Port Townsend Barley Wine

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

A hazy red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has strong notes of alcohol and berries, while the flavor is very sweet with strong notes of caramel and malt. Not that complex, but still nice.

(Bottle 65 cl) A beautiful, clear, reddish beer with a creamy, off-white head. Vinous, raisiny nose. Full-bodied, notes of caramel and LOTS of raisins in the flavour. And then some rather unusual - for its style - ashy edge. Typical - for a Barleywine - somewhat muddy hop profile. Still pleasant. 220406

Bottle. Clear red coloured with an off white head. Aroma of malts, caramel and dried fruits with notes of alcohol. Flavour of malts, caramel and dried fruits.

Name: Barleywine
Date: 07/22/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade

Appearance: clear dark ruby red, wispy beige head,
Aroma: rich sweet fruity aroma with a brown sugar sweetness, lots of dark fruit enhanced by dark caramel,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, dark caramel sweetness, lots of fruity character, a bit too much earthy bitterness adds balance but restrains the ripe fruit, light bitter finish, with time the bitterness starts to fade a bit letting the caramel sweetness grow and bring out more of the fruityness,
Overall: should be great with just a year or two of age,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

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.

Bottle. Dark red colour with a big beige head. Malty, dark fruits aroma and taste, sweet. Medium to full body with a light alcoholic finish.

Almost absent head covers the dark mahogany hue. The nose announces a serious beginning of oxidation right off through its madeira flavors. Straightforward burnt toast, chocolate and caramel offerings feels a bit like déjà vu. All about the malt. The close to roasty, calcinated crust flavours continue on the tongue for a long time, in the end dominating the sweet aspects. Coppery, slightly astringent finish is very dry, but not quite bitter, definitely not from the hops anyway.

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!