Pike Old Bawdy Barley Wine

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

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.

2007 bottle: drank 6/22/09 @ 6:39pm H-Town .. .got for free by saying it was a sample, then i let my stupid asst manager steal a bottle of the blonde, she then fucked some 60 year old dude right there in the deli area, gross.. . Pours a dark tan, with a healthy medium head, lacing is fantastic! .. . sweet molasses, syrup, and aged dark fruit, some oxidation due to the age off the shelf .. . very smooth stuff, no abv detected at all, could get you in trouble .. . old shoe leather, and cellar dust yeast also there, fresh is my wish.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aLc 7NKdSU .. . ages well but drink this fresh.. .

Bottle from Andrew. Thanks. I havent had a barley wine in quite some time, and after drinking the Port Old Visc, I couldnt resist trying something else. This one looked weird at first, as it seemed almost a yellow color, but as the glass filled it slowly became more orange in color. Little bit of a white head on top of it. Smell is hoppy and has a little bit of smoked notes to it, with some citrus orange fruits. Taste is smooth and fruity, with a nice grassy flavor and hop bitterness. Smooth and pleasing, not a bad beer really. No point to age it, its good where it is.

Hazy orangey red beer with almost no head but some sediment. Nose was very sweet caramel and a touch of alcohol. Some heat upfront and rather sweet with lots of caramel and some sweet fruit. Some citrus hops sneak in at the finish.

Pours a three finger, cream head that slowly fades leaving a little lace. Nose is alcohol and hops. Cloudy amber color. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Flavor is a balance of alcohol and grapefruit hops, some sweetness. Decent barleywine. Pricey - $6.87 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma.

12oz Bottle 2006 Pours out a amber topped with a off white head. Aroma is GREAT thanks Jordan

Bottle shared by footbalm. Pours a cloudy amber with a tiny head. The aroma was sweet apple cider and candies. The taste was very smooth, full of caramel, some dark fruit, a touch of brown sugar, toasted malts, not much of a Scotch presence, but good nevertheless.