Nils Oscar Barley Wine

Thought it smelled of straw or some type of grain. Powerful brew. Definitely hints of grape in the taste.. Nothing exceptional. Different than barely wines I’ve had before.

Amber colorued beer with small white hea and medium carbonation. Malty aroma. Full creamy palate. Finish is malty roasted ending bitter.

33cl from Knightly Spirits (Orlando, FL). Pours a fairly clear amber to copper color with one finger off-white head that settles slowly. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, toffee, candy sugar, ripe dark fruit, fresh tree fruit, hints of apple and light brandy. Flavor is sweet and malty with similar notes of toffee, caramel, honey, light floral esters. Generally medium body with a sweet and malty finish.

11.2 ounce bottle. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a hazy amber/orange color with about a half inch off-white head. Head retention and lacing are both good. The aroma is mostly fruity, it smells like apricots, pears, figs, caramel, and bready malt. Taste is pretty much the same as the aroma, except with the addition of some peppery spice and oak. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it’s a little bit coating and has moderate carbonation. Drinkability is good, it’s smooth and easy to drink. The alcohol in this brew is well hidden. I think this is a good overall brew. I enjoyed it, and would buy it again in the future.

Bottle. Translucent burnt orange pour with tiny white head. Aroma apple, malt booze and a touch of honey. Flavor is creamy smooth with sweet malts, caramel sweetness, candi sugar, and some light fruitness medium bodied with a nice dry warming finish.

Pours a copper color with no head. Aroma of barley, caramel and some alcohol. Flavor is sweet and malty with some warmness from the alcohol. Easy to drink. A nice beer to drink in the winter.

Draught (Stockholm Beer Festival 2009) - Amber with a slight haze. Malty aroma with dried fruit and caramel. Sweet and malty taste with dried fruit, caramel and spicy malt.

An old rating I found in a notebook, on tap at the Warehouse. Poured a thick looking dark orange with a thin near white head. Aroma was full of sweet barley and a bit of raspberry. Flavor is quite sweet with a bit of an alcohol at the end and malty notes throughout.