Moylans Old Blarney Barley Wine

Brewed by Moylans Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Barley Wine
Novato, California USA

Amber-mahogany body with a modest beige head and some visible yeast. Aroma of maple syrup, caramelized pecans, sweet caramel, and fresh wort. Nice nutty profile in the flavor with medium-high bitterness that lends a drying impression. Light woody notes. Solid barleywine all-around.

This is a good baeley wine. Would like to try this again. Good masking on the alchol. Had this at a beer tase. Well done.

An excellent barleywine. The aroma is very strong with heavy malts. Appeance was mildly dark and when poured it had high oxidation. Mouthfeel is smooth with a bit of bite thats expected with a barleywine. Flavor was very nice and rich. A great barleywine.

Purchased in La Mesa, CA at BevMo 10/06. Seems a bit past it’s prime. 22 oz bomber poured slightly hazy copper to red/orange and had a fluffy light tan head. The aroma was of sweet caramel, dark fruit, a bit of yeast and sweet pine hops. The flavor is similar to the aroma with caramel and chocolate maltiness, dark fruit and a soft muted pine hoppiness. It sure doesn’t seem like a 10 ABV beer. No sense of the alcohol.

Bottle from Capone’s. Pours Hazy ruby with 1-finger, creamy, off-white head. Aroma of funky figgy fruit, roasty caramel malt, chocolate, bourbon, and cabernet. Complex aroma. Tastes on the dry and tart side, with a dry cabernet rauchy feel up front, giving way to oaky bourbon, figs, and some berry hints. Rich, complex palate. Well done, as usual from these guys.

On-tap at Port Carlsbad. Taste great on-tap for a barleywine. Reddish amber with white crowning head. White lace. Hoppy all the way through. Meal in a bottle not requiring food. Noteable yeastiness. Good carbonation, Well malted and Balanced.Medium mouthfeel.

22 oz. bottle from the eastside Tucson Beverage House - Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a one finger thick off white head. Very light spotty lacing. Has a semi-sweet cookie dough malt aroma. Flavor is thin caramel malt. Bitterness is noticeable but no real hop flavor. Thin palate and medium body. Perhaps this beer is best when fresh off the bottling line. A decent BW.

bomber courtesy of OhioDad, thanks Scott. a nice balance of caramel malts and hops. poured a rich amber in color with a khaki head. aroma and flavor was the aforementioned blend of caramel and hops with some chocolate hints thrown in. very nice.