Telegraph Rhinoceros

Brewed by Telegraph Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Santa Barbara, California USA

Deep amber pour with about an inch of off white head. Sweet molasses aroma. Prickly sweet spiciness on the palate. burnt sugar, carmel, toffee, pepper, orange peel, bread dough, carraway. A slight whisky like alcohol warmth in the finish. The spiciness of the rye lends a nice complement to the full bodied rich malty sweetness. Very interesting. Highly recommended!

Poured from 750 at RBSG 09, golden/amber with nose of fruit and vanilla with subtle malt and rye aroma. Tastes ofrye, hops, and citrus. Very good brew.

Corked and Caged relatively expensive 750ml from Whole Foods Hillcrest. Saw this and though hell I haven’t seen this before, and the name and style got me on board. Pours rich orange with a big tan head. Nose is slightly hoppy with a sweet vinous quality. Taste is sweet, with a nice rye hop balance. This is an interesting take on the barleywine, not a bad way to start the night.

Bottle. Yeasty bread notes, along with the thicker malt aromas in barleywines. Corked bottle and gusher so have a sink or extra glass handy. Bigg head need to wait till it settles for a good pour. Wet barley grain along with some fruit and chewy bread in the mix. Alcohol makes the eyes weary so share with friends or just enjo at home. Good nightcap.

Hazy amber color with a small, off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, light floral hops, pine, rye, nuts, and alcohol. Taste of citrus, toasted malts, nuts, vanilla, grapefruit, and alcohol.

Originally had this at the brewery before it was released, but didn’t get around to any notes until we opened an official bottle at the RBSG09 tasting. Copper with a big white head. The aroma is sweet, spicy, fruity, and earthy. Telegraph yeast is a unique beast, and combines with the rye and hops to create a unique earthy and fruity impression on the nose. Not really like and other barley wine that I’ve come across. Dry and almost belgian in character, with plenty of hops for balance, but not close to many American barley wines. Starts sweet, spicy and caramel laden, but finishes earthy and dry. Medium bodied with ample carbonation. As long as you go into this expecting a unique beer that isn’t going to compare to any idea you may have of a barley wine, it’s pretty cool.

Bottle thanks to SamGamgee: Pours a transparent deep golden bronze with a frothy well-lacing off-white head. Aroma of lightly caramely sweet toasty caramel malts and a touch of light fruitiness. Starts with good fullness and rich toasty light caramel maltiness with some fresh strawberry and light fruity complexity before a drier, more bitter and warming finish. Needs a little more flavor hoppiness with some sweeter malty balance.

Bottle… Cloudy, dirty orange ale with a mid-sized, frothy, white head. Good, fat-bubbled retention. Fruity, spicy rye aroma – a touch earthy and a little caramely, but the rye is truly the star of this show. Mega full-bodied and velvety with lively carbonation. The flavor is sweet and a touch tangy - also dry, grainy and spicy. Bittersweet, rye-dry finish. I could be wrong, but I think this may be my first rye wine? You never forget your first. I’ve now had wheat wine, oat wine and rye wine. What’s next, Sorghum wine? God, please, No! Kudos to Beerlando for sharing the bottle!