lefossoyeur (69), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 2007 Vintage - Hazy orange with a quickly disappearing head. Light aromas of malt and candied sugar, almost funky. Full body, creamy mouthfeel, low carbonation. Malt is dominant, with notes of peaches, but well balanced by a light herbal bitterness. Maybe one of the less complex vintage from St-Ambroise, but still a very nice example of a british style Barley Wine.
 Davros (247), Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 15, 2009 2009 Vintage.
Pours deep amber, almost orange, with a large, persistent head.
Nose shows lashings of rich sweet malt mixing in with resinous hops, dried pineapple and sultanas. Malt profile includes golden syrup, caramel and bready notes. Some alcohol is noticeable but blends in exceptionally well with the malt.
Very rich flavours, with loads more malt showing more bready notes and caramel, before an assertive bitterness enters which, along with some very harsh alcohol, makes for a formidable finish.
Very syrupy body, but the carbonation is to lively. The alcohol provides a fair bit of heat on the palate and tongue.
I’m guessing the alcohol and carbonation issues would settle with some age.
Travlr (769), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 2007 bottle at Beerbistro in Toronto, consumed on 6 Dec 2009.
Chestnut brown with a medium tan head and very fine lacing.
Plethora of aromas here, including licorice, peppermint, caramel and honey.
Flavors of honey, raisins and cinnamon, nicely complex, with a dry finish.
Outstanding body.
Delicious, complex and interesting. Would like to store it for a couple of years more.
fredandboboflo (1417), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Bottle. Aroma of sweet caramel malt, sugars, a bit of booze. Flavor the same, very dull, very sweet, lots of residual sugars. Very run of the mill.
LilBeerDoctor (1518), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 2009 bottle. Pours a clear orange with a small white head. Aroma of alcohol, prunes, caramel malt. Flavor of sweet malt, vanilla with a alcoholic finish and some bitterness. Meh, not very complex and a little too boozy. I didn’t really care for this.
5/4/5/3/12 [2.9/5]
bvc (324), Kenmore, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 12oz 2009 bottle courtesey of bitbucket. Sweet wheaty spicy orange and lemon with some warming booziness. Kind of thin and boozey but nothin flawed.
SoLan (1426), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Courtesy JMFG. Typical strong English malt flavors- sweetness, caramel, toffee, toast. A bit stronger than expected hop presence- grass, resin, spicy, subtle menthol, earthy bitterness. Medium/full body, softly balanced carbonation. From notes.
DJMonarch (6878), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 From the Bottle at RBESG Harlequin, Sheffield 19/07/2009
Hoppy aroma. Sweet on the palate and hoppy with a crisp and slightly bitter malt finish.
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