Rinkuškiai Werewolf 8.2%

Brewed by Rinkuškiai
Style: European Strong Lager
Biržu raj., Lithuania

Pours amber w/ a tall lingering froth. Decent lacing. Aromas of sweet malt and wet hay. Full nectar w/ good carbonation. A mild malty sweetness ensues as the werewolf attacks with it’s high abv. It’s oldworld with earthy nuances. The finish is bittered nicely.

Bottle 647 of 2007 thanks to MuenchenerKindl bottle poured into a snifter produced a nice tan head that turns to a nice thick lace that slides down the glass . The body was a murky reddish brown in color. Sweet aromas of caramel malts, sugar and some molasses’ come up from my cup. Flavor are very sweet malts a good sipper some vanilla and butterscotch come thru as well as I sip away at this. Some bitter to this as well there is still some hops to it A little syrupy but there is some carbonation to it so it is bearable. After shoveling out my car to day this was the perfect time to break into this bottle. This is very enjoyable as I warm up sit back and a movie. A good barleywine very easy to drink

Aroma is sharp and malty with an undertone of apple cider. Color is a clear light mahogany, and it pours with a somewhat thick head that sticks around. Flavor is rather sweet but not cloying and has an undertone of caramel and a hint of apple. Texture is smooth and crisp, and aftertaste has both cider-like sweetness and hoppy bitterness in it.

Sampled side-by-side with the low alc version. Pours a clearish burnt orange color with fading light khaki head. Cool label and reasonably priced. Very sweet caramel and vanilla with a hint of fruity hop. Good brew.

Courtesy of Ramoned. Pours deep cloudy gold with thin off white head. The aroma is very sweet with malts, caramel, more caramel and then mixing with both caramel and molasses. Did I say it smells sweet? The taste is actually similar with sweet sweet malts and caramel to go along with a brief oasis of subtle roasted malts. There is little else going on here than that. I get no real sense of the sizable ABV.

Bottle shared by bgburdman. Pours a clear deep amber color with a smallish soapy white head. Aroma is malty, toast. Flavor is malt, toast, caramel, light fruit notes. Palate is medium bodied, medium carbonation, finished sweet. Decent, didn’t think this was any were near as bad as I was expecting or as the avg would indicate.

Pours a cream, three-finger head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving some lace. Almost clear red/amber color. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Malty nose. Flavor is caramel and toffee. Higher ABV is hidden. $4.50 for a 500ml bottle from Tully’s Beer & Wine Wells, Me.

330ml Bottle - Gravity Beer Market - Olympia, WA
Aroma – Fruity malt aroma with a light hops lingering.
Appearance – Light amber in color, Clear with a nice fluffy head.
Flavor – Earthy flavor with a slight caramel taste. This was a nice malt flavor and easy drinking.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, Good texture with a dry finish.
Overall – This was a decent lager with a nice fruity malt flavor.