Newport Storm 01

Formerly brewed at Coastal Extreme Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Middletown, Rhode Island USA

Date: 08/09/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: clear brown, scant head,
Aroma: big sweet carmel malt aroma,
Body: big body,
Flavor: lots of great rich carmel flavor, nice ripe dark fruits, sticky, well balanced bitterness
-------- /> Date: 03/07/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar tasting
Score: 3.6 to 3.9

Appearance: cloudy brown, frothy tan head, bits of lace,
Aroma: sweet brown sugar character in the aroma along with the dark caramel,
Body: very creamy body,
Flavor: flavor has migrated from from the caramel to the brown sugar, touch of fruityness is evolving slower than it should, light bitterness adds some balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Dark tawny amber; light aroma for such a huge beer; palate is chewy, with a lot of smooth maltiness, nuts, black cherries, wood, finishing with strong alcohol. Thick.

Bottle. Poured a deep and cloudy amberish / brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, citrus, and dark fruits. Tastes of dark fruits, citrus, caramel, vanilla, and toffee. Malty sweet. This one aged well.

Well contained alcohol does not hint quite at the huge 12.5% of this monster. It obviously lost a fair bit in terms of texture, but the nose on this beast is still quite spectacular. Not unlike the marvellous 02’, it combines the generous malt character of a barleywine with fitting earthyhops, but malt dominates at this stage obviously. Everything approaching brown sugar, maple, honey whatever is hinted at in the nose that nonetheless avoids to be too sweet. Its character then heads toward a toastier form that reminds of well baked cookies. Vague fruitiness is hard to define, perhaps white grapes or figs. Grows almost chocolatey towards the end which blends with the remaining hops to keep on the nuttiness and finish all malty, yet not too sweet. Sure oxidation process is well started, but it doesn’t carry any unpleasant aspects yet, though the body is loose and lacking in carbonation.

750ml bottle @Noogfest4.0-thanks brentfeesh–pours an off white ring for a head and copper/red color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, dark fruit-cherry/plum, syrupy. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, dark fruit-cherry/plum/raisin, syrupy, metallic, alcohol.

Bottle sampled on 8/9/06, thanks to OldGrowth: Pours a dark amber mahogany with a nicely-lacing light tan head. Aroma has lots of earthy dry aged caramel malt and a touch of dark fruity complexity. Body starts with a semi-sweet viscous earthy maltiness and a lingering milk chocolate finish with a touch of warming alcohol. A full, complex brew that seems to have aged pretty well.

Bottle... Clear, dark ruby ale with no head. Estery, vinous nose with complex notes of sherry or port, vanilla, caramel, toffee, dried plum, dark raisins, dates and leather. The flavor is malty and vinous with good balance. Dark-fruit sweetness, but it’s bittered nicely and a touch tangy too. Full-bodied and silky with pillow-soft carbonation. The finish is vinous, chocolaty and alcoholic/drying. English style barley wine? Kudos to growler for allowing me to knock this one back with him!

Nutty and caramel sweetness laces the herbal hoppiness admirably...Lactic notes smoothen the alcohol warmth, as supporting hops preserve complexity...Obvious lineage with their ’02, a very noble family tree this was!...