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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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 JamesD (192), Centreville, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/105/515/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Bomber bottle poured into a snifter. The aroma isn’t as powerful as I would have expected given it’s assertive flavor. Some notes of orange, christmas spice, brown sugar. This barleywine has the right balance of hops and malt. The flavor is malty, with notes of candied fruit and some cinnamon hidden in there. The aftertaste finishes with hops in a flowery flourish. The alcohol is very well hidden, I wouldn’t have guessed this beer to be as high in alcohol as it is. The palate is very nice. Silky, gentle, and creamy. I might buy a few of these to cellar. Fans of barleywine should seek this out. This would also be a good intro barleywine for beginners.


 polomagnifico (532), Saginaw, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma caramel, dried dark fruits, honey, some flower hops. Murky orange amber hue with a small off-white head that mostly diminished. Flavor is sweet and finishes bitter. Palate is full bodied and oily flat. Very nice full bodied and sticky sweet. Still very young but should mellow quite nicely with age.


 502Flavors (617), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Aug 27, 2008  
bomber into wine glass for lack of a snifter. Pours a thick dark amber color with a good off-white head. Aromas of dough booze and hops. The flavor was boozy with strangely muted flavors. Medium to heavy bodied on the palate - soft carbonation. Overall: hot and worthy of age. Showed some serious promise though.


 nearbeer (1833), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2008  
650 ml, early 2008 release. Clear orange-copper with a small, but enduring head that leaves a slight soapy lace behind. Aromas of resin, orange, earthy molasses and honeycomb. Flavor starts with orange and molasses, turns more to resin-citrus and shows flavors of oak, peppery evergreen, alcohol, cherries, berries and citrus-honeycomb. Medium-heavy body is smooth with a nice balance between thin and syrupy, and is warming and dryish. Quality and complexity are evident already, but a bit harsh with hops at this stage; probably should cellar a year or two.


 Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a rich amber color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is hoppy with caramel, fruit, light pine, and some citrus. Flavor is caramel malt, fruitness, warm alcohol and a hint of toffee with a medium bitter finish


TOSG55 (75), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Bottle. 2008 vintage. Pours a cloudy orange with a thin head that dissipates fairly quickly. Aroma of caramel malts and sharp alcohol. The flavor is caramel/toffee malts, with a sharp hop bitterness and alcohol bite. This beer does not have the complexity of malt flavors that is present in most other good barley wines. Good, but not great.


 canary dog (441), Rutland, Vermont, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/514/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Yet another strong barleywine that features heavily in the alcohol department, and rather lightly in overall taste and complexity. I really don’t know how to judge these beers; they are simply not my type. It just gets to a point where if you want to drink something with that much alcohol, get a good bottle of red wine instead. These high alcohol levels are the domain of wine, not beer.


tarc (47), New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/515/20
Aug 13, 2008  
22oz bottle, Limited Early 2008 Release Pours like motor oil, pleasing, sweet aroma that i rich and complex hops. Minimal head. A little spice, some alcohol kick and a slight hoppy finish. Excellent and that’s without cellering... I need to put one away for next year.



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