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Stone Old Guardian (Vintages 2004 and later)

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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
10873.83/5.03.82/5.0Winter11.26%88.7Snifter
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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 11026 (1799), Alabama, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 16, 2004  
Bottle. Amber color. Head is slow to form but musters up to make a small white head that diminishes to an edge ring. Decent lacing. Big sweet malt nose. Caramel aromas. Smooth mouthfeel, medium to full bodied. Very malty up front with a decent hop finish. Caramel seems to predominate the initial flavors. Very drinkable for being bottled in August.


 illinismitty (1797), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 18, 2006    Updated: Jul 25, 2006
Early 2006 early release. Pours copper with a diminishing head. Malty aroma with notes of sugary dried fruit and caramel, but as it warms, the alcohol comes out in the aroma. Some earthy, tea, and caramel flavors that get squashed by the peppery hops. The finish is a tad hot and boozy. Nice mouthfeel though. This should get WAY better with age. I think this is too young. Good thing I bought two.


 pilsnerrogge (1783), Finspång, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Mar 27, 2009  
2008 bottle:
Pours dark, hazy amber with a mid sized, dense head. Toffee, malt and hop aroma. Flavour has notes of hazel nuts, sweet malt and maybe some liquorice but all the flavour are soon washed away by a big and aggresive bitterness. Not a beer for beginners.


 ryan (1776), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/515/20
Apr 26, 2006  
Bottle 2006. Pours a deep amber with a small off-white head that quickly fades. Aroma is loads of sweet caramels, cookie dough and toffee, tons of pine and a heathy dose of alcohol. The flavor is very sweet and very bitter, lots of piney hops and caramel. Very warm and bitter finish. Mouthfeel is big and chewy.


 thornecb (1774), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 4, 2007  
2006 vintage - aged one year. Pours bright amber into a snifter. Head quiclkly subsides with no lacing. Caramel and alcohol armoas. Rum, creme caramel with a lasting bittersweet finish. Nice.


 sunevdj (1774), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 4, 2008  
On tap at the brewery. Vintage 2007. Pours a clear amber with a creamy off-white head. Nice lacings. Sweet and somewhat bitter. Aromas of caramel and a light alcohol touch. Full bodied with a slightly sticky mouthfeel Soft carbonation. Slightly chalky finish.


 rudolf (1774), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Feb 1, 2005  
Slightly hazy orange. Orangish ead. Dusty citrus nose - malt, chocolate toffee, alcohol. Even at a year old the alcohol is a bit overbearing. Behind that lays topffee, citrus, tobacco, fruit. Long lasting bitter orange rind finish. Probably shouls have sat for a year longer.. but waiting sucks.


 Palidor19 (1773), Brandon, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 25, 2009  
quite extraordinary, hop flavor with many malts and some pine spices. The palate is full bodies, high alcohol but hidden with plenty of flavor.



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