 Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 21, 2008
Bottle from BlackforestCO, Thanks!! Pours a thick hazy orange color with no head. Aroma of malt, light caramel, and fruity citrus hops. The taste was trhe same with nice sweetness and earthy hop flavors in the finish. MORE, MORE, MORE.....
JPDIPSO (4944), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 28, 2009 NP10V4 ala Daknole, Thanks! A murky light brown to copper in hue liquid. Small, but stable tan head. Overall a very malty aroma, with caramel, toasted sugars and malts. The background has a strong hops presence, with light pine, citrus and green herbs. This is very much what I would say is the quintessential barleywine aroma. Fairly light fell. Certainly not cloying in nature. Classic flavors of pale to toasted malt all balanced by a earthy to woody hops bitterness. This is, IMHO, what barleywine is. Now there are more exciting and spruced up examples, but this one nails classic.
Taverner (888), San Ramon, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 Bottle from BelgianBeerGal - THANKS!!!! Pours a cloudy brown in my Westmalle Chalice. Some head, but it doesn’t stick around for long. Aroma of leather, fresh leather. Also notes of plum and apricot in this one. Flavor is an intense bitter with a mild sweetness - which balances very well. Finishes on a bitter, lingering note that holds the aroma for a while. Beautiful.
allendodd (62), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 Bottle from bhops. Thanks, Bernard. It’s too much trouble to go looking for the brew date, but I’m going to guess that it’s a couple of years old, and I’m liking this a lot. Two more bottles (thanks again, Bernard) are going to wait in the cellar for a special occasion. I didn’t know what the beer was when I pulled the bottle, but the nose screamed "BARLEYWINE" as soon as the top was off. Pours a cloudy browinsh beer with a thick brownish/yellow head. Initial taste is barleywine sweetness and hoppy bitterness. There might be more hops here than I would have liked, and the alcohol burn is a little strong too, but there is still enough sweetness, candied fruit, and chocolate to more than make up for those minor shortcomings. Good beer, Texas!
joeneugs (371), Livermore, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Thanks to Ucusty! This was definitely up my alley. I don’t know when this was bottled, but I assume its been aged a while. It pours brown/orange with a creamy orange head. The aroma jumps out with chocolate, prunes, toffee, raisins, and caramel. Very potent and tempting. The flavor is the same with a very earthy bitter finish. Overall, this is why I love barleywines. Complexity and knock your socks off flavor and potency. A diamond in the rough.
blankboy (3260), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Bottle [12oz] shared with the gang at ’WaterlooWeekend Oct.’09’ -- c/o beergeek. (I got the bottom of the bottle) Pours a murky amber with tons of floaties of various sizes and colour and an average size creamy beige head. Aroma of caramel malt, lots of resiny hops, dark fruit, light alcohol and some light sugary sweetness. Flavour follows the aroma, malty, fruity and hoppy with a big bitter finish. Alcohol’s there but not too bad considering it’s 10%. Medium bodied, sticky mouthfeel. Quite nice and enjoyable, always a pleasure to drink these Divine Reserves.
Sonicdescent (382), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 11, 2009 Aroma is hops and caramel over a small hint of booze. Appearance is quite good with a decent sized head giving way to great lacing throughout the drink. Taste starts off much hoppier than I would have expected considering this has been laying down for a bit. This is not a bad thing at all! Hops, sweet malts, and then even a cool and roasted finish make this not seem nearly as heavy as it is. Mouth is just perfect, creamy, thick, but just carbonated enough to avoid the barleywine sticky disease. A great brew.
HogTownHarry (4026), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 24, 2009 (bottle ( 12ozl ). shared at October 2009 WaterlooWeekend. Cloudy deep orange, smallish frothy off-white head. Nice floral, alcohol, sweet caramel malt aroma. Taste is more floral, and I get jasmine - building alcohol and bitterness, seems more a double ipa to me. Average body, alcoholic and bitter mouthfeel, light carbonation - very nice, very bitter.
MrBunn (1561), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 23, 2009 Bottle. graciously shared by coyotehunter. Pours a medium brown with a small head and lots of crud floating around in it... suspended particles and clumps suspended in the liquid and in the surface film. Aromas are a thing of beauty... first thing to notice is a sharp bit that is boozy, a bit of dark fruit and red wine or port, brown sugar, a little bit of chocolate or something similar and a bit of a chalky smell. Flavor is bold and boozy. Brown sugar, brandy and port are my first thoughts. There’s quite a bit of carbonation across the palate, which seems a little odd for the style and then there is the alcoholic warmth and flavor in the finish. It’s warmth is nice, but the flavor in the aftertaste is a little astringent. Still, this is mighty fine stuff.
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