Smuttynose Barleywine Style Ale

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

22oz Bottle Pours out a dark amber topped with a off white head. A very nice aroma of sweet hops. Very nice full body. Nice sweet malts and caramell. Very good. Thanks mkgrenwel for the trade.

Appearance: Pours a clear, dark amber body with a full, foamy off-white head. Smell: Sweet-smelling aroma of oranges and lemons with only a light addition of caramel. Hint of green peppercorns and breadcrusts. Taste: Sweet caramel maltiness with a slight toasted quality to it. Faint spiciness. The hops provide a rich citrusy flavor, but yield only a mild, reserved bitterness. Finishes bittersweet. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A good barleywine and another fine offering from Smuttynose.

01 Nov 07, BW Tasting. 22oz bottle, 2006 Vintage. Deep, hazy orange hue. Tan head. Aroma of musty bottle. Oak smell. Lots of vanilla. Big Alcohol. Big malts balanced by a huge hop. A big beer.

2006 bottle. Nice reddish-caramel color with a light-med head. Aroma has lots of caramel, sugar, and a faint bit of citrus/pine hops. Flavor is smooth and sweet with a light hop bite to match an aggressively sweet malt. Smooth and tingly mouthfeel. This one is a classic barleywine that seems to have benefited from two years in the bottle.

22 oz. bottle - november ’07 release; thanks to biegaman for the trade a while back; pours clear, dark orange with foamy tan head fading to small bubbles around the edges; just a beauty; sweet aromas of sugar, spicy hops, alcohol, herbs, dank fruit; drinks very nice with a slight syrup quality to it; very smooth w/ minor touch of heat; a little citrus with mild brown sugar; flavor a little on the light side, but this is a lovely sipper

Pours a dark amber with a medium sized tan head. This one was nice and hoppy with a good citrus kick. Sweet and malty with other fruits going around in this like grapes and strawberries. A bit of raisin in the finish. Thick mouth feel, no hint of the ABV. Very nice!

Sweet aroma, malty, fruity, like raisins, plums. Very attractive ruby color,clear, modest white head, relatively low carbonation. Nice flavor, starts as caramel, candy sugar, some evidence of piney hops as it moves toward the back of the mouth. Nice lingering piney hop bitterness on the finish. This style can have a thick or oily mouthfeel, but that is not in evidence here. The mouthfeel is simply medium in thickness and texture. Very enjoyable Barley Wine overall.

Vintage 2007 Pours dark amber with a chill haze. Beige, thick head of two inches with an exagerated pour. Lacework of mostly dots with a few streaks throughout the duration. Aromatics are laden with pineapple skin, tangerine pith, and caramel drizzeled grapefruit. Medium malt with grapefruit oils and peppery alcohol. Mouthfeel is on the full side of medium, sticky, and puckering. The pallet starts off aggresively with plenty of high-alpha bitterness, citrus bite, and caramel malt. Almost numbing on the tongue with alcohol, hops, and puckering grapefruit. Very nice. Finishes with lingering warmth, drying bitterness, and pithy citrus flesh. I prefer this barleywine screamingly fresh, as this one is, as opposed to a vintage version.