 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 12, 2005 Thanks to Larry Pitonka for sharing this one with me, it was memorable. Medium orange color, certainly light in color for what is essentially called a barley wine or wheat wine, but don’t get stuck on that name. Has a very spicy , Fantome-like nose with a similar thick and fizzy mouthfeel... flavors of apple cider, apple juice, pears, white grapes and a hearty sweet wheatgrass and grain character. Gloying sweet at the end, very interesting overall. Fits the bill more as a saison, tripel or witbier or some sort. I like experiemental styles and new inventions.
kane (111), USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 26, 2005 Vintage 2002. The main theme I get from this version is stale. The aroma and taste both seem old. Plus this had more saison qualities than barleywine. For a saison this was fine as there is a lot of pepper, for a barley wine it is not very good as it lacks any malt or hop qualities. Unique.
Cornfield (4938), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 12, 2005 Updated: Jul 29, 2005Vintage 2004: This begins much like a hefeweizen, a cloudy apricot color with a white head and an aroma of banana and cloves. But then more scents reach the nose - melon, vanilla, caramel, light fruits. The taste, too, begins like a hefeweizen, but the traditional flavors are soon joined by pepper, a woodiness, warm spices, and alcohol. It’s got a warm, fruity alcohol finish. I suspect that this will age quite well. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Armanetti, Willowbrook, IL<font size=-1>
JMerritt (1318), Macomb, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 5, 2005 2004 vintage. Cloudy apricot colored with a small white head. Musty aroma, with notes of tobacco, whiskey, orange citrus, tomato juice, and black pepper. Very acidic flavor, with peppery, spiced notes, wet wheat and a touch of apricot. Finish is very salty. Lacking the bitter hop dominance of earlier versions - this 2004 vintage is prematurely mellow, and I expect that it will not better with age.
ToadMan (554), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 19, 2005 Orang color with a moderate head, fairly cloudy and a decent amout of sediment. Aroma is rather weak, lots of citrus. Taste is orange with tones of lemon and grapefruit, fairly wheaty and a yeasty presence. Enough hoppieness to keep it from being what i would consider a fruity beer. Nice alcohol presence throughout.
robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 15, 2005 2003 Vintage: 2/9/05: Honey/Orange Coloring with Root Beer Float Froth-Like Head. Sour Aroma with Spices..Pepper Notably. Starts Sweet and Citrusy, Then Followed by a Sour Tang Hit....Spices Coming out at The End.
badgerben (3600), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 11, 2005 Bottled 2003 Vintage; Tasted February 9, 2005: Lots of foam poured out of the bottle after opening. Kind of interesting to watch a bottle of beer continuously foam out the top into the bathtub... Poured a murky orange color with a towering head. Very spicy aroma with some odd sourness to it. Woah. More sour in the taste. It reminded me of a lighter sour wheat version of a gueuze. The spice turns into a raw pepper assult. A small barley finish? Tasty, but a strange barley wine.
MaxPower (961), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 11, 2005 750 ml corked and caged bottle pours a cloudy glowing orange with a small off-white that leaves some lacing in my glass. Fruity and spicy aromas of bananas, cloves and vanilla. Wheat flavor with pear, vanilla and bubblegum. Full bodied with a full and thick mouthfeel, soft carbonation, finishes sweet and mildly sour, alcohol well hidden, very nice.
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