 shigadeyo (1695), Harrison, Ohio, USA
Jan 22, 2008
2007 Vintage
1/22/2008: Southern Tier Back Burner Imperial Barley WIne Style Ale smells sweet. It is loaded with sweet citrus orange and caramel maltiness. It has a nice, golden copper-orange color with a thin, lightly frothy ivory head. The carbonation is fine and quite smooth. The flavor begins sweet and has lots of fruity caramel malt. There is some nice roasty caramelized notes in the middle along with some nice sweet citrus orange/tangerine/grapefruit flavor and mild bitterness in the finish. There is some dried fruit (apricot), toffee, and even traces of cigar (or tobacco) flavors as well. No alcohol in the flavor at all. This beer has a very smooth and easy to drink medium body. It is a bit sticky on the lips. Overall it is a fairly well-balanced American-style Barleywine that will probably be even better in another year.
650 ml. bottle / Alc. 10.0% by Vol. / 23° Plato / 85 ibu’s / 15° L / 2-row pale malt, light & dark caramel malt / kettle hops: chinook / aroma hops: willamette / dry hops: amarillo, centennial. Rating #146 for this beer...
Pipper (113), Ohio, USA
Jul 3, 2009 Poured a dark copper with no head. Aroma: peanuts and subtle malt and floral hops. Sweet pecan pie flavor too sweet and nutty for me but alcohol hidden well.
randolphjj (59), Raymore, Missouri, USA
Jul 1, 2009 Almost a ruby color with a thick off-white head. Nose gives heavy sweet malt. Caramel flavor comes through well, with a ton of sweet malt. Not overly hoppy in any way. Good strong flavor.
zizzybalubba (125), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
Jun 28, 2009 22 oz. bottle from Total Wine. Pours brownish-orange with an off-white head. Aroma of fresh cut grass, toffee, and caramel. Clean piney hop flavor with a very balanced sweetness. Surprisingly thin and especially at 10%. As the name might suggest there is some alcohol burn in the back of the throat. A great beer.
JK54B (729), Helsinki, Finland
Jun 24, 2009 A bottle tasted at Pikkulintu 23.6.2009. Sweet nose with some raisins. Pale beige head. Nice coppery colour. Soft syropy taste with some hints of raisins. Less than average hoppiness. Quite sweet .
carruthm (889), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jun 21, 2009 Nice orange hue with a decent head. Surprisingly hoppy nose for a barley wine. Taste is mostly sweet with some traces of bitter. Strikes me more as an ASA than a barley wine.
ucusty (1664), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Jun 17, 2009 Thanks to OldGrowth for this one! Bright orange pour, slight haze and fluffy off white head. Sweet malts and light hops on the nose. Dark fruits, grapefruit, pine, and alcohol
minch25 (290), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jun 17, 2009 Dull caramel orange, medium creamy khaki head. Hoppy metallic aroma. Caramel sweetness, lots of hops. Perfectly fine to drink, not bad for the price, but hardly stands out in the style. Sort of Arrogant-Bastard-ish.
bigrond (980), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 15, 2009 I’m not a big fan of the barley wines, but the is a deadly brew. Smooth and very easy to drink. At 10%, thats a tough combonation.
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