Tröegs The Flying Mouflan

Brewed by Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

The Dan Journal #277. Tasted 7/29/09. 22oz bomber. Clear second pour with a dark amber hue. Thick ring of cream colored head. Rich malty aromas with a pleasant roasted quality. Slightly sweet with a good hop note. Full bodied with mildly doughy malts. Toasty and sweet initial flaovrs. Good dose of alcohol. Caramel and fudge in the malt bill. Mild red esters. Soapy hops in the finish. Dry and mildly lingering. This is how I like my Barley Wines!

Bottle. Pours a brownish color with a creamy light tan head. Aroma of caramel, citrus fruits, toffee and has a hint of chocolate. Flavor was sweet with crewy malts, toffee, caramel sweetness, pine and a bit of chocolate with soft carbonation and finishes bitter and hoppy.

Brought to the worlds smallest tasting by my BA buddy Mike. This was definitely a pleasant suprise. Dark brown , off white head, with the haziest of lace. Nose was vanilla and brandy. Very mellow and smooth. Taste is lightly sharp, hoppy, and malty. Caramel hints.

650 ml bottle shared by mike of BA at lagunitasfan’s mini tasting. Thanks Mike, and thanks Tim for hosting. Poured a hazy dark copper with a fair cream colored head that had good retention. The aroma was strong with perfumy floral elements set in a toffee backdrop. The taste featured more of the same floral perfume that dominated the nose, also present; brown sugar, toffee, caramel and hoppy biter almonds. The mouthfeel was silky smooth with lively carbonation. The finish was long and biter. Overall: If we divide the barleywines into subcategories of; hoppy, fruity, perfume/floral, and caramel/toffee, the perfumy ones are my least favorite. So this rating is a struggle in objectivity. I acknowledge it is a good beer, but I probably wont be drinking it again, just not my style.

(bottle ( 22oz ). shared by blankboy at October 2009 WaterlooWeekend. Cloudy brick-red, decent frothy off-white head. Mild toasty malt, moderate alcohol, leafy, light resin hop bitterness, dry and not sweet at all. Taste follows - very leafy and dry, oddly sweet, stronger alcohol - quite delicate, very light dry hoppiness. Light body, a bit astringent, pleasant, somewhat citrusy finish - quite nice.

Hops and sugary malt aroma. The flavor of hops dominates, which I really enjoy in this style. Pours a dark, murky amber with hints of orange. The head is small and short-lived, quickly leaving a collar and traces of lacing

’09 Bottle - thanks ditmier. Leathery mahogany pour with a thick, creamy beige head. Nice aroma is citrus and florals, sweet from candied sugar, caramel, and lightly vinous. At first sip, it seems aged... sweet and soothing blend of citrus and florals (faded a bit), caramel, and more candied sugar. Soft finish is nice and warming.

Bottle at home ... dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... sweet woody toffee nose ... vanilla ... oak ... toffee ... woddy ... some spirit ... quite a lot of hop ...