 JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 3, 2007 2005 vintage at the Brewpub. Dark plumb color with a very small head. Aroma is woody with lots of bourbon, malt, and dark fruits. Taste is thick with wood and bourbon plus some dark fruits, burnt sugar, molasses, and heavy malt. Nice mouthfeel with a little sting. I felt this one was much better than the standard barleywine.
beerBB (132), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 12, 2007 also tasted @ UPenn 07 beer tasting. very dark brown with a very small head. The bourbon aroma dominates. Extremely boozy flavor. way too much Jim Beam flavor. In fairness I did not have enough time to really sit and sip this but generally I don’t care for this type of overly boozy conditioning
biggcb (464), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 12, 2007 Draft. Sampled at UPenn’s beer tasting ’07. Pours a murky brown/amber color with a trace amount of off-white head. The Jim Beam is very apparent in the aroma. Same holds true for the flavor, with some vanilla and carmel also coming through. A touch on the boozy side for me, but very interesting. Definitely a sipper.
whaleman (2171), North Wales, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 13, 2006 KSBF 2006. 2005 vintage. Hazy copper body with a minimal, soapy, off-white head. Brown sugar, Jim Beam, and oak in the aroma and flavor. Big alcoholic finish. A solid barleywine for sure, but doesn’t really stand out in any way.
jimmack (1221), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 13, 2006 Sampled on tap at the ’06 KSBF. Murky light brown color with a small tan head. Strong bourbon aroma with some vanilla and oak. Flavor is all bourbon, with some sweet caramel malt and oak. Way to much bourbon for my taste, but well made.
TomDecapolis (3203), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 9, 2006 KSBF 2006. Pours a hazy brown copper with a tan bubbly head. Aroma of vanilla, dark fruits, caramel, toffee, oak and like bourbon. Flavors of the same with maybe a touch of vanilla.
weeare138 (936), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 9, 2006 On tap at the KSBF ’06...
Appears a hazy amber toned brown with a small off-white head...
Smell is of creamy coconut milk, mollasses, caramel, and vanilla.
Taste is of the mentioned aromas with lots of vanilla esters coming through with some brown sugar sweetness that tastes nice.
Mouthfeel is super smooth for a barley wine with smooth caramel and vanilla lingering along the tongue, making for a pleasant, sweet, after dinner barley wine.
Kudos to Ric for taking the ’05 batch and aging it in the Jim Beam barrel.
This is a sipper but it’s a darn good sipper.
hopdog (5614), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 9, 2006 On tap at the KSBF ’06. Poured a dark brownish / amber color with very small sized off white head. Aromas of oak, wood, vanilla, brown sugar, caramel, and some dark fruits. Tastes of caramel, bourbon, vanilla, wood, and some vanilla. Had a brown sugary sweetness to it.
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