 CheersMate1 (794), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 24, 2009 NIce dark caramel brown with a lovely fluffy head. This beer looks extremely good. I am very impressed. Picked this one up at Five Points Bottle Shop in Athens, Georgia. Aromatic alcohol malt aroma, with a nice sweet malt aroma. Very sweet taste as well. Not very hoppy at the beginning but then it develops into a hoppy taste, but not a very hoppy taste. This isn’t a "mean" barley wine. It doesn’t have that hoppy taste I was hoping for. Overall, the malts are awesome, and the aroma is awesome as well, but the hops are lacking. Pretty good brew.
dchmela (1440), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 Bottle shared with Ian. Pours a reddish brown with a thick tan head. Big beautiful aroma of citrusy hops and malty caramel. Taste is thick and hoppy, very big malt profile, but not over the top. I don’t know how aged the bottle was, but there was a subtlety of the hops and malt that was very nice.
Beerlando (2335), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 28, 2008 2007 vintage, aged about 10 months. Pours a lightly hazy, reddish-brown color. A small, bubbly, cream colored head leaves scattered spots and snakes of lacing. The nose shows dark, rich caramel, raisons, and earthy, peppery hops. Citrus and other fruits sweeten the nose further. In the mouth, lively carbonation and hot, peppery hops burn slightly, but not too bad. Sweet caramel, brown sugar, and dark, sweet fruits do well to balance things out, but this brew definitely leans towards the hoppy side for a barley wine. Solid brew.
markwise (1186), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 7, 2009 Bomber from Wine Merchant Findlay, OH. Pours opaque caramel brown with an off-white head. Nose is caramel, booze, sugar, and citrus with slightly piney hops. Flavor is lots of caramel up front smoothing the way for the hop bouquet coming through. Those fade and then the caramel and booze come and leave their impression. Hops kill softly, not like a battering ram. Very smooth, medium-bodied barley wine with lingering caramel and hops.
ElGaucho56 (393), USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 11, 2008 Pours a lovely dark copper with minimal offwhite cap. Aroma is really something else: perfumy, tea-like, gentle herbal hop aromas with a well-balanced rich caramel sweetness. A little sticky but a bit thin overall on the palate, with mild roasted malt character followed by a very solid but not overwhelming rooty hop bitterness and a warming bitter liqueur note. Like a more reserved bigfoot.
efrumtheidiot (190), Maryland, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 30, 2007 pours a dark reddish copper with a tan head. aroma is malt-city with notes of caramel, toffee, and alcohol. taste is sweet malt, dark fruit, and a little alcohol. bubbly mouthfeel. nice BW.
scrizzz (1286), kirkland, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 23, 2009 Rum raisin and toasty aroma, makes me wonder why I never make french toast with raisin bread. anyway. Deep ruby red, marshmallow head. More marshmallow, though this time in the sip, golden and roasted. Some wood and honey in the finish, creamy texture.
trevor211 (518), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 3, 2009 Pours a brownish bronze with a smallish, pillowy, off-white head. Smells really nice. Certainly on the hoppy side for a barley wine, and potent - pale, resiny hops dominate the brew, with caramel malts and dried fruits (raisins, dates) balancing. The flavor is a little weak up front, but sneaks up on you fast. Low carbonation makes it a bit lifeless, but there’s definitely an alcohol burn. Full body, slightly sticky mouthfeel, and a dry finish. Good. But as has become the norm for ST, not anything worth writing home about. I do like their labels, though...
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