 legion242 (1519), Richardson, Texas, USA
Jul 1, 2008
Too much for me in it’s infancy. Not being a hophead, this just doesn’t do it for me and I expect more from these guys. I am going to let some age for a while, but in the meantime, a really good impression of a west cost hopbomb.
jujubeast6000 (480), Houston, Texas, USA
Aug 30, 2008 (bottle): Pours a very cloudy amber color body, llight brownish. Small head, off-white. Hoppy aroma some sweet maltiness. Very hoppy taste, fruity like pineapple or something. Tasty sweet. Very piney & dry. Almost sickly sweet.
Snojerk321 (952), San Diego, California, USA
Aug 29, 2008 12oz bottle acquired in trade. I thought this brew was a double IPA when I got first whiff out of the glass because of the bursting hop aromas. Poured medium amber with tons of hop presence with a heavy malt back bone. Flavor was much of the same with the finish being a perfect balance between hop bitterness and sweet malt, a great barley wine!
scraff (1656), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 27, 2008 12oz bottle, courtesy of kmweaver. Thanks, Ken! Dark copper, off white creamy head. Big aromas of piney spruce with undertones of soft peachy caramel. Blast of citric pine tones flow on a river of sweet earthed caramel. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, bitter finish. Don’t mess with Texas. This brew means business! Very nice...
Sammy (3041), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 26, 2008 Pours on the darker side, not very. Enormous off-white head of bubbles. Aroma is C-hoppy. Taste is more IPA than barleywine, its as if the latter is a secondary consideration. Balance with the bitterness. Above-average mouthfeel, smooth drinking particularly for the stated style.
Odeed (1480), Bakersfield, California, USA
Aug 26, 2008 (bottle from irishboy)murky brown with no head.aroma is alcohol heat,brown sugar,caramel malt,cotton candy,and hops.flavor is much of the same with the alcohol a bit more hidden in the flavor.
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