Port Townsend Barley Wine

Brewed by Port Townsend Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Port Townsend, Washington USA

Brune semi foncée et trouble aux reflets rougeâtres, faible mousse beige pale prenant rapidement la fuite. Des pointes de chocolat et de raisins foncés agrémentent les arômes de houblons floraux sur un fond de cendre. En bouche, son côté cendreux et brûlé rappellent vivement et éternellement le lendemain matin du feu camp dont les bûches sont encore fumantes. Alcool invisible, probablement masqué par toute cette fumée et ces cendres.. . Désolant!

Burnt sienna, with a dusty crown of lacing. Caramel and brown sugar aroma, but something was off, fetid even. My first sip reminded me of the time Barney Gumble said "Hey, someone left Beer in that ashtray!" and proceded to gulp it down. I like smokiness in Beers, but this is beyond, it’s cinders and soot, and just hangs on your upper palate towards the back of your mouth forever. A saving grace on this one was the fact that the embers hid the alcohol nicely. Bad bottle? I hope so.¨ "Thar she brews" it said on the bottle. "Thar, she blows" is what it should have been written down.

The Lure:
Black pepper sprinkled on burnt grapes. Somewhat flat and stale caramel, purporting the possible weakening of flavors already underway.

The Festivities:
Drowning in a pile of ashes. Thin-bodied with low carbonation, rather unsettling and promoting this burnt, charred, bitter bread. Cherries and figs diversify the profile, and brown rum reminds that potent alcohol resides within. As predicted by our friend Oakes, this one apparently does not hold very well.

Transcendence:
The morning after a forest fire.

Murky brown with a caramel head. Malty aroma with figs, plums and canned peaches. Sweet, plummy, burnt raisin flavours. Richly malty, but only slightly chewy. A little tart and vinous in the back - don’t bother aging this one as it may be turning in early.

Great sweet aroma, big sweet grainy flavor hinting towards french bread yeastiness and some dried figs. Great palate too, sweet and sticky with a nice hum of alcohol warmth. Not too unique, but very very solid.

Pours amber/copper, with a tan head. Aromas of butterscotch, sweet malt, fruit, and some hops. Not as sweet as the aroma would suggest, with the butterscotch and hops coming thru the most. Very interesting and somewhat different.

Dark copper, light brown color with a nice, well-lacing, frothy tan head. Sweet caramel butterscotch with a touch of green hoppy pine. Body starts with a nicely balanced caramel sweetness and resiny hop bitterness, finishing semi-dry with hints of tartness. Nice, flavorful and drinkable barleywine. Thanks to TheBeerCellar2 for sharing!

Poured a slightly hazy reddish orange color with a small off-white head. Sweet aroma was fruity and malty with a touch of alcohol. Sweet malty flavors with a nice bitter finish. Medium to full body with a good warming sensation.