Redhook Treblehook

Brewed by Redhook Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Woodinville, Washington USA

This beer pours a deep copper amber with a thin white head. The aroma is off citrusy if that makes any sense. The flavors are somewhat citrus with a touch of hops. This was drinkable but not good for the style. I rate it a little higher because it was quite interesting to me.

22oz bottle of the most current release. Pours a deep clear copper with a big creamy off-white head that settles in as a cap and leaves tons of lacing. The aroma is very hoppy with lots of citrus in the nose, especially grapefruit, pineapple and orange. The caramel malts are there, but definitely not coming through too much. The taste has the citrus hops up front but there is a bigger toasted bready and caramel malt backbone than the aroma indicated. There is a grassy, and slightly herbal, hop bitterness that lingers through the finish. The taste is very good but seems a little watered down. The mouthfeel is silky smooth with a solid carbonation and sticky with hops. The body is a little thin but not enough to take away from things too much. This is a very good beer from Redhook and probably the best thing I’ve had from them. It’s a drinkable barleywine with a prominant hop profile that will probably be better a year from now.

Garnet clear body with a medium sized light tan head. Aroma is sweet malty with some stone fruit. Flavor is big malty fruitiness. Caramel kicks in late. Alcohol is noticeable but in a good way. Body is maybe a tad light given the overall biggness of the rest of the beer. Decent and a good warmer on this too cold October evening.

22oz. bomber ’09 release. Pours completely flat, a hazy dark amber color. Nose is honey/caramel sweet. Flavor improved with warmth, but was still overly fruity and sweet, lacking a solid hop structure. The alcohol (10.1% listed on this bottle) is pretty well hidden by the stuff that is there. That stuff, however, is a little off-kilter. I’m not sure this will age well, but it might be worth a try.

pours a clear copper-red with a small off-white head, and some lacing. smell is of malt, some caramel, a touch of spice, and a little pine in the back. taste is smooth, nuts, some caramel, malt, and a little spice, ends dry and a touch of bitterness.

220z bottle. pours a clear reddish/copper under a small white head. aroma is a mix of floral and citrus hops and sweet maltiness. a medium body barley wine that is hop dominated. the usual westcoast style BW. alcohol is actually hidden quite well. better than i expected.

Bottle marked 09/08/09 thanks to cavie. Pours with a golden body and a fading white head. Aroma is hoppy with honey and caramel. Taste is hoppy with pine, orange and caramel. Definitely an American style barleywine that reminds me a bit of Old Guardian. Light bubbles and syrupy.

bottle, thanks to cavie, hazelnut color with slight foam, sweet malty aroma and flavors with sugary citrus notes