 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Updated: May 25, 2008Date: 03/31/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Barley’s, NC
Appearance: clear dark amber, thin beige head,
Aroma: sweet fruit aroma, lots of sweet fruits,
Flavor: rich fruity flavor with just the right amont of sweetness, great chatacter,
Overall: an excellent english barley wine right out of the gate
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Date: 04/11/2008
Mode: draft
Score: 3.8 to 4.0
Words: barley’s
Appearance: clear dark red, fine beige head, scattered drippy lace,
Aroma: light sweet dark caramel aroma with a lot of fruity character,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich dark caramel flavor, lots of fruity character, brown sugar sweetness, just enough sweetness from the dark caramel to bring out the fruityness, just enough earthy bitterness for balance,
Overall: best batch yet, this will be tremendous with additional age
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Date: 05/24/2008
Mode: bottle
Score: 3.6
Words: cellar party
Aroma: more fruity character coming through on the aroma,
Flavor: more earthyness in the flavor cuting back on the fruityness, long bitter finish,
Overall: bottle especially needs age,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4
CaptainCougar (4624), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 24, 2008 750ml bottle: Pours a transparent amber ruby with a wispy-lacing froth of off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt and fresh grapefruity hops with a touch of alcohol. Starts fairly full and sweet with an earthy resiny piny bittering and flavor hop balance toward a drier bittersweet finish. Pretty well-balanced and crisp. This should age pretty well.
hopscotch (4433), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Bottle… Murky, caramel-colored ale with a small, creamy, off-white head and thousands of small, white floaties tooling about the glass. Good retention. Cereal grain, corn and caramel are dominant in the nose. Full-bodied with a watery mouthfeel and energetic carbonation. Caramel and lightly vinous notes. Dark fruit, thin finish. Kudos to mgumby10 for popping the top on this one!
jcwattsrugger (3793), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Jun 9, 2008 bottle @Noogfest4.0-thanks kp–pours a retaining off white head and hazy/cloudy amber color. Aroma is medium malt/bready, fruit, alcohol. Taste is medium malt/bready, fruit, alcohol.
goldtwins (3721), Nesconset, New York, USA
Jun 7, 2008 Poured a hazy brown-amber color with a large off-white head. The aroma is sweet and malty. Some fruity notes with a citrus hop back. Fruity sweet malt flavor with some candy notes. Nice hops running through. Medium-full boided. Nice warmingsensation.
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