 MrBunn (1557), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 7, 2006 Wonderful spicy aromas along with some brandy/wine alcoholic smells and a bit of grain and appley fruit. Color is a deep copper with a pretty lasting frothy head. Flavor is big. Has the brandy-like quality of good barley wines, along with the syrupy mouthfeel, nice sweetness and a warmth from the alcohol. Really nice!
TomDecapolis (3209), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 8, 2007 Winter 2005 bottle aged over a year. Pours a translucent golden/orange/amber with a creamy off white lacing head that had hints of orange. Aroma of caramel, toffee, dark fruits, hints of oxidation and vanilla. Flavor of caramel, toffee, dark fruits, hints of alcohol but overall smooth and creamy. Hints of hop bitterness, some toasted malts and vanilla. What a fine Barley Wine. The year plus aging has done this one well.
mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 1, 2008 orange and tangerine. Very reminiscent of the 10th anniversary IIPA, but more refined. Alcohol is strong, but blending with hops in a nice way. No abrasive fusels at all. Some sort of taste/smell that reminds me of being on the boat in the lake in the summer. I have no idea what it is, but it’s really weird to notice. gummy candy. Really a sweet IIPA with a perfectly balanced sweetness meshed with fruity hops. not really even noticing the bitterness, mostly just sugar, but not cloyingly sweet. Palate is slick and smooth, but light enough to make this emminently drinkable.
Furseth (1336), Kungälv, Sweden
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 26, 2008 Bottle: Clear red colour, with a nice creamy head. Aroma of lots of malts, citrus,flowers,caramel and choclate. Flavor is viny, citrus,flowery,and a nice caramelly smouth mouth feeling, nice spicy medium to full body. Long citric /Alcy fininsh. Werry nice!!
french tickler (642), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 14, 2009 Dégusté avec Pyrozoid et Agaguk. Apparence Orange limpide avec une tres belle mousse beige encore tres collante. Aromes de cedre, caramel, zeste d’orange, tres floral, tres houblonné finalement. WOW!... Amertume tres subtile au debut mais rapidement deviens tres explosive! Elle as tout les charactérisque d’une IIPA de luxe! Biere extremement bien balancé ds tout les sens. Pas loin de la perfection au niveau palais. Gout tres axé sur l’utilisation du houblon, terreux, zeste de pamplemousse et orange avec un peu de tire eponge et miel. Definitvement une biere que j’aimerais garder pour quelques années.
KyleMac5 (16), Bellingham, Washington, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 18, 2006 Dark heavy beer, incredible taste, flavor and palate. Not as hoppy as I expected. Good with a big meal.
chimpscampee (566), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 Very good in every respect. The only BW I have rated higher is SN’s Bigfoot, which is less sweet. I gave old ruffian same rating. Smooth and balanced.
dwh50 (46), Clay, New York, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 6, 2007 A new favorite in the Barley Wine category. Pours clear amber with small cream colored head which fades quickly leaving little to no lacing. Excellent combination of sweet malt with hoppy bitterness; hides the alcohol very well.
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