 muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 18, 2005 750 ml bottle, The Great Montreal Barley Wine Blowout with asheft, beerbuzzmontreal, MartinT, tiggmtl, Rastacouere and Yowie, #2. Gigantic gushing all over poor Martin...infected perhaps...lighter than the 2000, still muddy and yeasty in the body...fruity, sharp nose, apricots and citrus along with the buttery sugar...sharp and fairly hoppy in the body, dryish, bitterness and some sourness throughout, not enough fruit to balance, alcohol more present than in the 2000. This was not even close to as good as either the ’00 or ’03...its higher reputation indicates that perhaps we had a poorly aged bottle.
asheft (1437), Marburg, Germany
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 17, 2005 Once the gushing stopped, the beer poured a cloudy dark orange with no head but leaving some lace as the glass emptied. There were little clots of yeast at the bottom of the glass. The aroma was bready with some grapes and piney hops and a little butter. This beer was very dry and that, combined with the gushing, might indicate that it did not cellar really well. A little hop bitterness in the flavour but really nothing very interesting going on once you stop sniffing and get some into your mouth. Medium body, warming, explosive carbonation.
beerbuzzmontreal (2911), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 17, 2005 Cloudy light amber color with no head. Aroma of caramel, apples and alcohol. Flavor of apples, caramel and alcohol. Light to medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation.
Dogbrick (2864), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 17, 2005 Wow. Either this thing ages really well or I was having an off day when I reviewed the 2002 bottle. Dark copper color with a thick beige head that lasted pretty well. Thin and quick lacing. Huge aroma of wheat, malt, vanilla and oak. Rich, smooth body, with a complex blend of flavors. Wheat, sweet fruit, caramel and malt have nice interplay. Alcohol is hard to detect but a peppery aftertaste of it does come through periodically. The finish is round and wheaty, with the oak character asserting itself. Add to that I was really feeling the alcohol by the end of this bottle. A great beer.
tiggmtl (4311), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Jan 17, 2005 Huge gusher upon opening. Mango, apricot, apple, caramelized butterscotch aromas are somewhat subdued. Strong sharpness in the nose. Opaque, muddy, dark orange-tan with plenty of flocculated chunks of yeast in suspension. Initial rocky off-white head recedes rapidly to thin cover. Apricot, pear and apple flavours are somewhat sour, muted and muddled. Some sharp finishing bitterness. Alcohol is very noticeable. Extremely dry finish. Very strong, aggressive carbonation is sharp on the tongue. Sampled as part of a three year Bare Tree vertical, this one does not seem to have aged gracefully. Bottle enjoyed with asheft, beerbuzzmontreal, MartinT, muzzlehatch, Rastacouere and Yowie.
Rastacouere (5559), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 16, 2005 Somehow paler than the 2000 as a dirty river muddy amber. Lots of large yeast chunks float around. Very light head despite gushing upon opening. This vintage also boasts a very bready, dough like maple sourness matched with apples and pears flavors. Very sweet, yet elegantly peaty. Light oxidation note hits the palate. Has this one not held up as well as the 2000? I may believe so. It remains highly carbonated, foamy even in its liqurous texture comprising a good alcohol dash at the end. Lightly acidic, very yeasty, almost in a musty way. Less flavor integration than the 2000 really, it’s every bit as fruity in a pear skin fashion, but this heavy dryness is too much, cement like. Still a gracious offering though. Gracias CaptainCougar.
footbalm (1218), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 4, 2005 This is a cloudy coppery brew with a layer of carbonation on the side of the glass.Jesus,the nose is wonderfully complex.Some of it says vanilla,caramel candybar,some of it says fruit compote maybe even a bottle of wine.Flavor says wheat beer that has it’s hand in the barleywine jar.Wheat-like earthiness but in a subtle way as the fruity sweetness comes out nicely.This is a thick bogied brew.
austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 28, 2004 Thanks to the enigmatic user Schroppfy for hooking me up with this elusive brew. Two Brothers, as usual, has created something interesting. Reeks of a fruit punch aroma, but the taste is all wheat, with bread and banana. Quite sweet and syrupy. Tastes like an amped up hefeweizen with boatloads of alcohol only partially hidden by the sweetness. Too fizzy.
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