Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine

Brewed by Pike Pub & Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Seattle, Washington USA

More amber than red. White head and lacing. Sweet and cloying armao that is fruity and bitter. Hot and malty with some earthy qualities. Bitterness storms the taste buds. Acidic citrus mops up. A little bit of heat and roast land on the fallout. Finishes bitter and hot.

12 oz Bottle thanks to Dr. Bill. Ecto-cooler aroma, with rising cold fruit. Still amber pour. Carbonation alights in the moth, with a quickly decen malt move into scortching hop heat. The fusels burn over a pile of fuming hop cones. Piney and dry. Fins nips of scotch and tar among the ruins. Bigfoot inspires. Dries nicely and then torches the back of the throat. Will age nicely.

12 oz 2006 bottling enjoyed on Nov-8-2007. Clear copper color with a fleeting head. Malty sweet pit fruit aroma with some hot alcohol. Medium/heavy body. Pit fruit and caramel sweetness with some dry malt flavor. has a nicely bitter hop alcohol tang to finish. Easy drinking now and not so rough around the edges as it was in early 2007.

2006. Provided by argo0. Hazy pale body with small beige head. The aroma is pine, grapefruit, caramel and vinous. Flavor is lightly sweet, moderately bitter, pine, citrus and toffee. Medium/full body is lightly carbonated with a warm finish.

2007 bottle. Pours a chill-hazed mahogany into a snifter. Mocha head with excellent retention leaves spider lacing as it slowly recedes. Dark smoked caramel aromas. Thick and creamy with upfront dark caramel and toffee. Lasting burnt resin finish.

12oz bottle from Liquid Solutions, 2006 bottling. Deep copper color, comes out of the bottle fairly thin, as if it had several years of age on it already. Despite what’s advertised, there’s a strongly nutty aroma on this one that seems to suggest anything but a PNW hop bomb of a barleywine. Thin body, slightly sugary, with very little character to the brew. Sure, there’s some hops still there (more present in the bite, as there’s nothing you could really describe as floral or citric) and some yeast in there to hold things together too. But there’s not a whole lot to this one, unfortunately. I’m sitting on a second bottle, so will rerate if appropriate.

The Dan Journal #150. Tasted 1/14/08. 12oz bottle. Clear body yet sedimented. Ruby hue. Musty cocoa with a touch caramel and apples. Citrus and alcohol. Full bodied sweet and sticky. Nice burn. Nutty toasty flavors. Peppery and bready. Big bitterness but off set by fruity esters. Anise and touch rye. Big hop profile. Citrus grapefruit pepper and resinous hops. Too hop driven, but definitely above par! By far!

Bottle: Pours a clear orange/amber with a smaller white head that disapated quickly. Damn near bronze, just like the description! Fruity, hoppy aroma with hints of alcohol. Some citrus. Taste is citrus hops with fruits, caramel, and some malt presence. Smooth, warming finish. Quite good. Thanks to Jordan for sharing.