 obxdude10 (1563), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 This barleywine pours a deep amber color with a brownish hue. The head is beige and pours fairly thick, bubbly and sticks to the sides of the glass. The nose is nicely balanced, with notes of both floral hops and bready malts. Other hints include yeast, grass, earth, caramel, light note of brown sugar and slight hint of bourbon. The body is lightly carbonated with a sweet note up front, but floral hoppiness in the back end. The finish is quite hoppy, spicy and bitter. Some flavor notes are bread, grass, yeast, caramel and toffee.
craftbeerdesign (765), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 6, 2009 tasting sample on 11/5/09... pours a golden color with a small white head... sweet citrus hop driven aroma... medium body with caramel laced hops... nice balance of hops and malts... has a thick presence over the tongue... overall a really nice barley wine from a bigger brewery.
CaptainCougar (5527), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 Pours a transparent dark copper amber with a frothy, spotty-lacing off-white head. Rich aroma of sweet caramely malt and lots of fresh resiny grapefruity hops with a touch of light fruity esters. Starts with good fullness and chewy caramel sweetness well-balanced with a juicy citrus hop presence and a touch of earthy bitterness and a hint of soapiness toward the finish. Starts out well, but gets kinda flabby, overly bitter and unbalanced in the end.
roder60 (1030), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 31, 2009 Pours a clear orange brown with a small amount of bubbly offwhite head. Aroma is sweet booziness with a light bitter pine hop aroma. Flavor is very light for a barleywine, watery malt base with a bitter earthy hop finish and lots of boozy alcohol warmth. Overall, i applaud the effort, but this barleywine is not really up to par with others at the same price level.
j12601 (1338), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 30, 2009 Bottle at the release of Flaming Fury. Pours a clear orange with a thin white head. Sweet caramel on the nose, but not a lot of depth. Bitter finish with a good amount of grapefruit bitterness.
HonkeyBra (1361), Lemont, Illinois, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 29, 2009 Kind of an amber red pour with slight impression of a head. Aroma of grapefruit juice and thats about it. Maybe a tiny bit of dusty malt. Flavor is straight up grapefruit and light caramel. If this has aged as long as they’ve claimed, they must have dry hopped it. Seriously, so much grapefruit. This tastes like It’s breakfast and i’ve got a UTI.
mjryan (1), st paul, Minnesota, USA
does not count  | 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 28, 2009 Big beer at 10.1 ABV. Nice malty sweet, citrus hop aroma. Deep caramel and toffee flavours with a smooth bitter finish. Heavy, slick body. Alcohol very well hidden. Damn good stuff.
rustychiles (1058), Mesa, Arizona, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 27, 2009 Pours a deep brownish red with a large tan head. Aroma is bitter hops, caramel, malt, dark fruits, alcohol, spices. Flavor is bitter yet faded hops, caramel, spices, esthers, touch of fruit. Bitter yet lightly sweet finish. Seems pretty fresh considering they claim this was aged almost 2 years. Not a bad effort for 4 bucks coming from Red Hook. Bringing Double Black back, and offering these limited release beers has caused me to pay attention to this brewer again.
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