Tyranena Spank Me Baby! Barley Wine

Formerly brewed at Tyranena Brewing
Style: Barley Wine
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

Murky red oragne color out of the bottle with only a few brave bubbles making a ring around the glass. Dark sugar and alcohol nose. Lots of toffee and dark caramel sweetness and some honey. Dark pit fruit flavors with a mild smokiness of which I would have like more. Thanks to JCapriotti for the bottle.

Courtesy of Styles

Bottle: The aroma is very fruity with apple, banana, and light caramel. It pours a hazy reddish-orange with a small off-white head. The flavor starts with a lots of caramel and banana. The finish has light bitterness with moderate band-aid that get stronger as it warms and really lingers in the aftertaste.

Dark Brown with Red Hue...White Bubbly Ring. Dark Fruit/Fig/Raisin, Toffee Aroma. Noticeable Alcohol Warming. Alot of Smoked Malt...Which is Quite Interesting for a Barley Wine, But You Must Enjoy This Flavor For it Dominates the Brew....Bread Yeast, Dark Fuit, Dark Bread and Toasted Notes Still There, but The Smoked Notes Make up This Brew.

Courtesy boboski. Light brown/amber, small tan layer of foam. Nose of dried dark fruits (figs, raisins), sweet toffee, marshmallows, subtle alcohol. Flavor adds some bitter hops, caramel, bready yeast. Complex enough to be ineteresting, but not over the top. Full body, smoother than balanced. Rich. Solid barleywine.

Hazy orange, amber colour with an off white head. Malty, caramel sweet aroma with notes of fruit and alcohol. Sweet flavor with toffee notes and hints of pine. Dry bitter finish.

12oz bottle acquired in multiple trades (drewbeerme, CaptainCougar & Ty5592). Poured a medium reddish / brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of roast, dark fruits, caramel, and had a light band-aid thing going on. Tastes of caramel, light chocolate, light smoke, and some dark fruits. Light alcohol burn in the finish.

12oz with no date. Pours a clear ruby brown with a one finger beige head that slowly fades to a thick ring. Aroma is peated malt and smoke--mmmmm. Kinda reminds me of Immort Ale, if I remember correctly. There is also some caramel and raisins, pipe tobacco, a little earthiness, and some alcohol. Flavor is big peated malt and smoke up front, a bit vinous and rainsiny, some wood and ash are in there, as well as the tobacco--though not quite as strong as the aroma led on. Dry moderately bitter finish. Medium bodied with low carbonation. If not for the peated malt (which I love) I don’t think this would’ve been as good. As it is, I found it quite nice.

Bottled. Poured clear garnet with a dusting of white and a loose ring. Aroma found a hefty dose of darker fruits with alcohol accents and smoked peat.
Flavor picked up rum-soaked dark fruits, heavy smoked peat (which really made the beer), some herbal notes, tobacco, and faint vanilla. Felt light on the palate at first, but really filled out with alcohol-spiked peaty malts. Left sticky peat, tobacco, and tar on the lips at the finish. Warming. This was a nice brew as it warmed up and I enjoyed the smokiness.