 Crosling (1856), Loveland, Colorado, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Jan 30, 2005 Wow, # 700, I need to slow down. Dark copper in color. Nutty aroma (salty peanuts, almonds) with hints of caramel. The malts (caramel, toffee, butter toffee and biscuits) are very sweet but the hops are present enough to balance everything. Extremely salty. The body is a bit light and again, the texture is lacking.
mds (2112), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 30, 2004 draught. poured in a brandy snifter, mahogany in colour with a small white head. aroma of sweet malt, caramel, raisins, and alcohol. wow, this stuff is silky smooth! flavour is sweet, malty, with a touch of hops. finish is warm and alcoholic with a gentle bitterness. very refreshing. I walked about 7km roundtrip to try this and it was well worth it! It’s unfortunate that they didn’t have any available in bottles because I would have liked to age a few back in Toronto.
Padron4KM (405), Chandler, Arizona, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 17, 2004 1 ltr swingtop bottle. 2001 release, bottle #86 of 180.
pours a beautiful reddish amber, with a short lived copper colored head. head does come back with agitation.
Aroma is prune,cooked banana, a touch of caramel and alcohol vapor.
Flavor is of cooked dark fruits, caramel, and a little syrupy sweetness. mild alcohol warming.
Finish is long with some dry yeasty notes. Tasty.
Too bad Sonora is going away, this and Inebriator IMHO are two of the better AZ beers.
Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 14, 2004
Bright, beautiful , crimson color, firm, solid, cream-colored head.
Aroma: sweet, fruity, hoppy, vibrant, airy, delicious, bright,...nice...
Taste: sweet, bright, tasty, a magnificent meeting of malt and hops, happy and fruity, not a world-class barleywine, but a decent addition to the set. Just what I need in the throes of a Minnesota winter, very enjoyable, though the ABV is deceptive, doesn’t stick out in the palate, then slowly kicks in!
turbo (1254), Arizona, USA
| 1.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 2/5 | 2/20 |
Sep 1, 2004 bottle poured a dark amber with nono head.
sweey aroma with a very sweet taste way to sweet for me.
JasonG (700), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 27, 2004 Copper color with big off white head. Aroma has some faint hops, is slightly fruity and malty. Flavor has some caramel and malt, a touch of lemon. Good overall.
Vac (2394), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 27, 2004 This barley wine pours with a slightly cloudy deep amber body topped by a medium thick head with lots of lacing. The aroma is sweet, malty and caramelly with a nice candy note, great fruity notes and a touch of citrusy hops. The flavor is sweet and malty wtih a nice candied fruit note, slight bitter notes and a touch of sourness. Full bodied, smooth and slightly warming.
MartinT (5073), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 18, 2004 Baccate malts lift the grassy hops to meet the tastebuds and remain quietly…The nice level of carbonation, not too still, not too bubbly, pushes forth pacific flavors such as citrus fruit pulp and creates a gorgeous, compact head that laces like an impressionist painter and stays for the whole tasting…More malty than hoppy, this unpretentious barley wine hides its alcohol level pretty well and makes for a very drinkable glass for its size…
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