Nils Oscar Barley Wine

Brewed by Nils Oscar
Style: Barley Wine
Nyköping, Sweden

Much different form an American barleywine. Light hop aroma. Thin on the palate, with some sugar, lightly sweet malt, and mild hops. There is an alcohol burn.

Deep Amber with tiny off white head. Sweet aroma with caramel, overripe fruits and vinious notes. Sweet flavor with overripe fruits, caramel, hops and madeira notes. Warming alcohol in the end.

Bottled. Beer is clear, light golden brown. Head is small, white, frothy. Mostly diminishes, ultimately lasts as a thin crust on the edge and a skim on the surface.<P>The aroma is malty with light notes of toasted grain, cookie; Hoppy with light notes of flowers, herbs, dried apricots; Yeasty with light notes of dusty cellar; Light miscellaneous notes of wood, generic tropical fruit, traces of slightly vinous white raisin, winter spices.<P>The flavor is heavily sweet, lightly acidic with a long, light-to-moderately acidic, light-to-moderately sweet finish. Trace of bitterness to clean up the aftertaste.<P>The body is medium, the texture is velvety and the carbonation is average.<P>Nice enough little number. Although it smells like a BSA, IMHO.

Bottle purchased at Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Pours amber with a small, frothy, white head, somewhat lasting with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, bread, meal), average hops (grass, flowers), heavy yeast (sweat) with notes of buttered vegetables. Medium bodied, average carbonation, creamy texture, and a bitter finish. Average duration, moderate sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

Pours a three finger white head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving some lace. Crystal clear amber color. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Malty nose. Flavor is slightly sweet caramel, really balanced with the hops. Nice barley wine. Pricey - $6.79 for a 330ml bottle from John’s Marketplace Portland, OR.

Pours clear, lighty burnt orange with a thin layer of white foam. The aroma is muted. Caramel, tropical fruit, cooked sugars, and alcohol vapors. The flavors a fairly restrained as well. Toffee, a bit of oak, cherry, and alcohol. Medium body. Avarage carbonation. Balanced finish. No frills here. This is a fairly easy drinking barley wine. Thanks Brad.

Bottle, 2007. Pours an amber colour with a white head. Very malty on the nose with a good fruitiness and a hint of alcohol. Nice! Flavour begins with a sweetness. Malty and fruity - bitter orange and some spices and roasted notes. A hint of alcohol. A small amount of bitterness. Not bad, but there are definitely better barley wines out there!

Crystal clear and mild for the style, this beer is deceptively strong. Soft, subtle, and simple...it lacks the complexity and boldness that one would expect/require of a top-notch barley wine. Sugary sweet up front, slightly bitter finish, not a lot in between. Glad I tried it but not a favorite.