 mcox90 (656), Wilton, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 19, 2008 12 oz bottle courtesy of MaltoMeal. Pours a cloudy deep amber/orange with a small tall head and a tiny bit of lace clings to my snifter. Huge sweet nose with caramel, molasses and malt being the dominant aromas. Nice heavy body with very low carbonation. You could almost take a bite out of it. Flavor is typical barleywine sweetness. You can taste flavors of candied fruit, molasses, and hops along with a small alcohol background. Very tasty treat.
m4rest88 (217), Beverly Hills, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 18, 2008 Pours with an amber hue, with no head.
The aroma is of molasses, yeast, and dark fruits.
Sweet flavor with a little booze and bitterness. Tastes a little carmeley too.
Syrupy to the palate, with lively carbonation.
Not the biggest fan of barley wines, and this did not change my opinion of them.
RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 16, 2008 Awesomely tasty. Dark amber in color with a beige head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Flavor is big, rich malt with a touch of fruitiness and a huge alcohol presence. Lots of hops for a barley wine, adding a nice little citric burn. Very, very good.
mcbackus (756), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 15, 2008 bottle: pours a dark amber colour with a tan head. aroma is full of sweet caramel malts, slight fruit and plety of hops with a citrus style hops. flavour is a big hop bite that goes into a alcohol flavour and then the caramel malts. finishes with some more hops and a slight drying roast.
Praetorian (86), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 15, 2008 Golden brown in color with a medium sized off white head. The aroma is hoppy with a molasses overtone. The flavor is hoppy and very boozy with notes of dark fruits and oak. The texture is syrupy. It’s not bad, a little strange, but decent.
ratman197 (3270), Arvada, Colorado, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 10, 2008 Bottle poured a hazy copper with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of carmel, peat and fruittiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, fruittiness and peat with a smooth lingering bittersweet finish.
highibus (444), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 9, 2008 Pours a beautiful amber to crimson with nice off white head. Aroma is stunning with plum and cherry notes. Sweet candy also comes to mind. Wonderfully viscous with tastes of those same dark fruits and a great malt backbone to round them out. Not overly sweet but just right. Really nice finish with a sweet surprise to close it out. Very nice. A big thanks to Bockyhorsey for a stellar beer from Texas.
JCB (1799), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle shared with durhambeer and emacgee - thanks to whichever one of you provided this one! A superlative American barleywine for sure, and a real surprise! Nice cloudy orange pour. Fruity nose, quite hop forward even here. What I most appreciated was the way St. A combines the fruity, hoppy, floral qualities of the American BWs with the intense malty features of the English, with the whole somehow managing to remain clean and easy-drinking. But of a burn on the end, but that’s just the beer giving you a little kiss goodnight.
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