 omhper (12299), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 6, 2007 Updated: Jun 26, 2007Bottled, thanks jjpm74! Cloudy amber, no head. Strong caramel aroma. Sweet and very malty with full body. Evident notes of oak, vanilla and whiskey. There’s lots crystal malt, some pears, lots of barrel character.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 02/09/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Extreme Beer
muddy burnt orange, frothy head, big caramel malt aroma with lots of sweet fruit character and earthy hops, rich caramel malt flavor, lots of the sweet fruit, lots of earthy hops, follows the aroma perfectly, light bitter finish,
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Date: 05/05/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
sweet yeasty bready aroma, lots of sweet caramel and fresh sourdough bread character, caramel sweetness
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Date: 07/15/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
aroma is getting alcoholic,
the earthyness appears to be growing and detracts from the malt rather than balancing it, once warm the malt kicks back in with a vanilla sweetness and the bourbon becomes apparent,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
argo0 (7014), Washington DC, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 27, 2008 (750ml bottle) Cloudy amber body with no head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, Bourbon. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, Bourbon, light plum. Full body with minimal carbonation.
hopdog (5617), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 17, 2007 750ml bottle. Poured a medium and cloudy brownish / amber color with an off white head. Aromas of caramel, dark fruits, some woodiness, and alcohol. Tastes of caramel, wood, vanilla, bourbon, and citrus. Alcohol burn.
hopscotch (5549), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 21, 2006 Updated: Jan 11, 2007Bottle... Cloudy, light amber ale with a very small, frothy, white head. Perfumey, citrusy nose with additional, earthy notes of whiskey, vanilla and wood. Sweet, almost cloying, flavor with plenty of caramel and/or crystal malt, alcohol, fuzzy fruit and mild hop bitterness. Full-bodied with a milky mouthfeel and pillow-soft carbonation. Finishes sweet and boozy. A HUGE thanks goes out to growler for always supplying me with a generous sample of each year’s Newport Storm release! He’s a really nice guy. If you’re looking to improve your “beer karma” rating, mail him some free beer. He deserves it. Beermail him or me for his shipping address. Ho Ho Ho!
CaptainCougar (5532), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 5, 2007 Pours a hazy copper bronze with a nicely-lacing spotty white head. Aroma of sweet, earthy complex caramel malts with nice bready yeast. Body starts fairly full and caramely with lots of bready yeasty and dark caramel malts. Finishes slightly thinner and drier with some alcoholic warmth. This could use some age, but could be pretty good.
Cletus (5059), Connecticut, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 18, 2006 Pours orange with a thin white head. Smells of peat moss, alcohol, oranges, some woodiness, mellow hop presence. Taste is sweet with lots of malt, sugar, oranges, bourbon. Good, but needs a few years to mellow out. Right now everything clashes.
JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 28, 2007 Thanks to apoptosis and notalush for sharing this one. Deep amber beer. Very sweet and malty with lots of caramel, toast, lightly burnt sugar on the nose as well. Some soft apricot and peachy fruit along with loads of malty sweetness. Seems a bit too sweet and might benefit from a bit of age. It’s a decent if uninspired barley wine.
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