 ChainGangGuy (2568), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 21, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, ruby-hued body totally lacking any head, but it’s from out a growler, so it is to be expected.
Smell: Aroma smelling of piney, earthy hop notes and toasted toffee and caramel.
Taste: Caramel, toffee maltiness with a slight hint of toasted breadcrusts and mild sweetness. Earthy hops with a flavor of pine and leafy hints. Touch of fruit. Medium-high bitterness, though. Subtle alcohol warmth. Drying, bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Mild carbonation.
Drinkability: Not the best barleywine out there, that’s for sure. Some are more-ish, leaving you eager for the next sip. This keeps you sipping just to be finished with it.
CaptainCougar (5459), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 20, 2008 Sampled from a growler: Pours a transparent bright copper with a small froth of light tan head. Aroma of fresh citrusy and piny hops with a good caramel maltiness and some light fruity esters. Body starts with good fullness and sweet caramel flavor with a fairly assertive grapefruity hop balance before a drier, crisp finish. A pretty nice barleywine.
ATLBeerDog (280), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 20, 2008 Pours deep reddish brown with not much carbonation. No head. Smells of very sweet malts and some hops. Light body. First taste is sweet and flat followed by a bitterness. Very light bodied for an 8.5% ABV. Less flavor than I expected.
BiddleBrau (326), Midland Park, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 15, 2008 poured darker amber with malty nose. Hops provide a good balance with grassy/earthy tones. Good drinkable BW. Tasted at Stoudts Microfest June 2008.
Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 29, 2008 Draft. Hazy amber in color with fruity caramely nose. The taste was of light candy and caramel malt with nice fruity presence. Nice light hop finish. This is a nice light BW.
adrian910ss (1424), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 28, 2008 750 ml bottle. Pours a hazy rusty orange caramel color with a thick medium sized beige head. Aroma of faint hops, caramel and toffee. Taste of tangy caramel, toffee and hops.
corby112 (728), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 4, 2008 Pours a cloudy redish orange color with foamy white head. Aroma of malt hops and lots of alcohol. Flavor is pretty well balance with a lot of bitter hops and a nice amount of malt to balance out the strong sweet alcohol presence.
Beerman6686 (1283), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 22, 2008 Pours a dark red color, aroma of sweet malt and alcohol. Taste is of al;most nothing but alcohol. This taste like its 18% and its only 8.5%!
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