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Stone Old Guardian (Vintages 2004 and later)

Stone Old Guardian (Vintages 2004 and later) - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine

Escondido, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10783.83/5.03.82/5.0Winter11.26%88.5Snifter
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Commercial Description:
A beautiful bold barley wine. Massive malt and hop notes. Silver Medal winner at the 2000 Great American Beer Festival in the Barley Wine category. Gold Medal winner at the 2002 World Beer Championships in the Barley Wine Category. Look for it in the first quarter of each new year. Can be cellared or enjoyed upon its release.
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 Petrucci914 (574), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/515/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Pours a dirty golden color with some particulate, and a light soapy head. Aroma is dirty hop, slight citrus, and some soapiness. Tastes about the same. Taste is really astringent and soapy. It’s like a bad IPA.


shawn14505 (34), Rochester, New York, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 20, 2009  
2009 22oz bomber; This beer is perhaps the best offering from Stone. I dare to say that it is in fact better than the Double Bastard, if only slightly. People are saying that the hops overpower the malt, but I feel that it is almost perfectly balanced. More akin to a East Coast DIPA than a Barleywine. Heck of a deal at $4.20 a bottle. Drink and enjoy, this is a masterpiece by any measure.


 thefrutigers (100), , Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 18, 2009  
bottle 22oz: 2009 release: Poured a murky amber with a small head. Hops smells with grapefruti and pine. Tasted sweet and malty with extreme hop flavor and bitterness. Lasting bitterness...long lasting! Medium body. Overall really enjoyed and would not mind letting one of these age and try later.


warfield (17), Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 15, 2009  
ridiculous.....epic bitterness, great hops, 11% barleywine...have a 22oz cellared!


 foundmd (163), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Mar 15, 2009  
22oz bottle, 2009 release. Pours golden amber with a small head. Smell of malts and alcohol. Flavor is characteristically malty at first, but then the bitter hops dominate on the way down. Spicy with dark and citrus fruit. Alcohol is well hidden. Some aging would balance the bitter flavor profile, but it’s very good fresh.


 War4soccer (115), , Nevada, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 15, 2009  
tasting at lake las vegas..massive barley wine!! reddish beer with tan head..super hoppy and bitter throughout


 Collint (452), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Mar 14, 2009  
2008 Bottle thanks to TikiE. Pours a red amber beer with a beigh head. Flavor is super hoppy and bitter. Pine citrus and hops is overly done, very good but a crazy one.


 agl108 (503), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 14, 2009  
On draft at Teresa’s. 2007 vintage. Poured hazy orange in a tulip glass that left some solid lacing. Flavor of sweet caramel that evolved into a strong citrus bite. Lots of bittering citrus to finish. Spicy, peppery tones as well. Nice alcohol bite.



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