
does not count  | 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
May 2, 2009 Had on tap at Publick House in Brookline, MA. Definitely one of the best beers I’ve ever had, certainly the best barley wine. I also have two bottles, but will be keeping them cellared for several months given the carbonation issues.
 faroeviking (6025), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 2, 2009 Draught. Black. Sweet chocolate dark fruity brandy roastish aroma. Quite sweet dark fruity, sugary, brandy, chocolate, roasty malty flavour with a nice warming alco sweet darkl fruity brandy finish. Yum indeed!
Skinnyviking (4144), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
May 2, 2009 Draught. Low or in fact no head. Pitch black body. Powerful roasted barley malt coffee liquorice aroma. and flavor with subdued alcohol notes, low carbonation and a nice long aftertaste.
Defreni (1001), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Apr 30, 2009 Fad: Brandy-barrel. Fantastisk duft af karamel. Mørkebrun øl uden skum. Ikke meget karbonering. Karamellen er gennemtrængende og fungere godt med cognac smagen. Fantastisk øl.
markwise (1178), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 29, 2009 Thanks retorp for the share of this 08 bottle. Pours dark brown with no head whatsoever. Smells like heaven- chocolate, brandy, booze, vanilla, oak, caramel, raisin, dark fruit, and complexity galore. Flavor is relatively the same with just as much going on. Incredibly intense beer, and the lack of carbonation is almost forgivable, but that would only improve this apex of barley wines.
Beardface (991), Eugene, Oregon, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 29, 2009 Sampled at the Toronado Barleywine Festival. Poured out an alluring dark reddish-brown with zilchenheimer for the head. Aroma is great, brandy, dark chocolate, caramel. Flavor is a little boozy but not terrible with some chocolate, licorice, brandy, oak, raisins and caramel. In other words, there’s a whole hell of a lot going on. Finish is surprisingly smooth and enjoyable, light alcohol burn. Not sure I’d risk one of these in the bottle after all I’ve heard about their quality control issues, but this sucker was sure delicious on tap.
Pinball (2784), Allerød, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 29, 2009 tap, nørrebro bryghus tasting.
pitch dark, no head.
aroma is very boozy, old beer, toffee.
flavor is raisins, booze, much better than aroma.
i’m not much of a barley wine guy, and for me, this one is too true to style. Must admit that flavor beats aroma hands down, only the good stuff from the aroma lasts into the flavor.
yespr (12022), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 29, 2009 From tap Nørrebro Bryghus. Pours dark Brown, unclear and with a fully gone, initially tan head. Dense roasted malt, dark chocolate and brandy barreled notes. Subdued sweet raisin note. Sweet and raisin flavoured. Dense malty and roasted caramel malt. Sweet and warming finish. Smooth and lovely. Lasting warming and fruity impression.
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