Stone Old Guardian (Vintages 2004 and later)

Bold and beautiful. Very strong hoppy taste, medium roast, big on the alcohol. Tons of malt, caramel taste. Medium body. Great.

bomber. early 2009 vintage. pours reddish orange with a tan head. aroma of pale and crytal malt and a ton of hops. flavour of huge pale and crystal malt and a ton of hops. like an IIPA with a huge malt bill. not very drinkable at all. a bomber of this stuff is gluttoness but very enjoyable if you like huge american barley wine ales. i like it, i want more.

Love the bottle design. the aroma consists of toast, spruce, ginger, grass, and wood. Nice red color, hazy, white foam.

Brewed in the USA... Courtesy of AFI96, thanks Waylo. Pours an apricot color with a nice foamy white head that dissipates rather quickly. Aroma of toffee, earth, malts and a slight musty oder. Taste of pepper, malts, caramel and some mild alcohol. Mouthfeel was medium in body, malty and very bitter with a lingering wood character. Not sure what happened here? Would like to give this one another try !!!

Bottle shared with BeerGestapo. An ’08 vintage. Was hazy amber with a small, quickly diminishing head. The smell had notes of nuts, grass, and toffee with hints of earth and cinnamon. Up until this point I was fairly happy with it. It was when I took a sip that I realized that this beer was either not for me or was a bad bottle. It had a very harsh bitterness and was still somewhat "hot". I could barely taste anything through the bitterness and even then all I could taste was citrus and caramel. I will give it another shot and re-rate but until then I can’t really recommended this beer.

Shared by Jerc and Mabel. Appearance: Orange and red with a small off white head. Aroma: Sweet hops, lots of pepper and ripe bananas, nuts and yeast. Very nice aroma indeed. Flavour: Hops and booze, malt, tons of hops, more than a lot of barley wines I’ve had, an adorable spicy finish, just superb!!!

Finally! A Barleywine both the wife and I enjoy. Enough hops for me (not really) and not to overpowering for her. Good flavor and the alcohol is well hidden.

22 oz bottle, early 2007. Clear pinkish brown with a beige coating. Nose is caramel, candied orange peel and grass. Soft medium body with minimal carb. Taste is apple, toffee and citrus peel with a smooth, bitter lemon finish. Simple but solid, alcohol well hidden. I’m not a big fan of hoppy barleywines but aging seems to have helped this one.