 RSRIZZO (1368), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 6, 2009
22oz bottle poured into a Snifter at 45°. Color is a honey amber with good carbonation and a nice tight off white head. Aroma is a nutty malt scent with a touch of toffee and some light floral hops. Starting with a bold medium body it goes down with a slick crisp feel. Finish has a metallic taste up front but then a little maple and vanilla comes in with some spicy clove and pepper before a fair bitterness finishes it off. In the after taste the bitterness builds a touch with a faint alcohol feel showing. Overall its a good brew, but the metallic taste takes away from the overall flavor.
mcbackus (750), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 29, 2009 Bottle atleast 1 year old: pours a very bubbly ice tea brown with a medium soapy tan head with some lacing. Aroma is grainy with plenty of caramel malt and a little toffee. Also some sweet sugars and an aroma of agimg hops, some underlying fruit character too. Flavor is a little weak at first then warms quickly. Lots of grainy bitterness and flavor, slight caramel and just to much grain bitterness, some older hop flavor too. Not a great BW but drinkable.
coldmeat23 (233), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Pours a beautiful ruby red, with a slight hint of copper. Two-fingers of loose off-white foam sits on top. Retention is decent and lacing is quite good.
Good caramel malt presence. Hints of brown sugar and dark fruits. Good spicey hop presence.
All-in-all, the nose is somewhat light.
Big notes of wheat are swirled with notes of caramel. Mild flavors of ripe, dark fruits. Hints of bread with brown sugar. Light hops spice, in the finish.
For an american barleywine, this is actually pretty good. Surprise! They haven’t tried to kill the brew by throwing 12 metric tons of hops into every bottle.
On the upper end of medium bodied. Nice and creamy, yet still remains light enough to not overpower.
Despite the fact that I think it needs a little more body, this is a pretty darn drinkable bottle of barleywine style ale.
fata2683 (881), Panama City, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 the NM tick courtesy of a trade. Bottle, pours a dark red with a tall frothy light tan head. Great sugary nose of sugar cane, alcohol, brown sugar, and yeast. Sweet malty base with some carmel and toasted malt flavors. Brown sugar and a cardomine spice....strange but nice. Ends with a lingering yeasty sweet/sourness. Reminds me more of a belgian strong ale. Either way, it’s a fine beer.
ansermadide (512), Kyle, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 4, 2009 Frothy, off-white, nearly light brown head. Thick, frothy lacing. Murky orange/brown color. Well carbonated, but rises unusually slow, like the body is dense. Lightly sweet malt aroma with yeast and light spice. Flavor a balanced mix of alcohol, yeast, and hops. This has a distinct yeast flavor for a barley wine. Silky smooth and semi-dense body and smooth to drink, with a finish of spice and yeast that leaves a clean aftertaste and leaving you ready for the next sip...
NobleSquirrel (1114), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 12, 2009 Bottle from Hellbilly to knock out New Mexico. Pours a reasonably attractive red-brown with a frothy almost tan head. Nose is somewhat vinous and very fusel. A touch of caramel-chocolate as well. On taste, it’s a bit hot, sweet, somewhat round-bodied. Some plum notes and roasty bits in the back of the tongue. Somewhat grainy. Distinct bitterness comes through. This would be pretty good with fewer fusel notes and more aroma hops. Not awful, but not great either.
Fratto (728), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 27, 2009 Bottle thanks to Cavie. Not a lot to smell. Lots of alcohol notes. Taste of malt and raisins. Thick mouth feel.
Cavie (1430), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 26, 2009 Deep ruby pour. Warm dark scents. Has heavy fruit with raisins, plum and rich wood. Taste is stinging up front. Taste has smooth feel to it that has deep black fruit tastes. Finish forgets what was ever discovered.
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