McKenzie djv Barleywine

750ml bottle shared courtesy of TomDecapolis. Pouerd a medium and hazy amberish color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of toffee, citrus, floral, and some dark fruits. Tastes of caramel, dark fruits, citrus, and grains.

750 bottle. Pours a lightly hazy amber with golden/orange notes and a medium foamy/bubbly off white head that left some lacing. Aroma of iced tea, citrus, honey, dark fruits, peppery notes, floral and some caramel. Flavor of eathy/floral hops, wild flowers, honey, kind of spicy, some caramel and vanilla.

750 bottle at the Malvern location. Poured amber in color with a lingering white head. Aroma of honey and dark fruits. Tastes of sweet honey, caramel, raisons and dark fruits with a light citrus hop finish. Hints of alcohol present in the finish as well. Very nice.

Bottle in Malvern. Poured a amber color body with a pretty sticky beige head. Aroma is quite fruity with some mild sugary hops present. Flavors are sweet juicy fruits, carmel, confectioners sugar, and some light hops, with a mild alcohol taste in the finish.

Poured a hazy red brown color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of dried fruits, citrus, floral hops, sherry, and sweet, caramel malts. Taste of dark fruits, citrus, toffee malts, vanilla, caramel, with a moderate bitterness, and some alcohol in the finish.

Draft at Malvern site. Lite caramel color. Fruity and malty aroma. Fruity malty taste with nice hop fruitiness. Good lacing.

Listed as “Summer Barleywine” Reddish-amber color with a smallish white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with a light hint of mild hops. Flavor is malty with a nice strawberry-sugar flavor and a decent hop bite at the end. Light finish that lingers, but doesn’t overpower. Nice barleywine for a humid summer day.

Draught @ Malvern: Sweet, slightly floral aroma. Smelled of Ringwood hops, citrus, caramel malts, and butter. Poured a dark amber to lo light brown color, with a medium-sized, dense, off-white head that diminished at a medium pace. Very good lacing. Hazy. Lightly sparkling. Flavor was lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tasted of hops, Ringwood hops, movie-popcorn butter, cream, alcohol, and something slightly spicy, like crushed red pepper or thai chillies. Medium to full body. Creamy, slightly thick texture. Soft carbonation. Spicy cream finish. Overall, too buttery.