 fly (1332), austin, Tejas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 19, 2004 desert barleywine as compared to many west coastal ones. apricot, figs, mouthcoating, sweet finish. not always my preference, but I sure enjoyed this one.
WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 1, 2006 Definitely a barley wine. Sweet nose. Good copper color with a small head that vanishes, leaving lacing behind. Taste of sweet caramel, malt, and alcohol, balanced with adequate west coast citrus hops but not strongly hopped. Warmly alcoholic but not unbalanced. Sweet but without the off-putting cherry / bubblegum. Like most barley wines, this one is too strong and too simple for me, but not bad. I like their wheat wiine much more.
jeffin7 (610), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 19, 2004 Updated: May 20, 2004Pours with a big head that fades to a thin but solid layer. Aroma is hoppy with a burnt caramel malt backing. Flavor is of big piney hops, and a malty caramel backing. The alcohol gets to be a bit to much at points. Its nice but double digit ABVs are usually justified by deep, complex flavor which this lacks making it a nice but average barleywine with added alcohol.
omnivore (270), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 6, 2003 Boston Beer Summit 2003: The aroma was pleasingly hoppy. The color a nice red-gold. The flavor was hoppy with a sweet malty finish. Mild woody/nutty overtones and a little bit of caramel in there, too.
ruffian (149), montvale, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 7, 2004 Tap, deep ruby red, respectable head. Nose is alcohol, nothing is hiding here. Alcohol predominates much of its overall character. Drink it and you are done.
Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 14, 2005 Pour deep mahogany amber with thin dense khaki head...smell is quite hoppy with some sweet caramel notes...taste was richly hoppy and very piney...bittersweet alcoholic finish...
1more4dessert (231), Upstate, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 28, 2003 Updated: Jan 30, 2004needs to mellow some,(it has) fig/date/prune flavor up front. I would have guessed the alchol was closer to 10 than 7 and it could have been better hidden. (still there but aging has helped) rerate from 12-15
DragonStout (1380), Pataskala, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 7, 2007 Pours a deep copper color with a thin head.Sweet fruit aroma.The alcohol was present here but not overwhelming.The dark fruits appeared to balance it out.A small alcohol burn at the end, but overall a good brew.
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