 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 19, 2009
Date: June 06, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: cloudy dark amber, frothy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: rich sweet caramel and vanilla aroma, touch of fruity sweetness, light easthyness, just a hint of bourbon upon warming
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich malt flavor, caramel and vanilla sweetness, plenty of balancing earthyness with a touch of oak, emerging fruity character, light bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
Rastacouere (5561), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 3, 2008 Objectively speaking:
A very beefy beer on paper that resumes to little at all in mouth.
I like:
For 12%+, this is some fine alcohol concealment.
I dislike:
I don’t quite understand why we call such monsters barley wines. They’re mostly stuffed cereals in a bottle and generally hugely sweet like the Pompier. Like wines have to be so sweet? Here, for the style, the complexity was rather minimal and hampered by the sheer sugariness. The hops were not very noticed at all. And unfortunately, the aromatics were very subtle.
jcwattsrugger (5550), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 14, 2008 1 Liter bottle-pours a rich to rocky tan head that laces and hazy brown/orange color. Aroma is yeast, musty, medium malt, some nutty/roasty. Taste is yeast, musty, medium malt, some nutty/roasty, earthy/herbal hops bite. Finish is spicy/phenol alcohol. Further into the beer some caramel, fruit and wood comes out. At 12% very drinkable. Towards full body. Good carbonation to keep the syrupy controlled. Nicer, less rough when it gets to cellar temperature.
CaptainCougar (5520), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 11, 2009 Pours a dark amber orange with a thin lacing wispy white head. Aroma of sweet caramel toffee and light fruits with a subtle oaky whiskey character. Starts with good oily mouthfeel and sweet malt sugars with a decent mild whiskey balance that becomes more complex as it warms. Has a good citrusy bittering hop presence as well. Finishes smooth and semi-sweet hiding its alcohol very well.
hopscotch (5510), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 7, 2008 Bottle... SMAACMSM O-Town Throwdown, Part Sept... Mostly clear, deep orange ale with a small, creamy, khaki-colored head. Fantastic retention. Fruity, acidic, cherry SweeTart® aroma. Full-bodied and oily with soft carbonation. Sweet, caramelly and well-bittered but not overly so. Metal/iron. English-style barley wine. Finishes caramelly-sweet with moderately bitter grapefruit pith and rind Thanks to mcbackus for bringing this one to the Throwdown!
MartinT (5068), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 26, 2008 My Bottom Line:
Mixed fruit jam and earthy hops are laced in caramel in this classy, yet understated Barley Wine for sweet teeth.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the muddy red.
-Although hops can be detected throughout, their presence is always polite.
-The finish is shyly coniferous and quite yeasty.
-The body is chewy and the carbonation rather low, which makes for serious sipping conditions.
-Alcohol heat is easily tolerable for a beer this size; drinkability is thus enhanced.
-A cheap whiskey presence accompanies the alcohol caress. Thankfully, it is not important.
Bottle.
Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 4, 2008 Pours brown with a thin tan head. Smells of sweet hops, some boozy hints, oak, hints of molasses. Tastes of sweet malt, some boozy hints, oaky, spicy, some warming alcohol on the finish.
JoeMcPhee (5025), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 17, 2008 Thanks to Mike and Sandeep for sharing this (fairly pricey) bottle. 1L fliptop bottle listed at 12.1 % ABV. Deep hazy rich brown colour with a thick tan head. Aroma is incredibly fruity with loads of blackberry and sweet toffeeish maltiness. A bit of chewy caramelly sweetness, some licorice and a bit of caramelly oaky sweetness. Fairly vineous with some sticky sweetness. It’s a bit too sweet right now, but it’s okay. A soft vanillaish character that I think will settle down wtih another year or two on it. Lingering earthy/woody bitterness.
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