 RedSox2004 (354), Pacific Palisades, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 8, 2008 2008 bomber poured reddish orange with a generous head that grew substantially after the end of the pour. Great retention and lacing. First impressions on the nose were of malts with a bit of caramel, then some citrus hops seemed to poke through. Barley flavors were distinguishable in the taste, balanced by the citrus, most notably grapefruit, hops flavors. Well carbonated, medium bodied, the alcohol is evident but not overpowering.
hoppopotamus (182), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 5, 2008 Updated: Jun 26, 2008A cloudy bronze beer with a modest head that dissipates quickly and leaves lace. Quite light in color for a BW. The aroma is fruity hops and dried fruit with some sweet malt and a hint of roast notes. The flavor is quite bitter, not as much maltiness as I’d like, with a similar dried fruit (perhaps fig or prune) to the aroma and some definite alcohol heat. Finishes quite bitter, not unlike an imperial/double IPA. All in all, a quite hoppy BW, not bad
As it warms the alcohol becomes much more prevalent in both aroma and flavor, which hurts the beer.
flatmatt (222), Northville, Michigan, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 1, 2008 22 oz. bottle. Pours a red amber with a small to medium white head. Aroma is not very strong, but is fruity and sweet with some alcohol and some light honey aromas. Taste is spicy and hoppy with significant grapefruit and bitterness, along with a significant alcohol presence and some more fruity and caramel flavors, which all work together fairly well after the first couple sips. Palate’s a bit watery, but still solid. Definitely grows on you as you drink more of it.
Hank1980 (735), Athens, Georgia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 1, 2008 Pours deep hazy dark amber with a thin off-white head. Aroma of fruit, malt, hops, toffee, and pine. Taste is of toffee, caramel, citrus, fruit, and pine. Finish is bitter and a little alcoholic. Mouthfeel is smooth and somewhat stickey.
tomthompson89 (1471), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 30, 2008 kinda an amber brownish color, nose is hoppy and alcohol, flaoral and sweet. some nice sweet malts with a good citrus and pine backbone, alcohol is decently hidden. Nice beer
MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 19, 2008 Bottle pours a hazy golden-red. There are scents of apple, grapefruit, caramel, and alcohol. Taste is an odd combination: malt driven with sweet caramel but also a brutal hop-alcohol combination that is bitter and salty. I found the palate a little clean. Not as complex as I’d hoped, but still good.
Skeegle (479), Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 14, 2008 Excellent aroma of cane sugar, molasses and cherries. Tastes much of the same, except the complexities all seem to fall into a brown sugarness with the final lingering flavor. A really great barley wine.
kseecs16 (873), Naperville, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 12, 2008 Bottle. Poured a beautiful orange amber with thin off-white head. Nice lacing. Strong sweet malty aroma, floral, with some alcohol present. Resinous strong hops and forward malt. Oily with a medium body.
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