 CapFlu (3483), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 25, 2003 (1 pint 9.4 oz bottle) Pours a very fine, white head and a cloudy, bright-orange body with no carbonation. Minor sediment detected. Aroma of oak, whiskey, bananas and peaches. Mild flavour; little representation of the ABV; mellow finish. One of the finer barley wines I have sampled - not overpowering; its well balanced and complex. Very good. Thanks to Oakes and Joey_Capps for lugging this back from RateBeer Summer Gathering 2003 - Chicago. Cheers!
BBB63 (4238), La Porte, Indiana, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Aug 2, 2003 First question I asked myself is what glassware to have this in...it's listed as a Barley Wine but then again, it is still a wheat at heart. For better or worse, I went with a hefe glass. The hue is hazy copper, really beautiful color. The head was very small (like a barley wine). A large ripe fruit and oak aroma attacks the nose. So many tones...apricot, starfruit, banana, clove, cask oak, vanilla. Vinous, a unique aroma in every sniff. Initially very sweet tasting, followed by a twangy and tropical hop presence, finishing with a spicy and banana undertone. Truly wonderful! As full bodied as beer you ever see that is using weizen yeast, oily and soft mouthfeel, dry metallic feel. The alcohol is completely masked. Smooth yet complex, this "barley wine" was right up my alley. Have a 2001, which I will taste later in the year. A great take on the style, now one of my favorites.
argo0 (6945), Washington DC, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 29, 2003 Minimal head atop an opaque copper body, fair amount of sediment. Aroma is richly sweet, fruity (peach, apricot, orange), liqueur, dough. Taste is more subdued, but still pretty big -- malty, medium sweet, caramel, fruity (pear, orange, pineapple). Wheat is mostly noticed in the lighter alcohol feel. Finish is alcohol and fruity sour. Fairly full body, not much carbonation left at this point in the aging process.
MartinT (5068), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 24, 2003 Updated: Jan 17, 2005A yeasty Grand Marnier with sweet peach sauce leanings...An ostentatious caramel with chocolate impulses roams unchallenged...Classy yet artisanal, this weizenbock/scotch ale cross sometimes seems to have better aging capacities than the 2001...But sometimes different bottles reveal the contrary...
CaptainCougar (5517), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 9, 2003 Medium copper color with a thin white small bubbled head. Aroma is sweet and caramely. Mild mellow flavor with some wheat character finishes soft and bitter. Very smooth, but not as much wheat character as the 2001. The age has mellowed this perhaps too much.
Racegoer (338), Somewhere Out There, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 24, 2003 malty wheat is evident,a little thin with somewhat a sour finish.Seems lacking body and aroma, mild tasting for 9.5. Vanilla, apricots,and sour fruits, does not excite, Bland.
Schroppfy (1813), Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 25, 2003 Updated: Aug 5, 2003This is beginning to sour a tad, but no more than would be expected of a three year old beer with this much wheat malt. Absolutley related to the 2001 and 2002 versions but mellower, not just in carbonation. A thick, glug-glug type of beer, absolutely heavy on the vanilla and pepper and estery banana, yet barleywinish at it's experimental heart. I love these guys and their beers! And lastly, I can detect a bit of the scottish yeasty alcohol presence, as in the 2001.
JohnC (2281), Mission Viejo, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 13, 2003 This is a unique beer. It's honey-colored with virtually no carbonation &, subsequently, no head. I detect some melon & honey in the nose. The taste is, well, different. It leaves a slightly sour taste on the tongue, but has notes of tropical fruit.
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