Davidw987 (23), Livermore, California, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Jan 24, 2002
1997 bottling, drunk on 1/23/02. Definitly mellowed with the age. Some nice toffee and molasses flavors in the malt. The hops had faded quite a bit. No hop aroma and the bitterness was a bit harsher than I expected. Maybe some of the smoother alpha acids deteriorate faster than the grittier tasting ones.
Some oxidation was present, but not bad considering it was a five year old bottle.
Alcohol flavor was present but not overwhelming.
Overall, I’d expected more malt and complexity for this big a beer after five years. A good beer, but it didn’t make me want to break open the ’99.
David
 Toxygen (386), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 (bk-ceramic-btl flp-top, 750ml, 2006-drank late 2007, 11.5%)
lct-cpr, no-head, full-body, ^co2.
aroma: ^crml-malt leafy-hop.
flavor: ^malty ^hoppy ^wow T1, §piney-§herbal-^hops ^malty ^sticky T2, alchl-wrm §hop-bitter T3.
clean enough T3 not to overpower for first 12oz but gets a bit much after 24.
^intense, a sipper to share -especially in a 750ml bottle.
markwise (1200), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 02 vintage, thanks IBrew2or3. Pours red-brown amber with an off-white head. nose is caramel, toffee, brown sugar, and a slight bitterness. Flavor is the same caramel, toffee, bitterness, and and kind of tang from the yeast. Interesting barleywine that has aged ok.
BarossaLuke (113), Australia
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 XS ceramic bottle 2008. I believe this is my first American Barley Wine and if this beer is anything to go by, I want more!! Intense aroma of sweet malt, glycerin, citrus hops with some resiny characters. Palate is amazingly well balanced considering the 100+ IBUs in there. Lovely malt flavour, very complex, the hop flavour is simply awesome. What a fantastic beer, but not for the faint hearted on uninitiated. Most people I know would’nt be able to handle this beer, which is good means I have less to share.
curly (759), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Pours slightly hazy brownish orange with very little head. Aroma- toffee, rum, cherry, plum, roast vanilla bean. Taste is bitter with a good sweet caramel balance. Slightly thin buttery body with low carbonation. Finishes with hop and roast bitterness.
waltersrj (54), Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Poured from the Isaaquah Ale House tap. The color was dark caramel with a small white head. Smells like malt, prune, dates, and caramel with some pepper as well. The taste is booze, pine, sweet malt, toffee and sherry, Full chewy mouthfeel like a thick oil. Great brew.
JAXSON (247), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 1994 nib bottle courtesy of Sloth! Bottle opens without a hiss. Pours a thick, opaque mahogany with a cherry edge. Rich malt, prunes, raisins, caramel fudge cake in the nose. Mouth is flat but thick and viscous. Touch of oxidation. Bold, rich flavors with banana nut cake, dark fruits, and toffee. Very nice. Would have been stellar with bubbles. Thanks Bert, an awesome trader!
eugeneplatinum (6), Florence, Kentucky, USA
does not count  | 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 2004 Vintage XS ceramic bottle. Pours dark brown. Smells vaguely of pine with dried fruit and coffee notes. Tastes like raisin, pepper, and a bit of caramel. Very solid.
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