Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine

Draft at Bailey’s Taproom, Portland. An unclear amber beer with a thin light brown beer. The aroma is sweet malty malty and fruity and hoppy aroma. The flavor is sweet and very hoppy leading to a dry very bitter finish with notes of grass and grapefruit.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of MaltOMeal. Pours a hazy amber with an off-white head. Aroma of fruit and vitamin C. Medium body, a little low in carbonation, overripe fruit and sweet caramel. Hardly any bitterness. Not the most exciting Barley Wine. 220909

My sample was 2 years old. Nut brown and thick. VERY malty, complex and well balanced. Great beer!

22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy and brown with a lacing tan head. Aroma is solid fruity to hoppy. Smooth hoppy and slight woody dry flavour. Mild spiced to solid dry spiced. Dry and slight caramelish finish yet dry and brett. Sweet and fruity caramelish in rerate. No brett.

Bottle at Papsø. Hazy orange coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of caramel, dried fruits, cardemomme and hops. Sweet flavour of caramel, bread, dried fruits, hops and grass. Dry hoppy finish.

Date: 05/21/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy burnt orange, wispy beige head, sweet fruity caramel malt aroma with lots of earthy hops, rich sweet fruity malt flavor, well balanced with the earthy hops, long tasty bitter finish,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Luminescent bright amber appearance. Chewy, earthy...and big. The usual brown sugars, earthy hops and chewy caramels. Decently made, archetypal barley wine. Damnit, I waited 15 years for this!

Hazy amber color. It’s a rather simple Barley Wine, actually more as a Strong American Ale; there is surely caramel flavor, but by far not enough body and sweetness and malt; reasonable hopping. Anyway, a good brew.