Tenaya Creek 9th Anniversary Barley Wine

Brewed by Tenaya Creek Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Barley Wine
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

This just seemed overall a run-of-the-mill barleywine. Good, some molasses and honey, a little fruit, some hops, but nothing amazingly good or amazingly bad. That said, the score shoudl indicate my love of barleywines.

Name: 9th Anniversary Barleywine
Date: July 03, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: opaque brown, creamy beige head, lots of drippy lace
Aroma: rich malt aroma, brown sugar sweetness, grassy floral hops, touch of citrus
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich malt flavor, nice fruityness, dark caramel sweetness, balancing bitterness
Overall: who says there is no good beer in Vegas?
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

dark hazy copper tinted brown pour with a small tannish off white head. very fruity aroma... red apples, orange, blossoms, brown sugar, malt, grass, pine and earthy spice. the palate is malty rich and fruity sweet though quite dry from hops and slight alcohol. it shares the same characteristics as the aroma combined with chocolate and a dry finish. medium bodied with a nice richness though lightened enough by hops and abv% to be dangerous! 7/4/7/4/15/3.7

Draught sample at the brewery. Pours light brown with an off white head. Smells nutty with some citrussy hop notes. Tastes of caramel, nutty, earthy, bitter, some sweet citrus, dark fruit. An easy drinker.

Cloudy brown pour with creamy tan head and lace. Citrus, with a malt booster. Large citrus, brown sugar, and nice bitter finish. Full bodied nice carbonation. A beer that could lead to the IIPA/BW debate but very good.

on tap-pours an off white head that laces and cloudy orange/brown color. Aroma is pine/some citrus, secondary medium malt. Taste is pine/some citrus-orange, secondary sweet medium malt-brown sugar.