 Jeppe (2635), Ølbutikken, Denmark
May 30, 2004 Updated: Apr 11, 2005
Pours a thick tan head on a beautiful dark brown body with a red glow. Spices and hops dominates the aroma with sweet malty notes and creamy hints. Flavor is full and very complex. Sweet the first second but turns very bitter with lots of malt and spices and a dominating hop character - almost like a very strong IPA. The mouthfull is extremely soft and very thick and the finish is long bitter and spicy. An outstanding barley wine!!
Beershine (1207), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Hazy mahogany-copper with thick off-white head, very nice looking. Robust rusty aroma with lots of malt, a hint of burnt honey, musk, and woody hops. Soft mouthfeel, solid body. A bit chewy and furry but not so bad. Slightly burnt. Long bitter finish, but very balanced, nicely hopped, and earthy. Solidly good.
GonZoBeeR (1990), ste-Eulalie, Quebec, Canada
Aug 20, 2008 Aroma:good mixe of grapefruit and raisin aroma...
Appearance:Dark ruby-brown,light head..
Flavor:strong bitterness,grapefruit,caramel flavor...
tlind2 (208), Helsinki, Finland
Aug 14, 2008 350 ml bottle @ Kaisla, Helsinki. Murky copper color, creamy tan head. Complex aroma: wood, leather, cigars, hops, sweet malts and more. Bitter flavor with notes of alcohol, malts and resin. Syrupy, chalky mouthfeel, full body. Improved once it warmed up a bit, but not my favorite barley wine. Perhaps it’s the exuberant hopping?
tedovertu (105), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Very hoppy for a barley wine. Aroma of perfume and grapefruit with a small allocation of fruit. Frothy off-white head with decent lacing. Murky Medium/dark amber/brown body. Lightly bitter at the start ending with some harsh hops. Medium to full oily body. Alcohol definitely present. A good barley wine.
Mitch_Wayne (77), Kokkola, Finland
Aug 9, 2008 A very hoppy barley wine, dry and fruity. I like this a lot despite the fact that I have tasted a few more balanced and complex barley wines. I guess I am a cascade hop fanboy....
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