Stone Old Guardian (Vintages 2004 and later)

07 bottle. Orange amber pour with a brownish orange small head. Aroma is toffee, caramel and fruit, raisins and apricots mostly. Very malty. It has a sweet, malty flavor as well with brown sugar, molasses, apricots and a nice spicyness. A very nice sweet barleywine that’s very smooth. The couple years of age have probably done this beer some good.

Bottle. Bronze and clear with a small head. Sweet full bodied taste.Powerful but not as much as I had expected. Dangerously drinkable and very impressive.

Early 2009 22oz. bottle. Great golden amber color with light lacing. Sweet nose with a bit of hops. Same goes for the flavor, a nice sweetness balanced by the bitterness of the hops.

Just plain textbook barleywine. Sweet, toffee, complex. Would like a bit more hops, but thats not really the style. Recent release.

2008 Release. Cloudy orange with little head and no lacing. Starts malty and then the hops really come prancing through. Floral, grapefruit mixed with raisins and plums. Sweet and approachable with good alcohol coming through. Enjoyed.

Bouteille de 22 oz partagée lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez Glouglouburp. Arôme: Odeur d’houblons avec une pointe de caramel foncé. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée. Présence d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel et d’houblons avec une pointe de raisins. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement fruité. (Rating #2499)

22 oz bomber. Thick amber pour with a thin tan head. Aroma of hops, sugar and some piney citrus fruit. Taste is acidic, nice lacing with a bitter finish.