 BeerChaser0078 (375), Melbourne, Australia
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 11, 2009 Bottle. This is one malty smelling beer. There are hints of other things such as chocolate and dark fruits, but the malt really sets the tone. Pours a nice burnished copper with a little beige head which turns into a ring around the top before long. Again the malts are fairly dominant in the flavour but there are more side notes here than the aroma; caramel, plums, brown sugar, honey and butter all make an impression. Fairly thick and syrupy mouthfeel but very easy to drink; alcohol very well hidden, this is less intense than a lot of barley wines but really enjoyable none the less.
madquacker (724), Canberra ACT, Australia
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Sep 4, 2009 Abit too plummy and datish for my tastes. Stewed prunes and raisens in a fair bit of alcohol. OK though.
flatmatt (230), Northville, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 30, 2009 330 mL bottle. Pours red brown with an off-white head. Aroma is almost exactly like grape juice: sweet with dark fruits. Flavor is a good mix of sweet honey, white bread, and dark fruit. Reminds me a lot of the first time I had Old Horizontal. Really nice barley wine. Not as aggressive as many American barley wines, but great flavors.
dimenhetfield (210), , Florida, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 28, 2009 Not big, not small, but "medium". Tangy notes of fruite and spice. Smooth and drinkable. Very enjoyable.
afireinside96 (839), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 25, 2009 Poured a dark garnet color with a thin beige head into my snifter. Smells of raisin, dough, fig, and a hint of earth. Malty but somewhat nondescript flavor. Fruity? Medium-full body and slightly sweet. There is a barely perceptible amount of alcohol warmth. A good barley wine if you want to get drunk but not really one to sip and savor the complexities of. Very drinkable.
jetzler (622), oklahoma city, Oklahoma, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 22, 2009 Lots of malts, sweet with lots of alcohol, it got to be a bit much after 1/2 a bottle. Ive had better barley wines.
beernovice39 (307), South Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 20, 2009 Wife tried a bottle of this at MelloMushroom. Liked it....not my type. Booze smell and taste....nice to look at....ratings are hers.
drowland (1430), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 12oz bottle into a snifter. Pours dark brown and ruby, almost purple with a decent off-white head. After a bit of warmth, the nose is tons of alcohol mixed with roasted malts and dark fruits. The flavor is very sweet up front with a long dry and roasty finish. It’s rather thick and syrupy and almost tough to smash down after awhile.
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