 mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 17, 2005 Thanks ClarkVV. Garnet red color with a nice fluffy tan head. Nice aroma of fruit and candi sugar. Fruity. Raisins, prunes, figs, and plums. Well balanced. Full bodied. Rich tasting. Smooth. Big flavor. Enjoyable. Great.
MaiBockAddict (1499), Good Beer Bar Deprived, New Jersey, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 17, 2005 Big thanks out to ClarkVV for this bottle. Perfect clear, Ruby Red color with a nice rich thick tan head. Sherried candy and fruit aroma, with raisns, plums, cherries, figs, prune, all melded together. Flavor is big and smooth, with huge sherried malts and tons of dried fruit. This is one delicious brew that is probably extremely hard to find by now. Would be a prize for any cellar. YUM!
Hopistotle420 (1178), Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 7, 2005 This is so mellow and aged so nice. When fresh, it was a bit different. Sweet, woody nose, hints of aged hops. Orange ruby brown body. Small clingy off-white head. Chewy caramel, toffee, dates, medium body, with a pleasant, subdued hop bitterness through the finish. Citric sticky resinous with great finesse. Very nicely balanced. Alcohol is hidden rather well. A pleasant surprise from the small state.
CaptainCougar (5521), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 5, 2005 Sampled at the 2005 EBF: Pours a hazy ruby copper with very little head. Aroma is a light blend of candy-like strawberries and toffee-like caramel malt. Rich, butterscotch malty sweet body has a nice aged complexity and light fruit flavor. Nicely balanced and hides its alcohol very well. A well-aged barleywine.
DrGonzo (625), Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 29, 2005 Bottle sampled at the Extreme Beer Fest. Bright brown with tan head. Very malty, mellow and smooth from the aging, hops are low in the mix. Refined caramel flavor. Solid yet mellow barleywine.
tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 23, 2004 West coast hop nose with cookie-dough-like yeast in the aroma. Ruby-copper-coloured with off-white/tan head that recedes to cover. Some dark malt roastiness and plenty of caramel malt sweetness combine well with orangey hop flavour and fair bitterness. Bottle enjoyed with DYCSoccer17, MartinT, muzzlehatch, Omhper and Rastacouere.
omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 23, 2004 Bottled. Dark amber. Grapefruity cookie malt aroma. Rich and warming with soft mouthfeel. The vast hoppiness is hidden and balanced by the richness of the malt. Salty, very bitter finish.
muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 22, 2004 omhper in Montreal #21 (with MartinT,tiggmtl,Rastacouere,DYCSoccer). Dark copper, translucent, with a fair bit of head and lacing...orangy, hoppy/spicy nose...smooth, full but light-on-its toes body, supple sweet orange marmalade on the tongue, with bitter herbs and subtle malts...it’s a bit too syrupy for true greatness in the final analysis, but distinctive and glowing nonetheless.
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