 piscator34 (1131), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 Bottled sample via and shared with oakbluff. Amber in colour with medium carbonation. Aromas of cookie dough, citrusy hops, and a bit of green pine. Fairly hop forward in the mouth, with more c hops leading the way. The malts are restrained, and more bready and sweet biscuity as opposed to caramel like. Medium bodied, with a sharply focused bitter finish. Definitely a lighter, hoppier barleywine, which is just how I like them.
bu11zeye (5510), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 (12oz. bottle) Pours a cloudy deep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of cherry, bread, strawberries, and toffee. Flavor of caramel, brown sugar, cherry, bread, and mild hops (pine).
OldGrowth (1426), North Carolina, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 23, 2008 bottle, from 123456green, Good aroma, sweet. Fruity. Grapefruit, berry, date. Dark orangy brown color. Good head, faded to a ring, ok lace. Bitter sweet flavor, like aroma, has a wood streak about it. Medium body, creamy viscous mouth feel, bitter dry finish. Tasty. aroma was at its best cold as it got a bit muddles as it warmed. Flavor had bite, but not quite as interesting as aroma. St Arnold is one I look forward to.
JohnC (2275), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 20, 2008 Thanks to BMan1113VR for bringing this to the Beer Geek Show & Tell at The Bruery in Dec 08.
dry, hoppy, lots of grapefruit flavor. Tasty.
dogfish120love (269), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 20, 2008 One of the better barley wines I have had. Poured an amber reddish in coloration. Huge fruit flavors, plumb, malt annd delicousness
tjthresh (1775), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 18, 2008 Pours a nice fiery reddish brown with a thick khaki head that leaved decent lace. A bit on the hazy side with some particles floating around there. Hoppy nose with tons of grapefruit and a bit of pine. There plenty of toffee malt character here too. Medium, and easily drinkable with a hoppy and alcoholic hot finish. Not a bad beer at all, but far form a classic.
Hophead22 (1090), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 12oz bottle from biz82, thanks Josh. Dark copper pour. Aroma is much hoppier than #1, more like Bigfoot. Much hoppier taste as well, with some nice maltyness to even things out. Very tasty barley wine.
after4ever (2773), Brier, Washington, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 8, 2008 12-oz. Thanks, Theisti! Pours a crystal clear dark amber under a dense but shallow tan foamy head. Big nose of caramel, smoke, biscuit, and oranges, at the very least. There are probably other things there for the more olfactorily gifted to discover. Creamy, sticky body. Earth, leaves, biscuit, caramel, and smoke on the mid-palate. Long dry finish. Definitely a little triumph here for St Arnold.
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