Orkney Skull Splitter

Bottle (in NZ), pours a dark copper with a thin off-white head. Caramel malt on the nose , piney and stewed fruits. Sugar and tobacco on the palate, with sweet fruity malt, becoming smokey a strong medicinal alcohol kick in the finish. I enjoyed sipping this.

Pour is amber to reddish color with lasting light beige head. Smell is malty, sticky, sweet. Decent, not great. Taste is sticky, sweet, and alcoholic. Tastes lightly peaty and scottish. Not my favorite style. Does not taste like a barley wine. I AM A FIREMOOSE! i love beer. This is not one of my favorites at all. Radiohead is on the t.v. Cookies in the oven. Sticky, sweet, and peaty. yuck.

Deep copper in color with a moderate head of off-white bubbles which meant more carbonation than I expected. Aromas were of caramel, fig, plum and light Chinese Five Spice. In the mouth it was medium-bodied with nice carbonation to keep everything fresh. The palate was nicely sweet balanced by the carbonation and some bitter hops toward the back of the mouth. It was sweeter than I expected based on the nose. Quite drinkable for a Barleywine as the alcohol was not noticable.

Bottle. Orkney Skull Splitter is the first Barley Wine that I have consumed. Pours a dark brown with a wispy little head. The aroma had fruity and spice fragrances that reminded me of an actual grape-based wine accompanied with roasted malts and caramel. Skull Splitter ended up having a very smooth texture and sweet malty taste. Hopefully all barley wines end up being this enjoyable.

Bottle, 330ml, local shop. Woo!! Good strong flavour, not overpowering however. Notes of caramel and roast tastes. A tad fruity. Laaaavely stuff.