 The_Beer_God (2800), Newport News, Virginia, USA
Apr 13, 2008
Bottle during Max’s 72 Hour Belgian Beer Fest. Dark brown pour. Near opaque. Nose is hoppy, malty with caramel and choco notes. taste is citrusy hops, sweet malts, caramel, and soft alcohol. Very "American"! Body is medium-full. Mild to moderate carbonation. Slightly oil feel at times. Ends with more citrusy hops, caramel, sweet malts, fruit notes and chocolate. Very tasty. Nice American style barleywine (well IIPA as they have it listed here, but I rated thinking this was a barleywine).
SuperDave70 (641), Arizona, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Deep brown-amber pour with a foamy off-white head that lasts. Aroma of caramel malt, brown sugar, grapefruit peel and alcohol. Sweet malt and light fruit flavor. Sweeter than your average IIPA. Long, slightly bitter grapefruit hops finish. A solid brew, but not a great IIPA.
hellbilly (772), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jul 12, 2008 pours a darker brown color than the bottle with burgundy tints when held up to the light. it’s topped by a soft frothy head and some spotty lacing. aromas of chocolate malt/dark grains, fruit, grass, brown sugar, a touch of molasses, pine and alcohol when it warms. the palate is just moderately sweet... for a dipa or bw! the flavors are rather faint... maybe restrained?... grainy/chocolate malt, earth, spice, grassy/herbal/almost generic hops. it finishes nicely dry and bitter with the hops stinging a little in the aftertaste. medium body is rather light from the lack of sugars. soft slick mouth feel turns a bit parching. it’s not great... but very refined and mellow. good for sippin’ on.
Mogwai (150), Askeby, Denmark
Jul 9, 2008 Bottle. Pours a dark brown/amber colour with an off-white tan. Aroma is hops and malt, caramel. Flavor is exceptional, caramel, nuts, malt. It seems the beer itself is also confused on wther to be a Barley WIne or an Double IPA. It seems to be somewhere in the middle. Very good indeed.
Old_Mr_Crow (976), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jul 3, 2008 Bottle.
Pours a deep dark brown with a caramel glow. The aromas are all about the nuttiness, the barleywine toffees, even some roast -- but in the flavor, chocolate caramel and grapefruit pith, lovely full smooth mouthfeel with just a touch of heat. This is actually really solid, hard to characterize as either barleywine or IIPA not because it’s some kind of wild experiment but rather because it’s just a very nice beer for what it is and then later, when you try to categorize, the categories don’t quite fit.
This one reminds me of a mellowed-out Stone 11th Anniversary. Really nice.
tomthompson89 (1049), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 29, 2008 dark brown big head nose is bitter hops and maybe some alcohol. flavor was wooow big bitterness, malts but a burnt flavor, some dark fruit, very warming, maybe i should have had this in the winter, will try again and re-rate
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