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Mad River John Barleycorn

Mad River John Barleycorn

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Mad River Brewery

Blue Lake, California USA

bottled
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2843.47/5.03.46/5.0Winter10.8%35.4 Snifter P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewed in small 10-barrel batches with Certified Organic barley malt, this crimson hued ale has a sweet caramel nose with a zesty spicy, citrus taste. It has a slight hop finish and leaves a warm, tingling sensation on the tongue.A great winter warmer! Malts Used: Organic Barley Boiling Hops: Columbus, Brewer's Gold Finishing Hops: Columbus, Brewer's Gold, Perle

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 Drew (2375), Kent, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20

Mar 3, 2008  
clear orange red with medium thick frothy head. Citrus hop mixed with sweet chewy orange pekoe tea and earthy spice, brandies cherries. This seems like a good beer to combat the flu.

 HughConway (259), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 20, 2008  
12oz bottle of 2007 from Bottleworks NW. Pours amber with slight white head. Slight hop aroma. Body is rather thick on the tongue, laced with alcohol, not as sweet or hoppy as other barleywines. Like the not sweet part. Finish is smooth.


Blaketj80 (6), Oklahoma, USA
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3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 13, 2008  
’07 pours with thin white head. Hops and malt both come through in the nose. At room temp, it’s easy to drink with malt coming through and it finishes with a slight taste of espresso.


 rustychiles (418), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Bottle from the Freakin Frog in Las Vegas Nevada. Pours a hazy brown color with a nice white head. Aroma of hops, caramel, malt. Flavor is caramel, malt, fruits, hops.....slightly earthy and very easy drinking.


 jake65 (1216), Meridian, Idaho, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Bottle ’07: Pours a light amber color with a medium, dense sandy colored head. Thick lacing. Aroma is strong; citrus and malty sweet notes. A little candied fruit. Tastes strong of maltiness, lightly bready, and lighter in the citrus/fruity area. Has a bit of a wheaty feel too. Some caramel. Nice and warming.


 Floback (237), N-town, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/517/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Bottle from Orlando’s Knightly Spirits, the ultimate beer cache. Pours a minimal but delicious-looking tan head with a strong, boozy caramel aroma that stings the nostrils. Flavors include big, biiiig caramel, slight resinous hops, toffee, very whiskey-like oak barrel overtones throughout, vanilla, shucked corn, and oats. Full, rounded mouthfeel and a stronger carbonation than normal for the style. Not the easiest to drink, but still a good barleywine.




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