 Slick (1956), Minnesota, USA
Mar 26, 2007
hazy amber color,small off white head that faded quickly leaving nothing behind.The aroma was malty and caramel with a decent hop showing and a bit of citrus in there as well.The flavor was decent but nothing special.Malty and lightly fruity with a decent caramel taste and a slight hop showing in the end.Not a very good brew but decent enough to try again.
pint_size (1004), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 13, 2008 7-13-08 bottle shared with lb4lb thanks to kramer17801
Very thick dark amber pour with a thin off-white head. Smell is caramel and honey and fruity but very light and not very complex. Flavor is caramel and alcohol - up front and in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and decent.
lb4lb (1340), Austin, Texas, USA
Jul 13, 2008 Bottle in trade courtesy of kramer17801. Thanks!
Pours a rich muddy, opaque brown with a creamy beige head. Smell is very metallic with some lightly fruity notes behind, but not very aromatic or inviting. Taste is dull up front with some fruity flavors behind and a lightly alcoholic finish. Really pretty thin in the flavor department and very short lived. Some light nuttiness lingers, but still a pretty abrupt finish. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Not terrible tasting, but really wasn’t that flavorfull, either, and the nose was a bit of a turnoff.
badbeer (404), Iowa, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Review from 2006. Tyranena’s newly released Barley Wine? Hell yeah, let’s give it a try!
Poured a very nice maroon color with a beige head with good retention and nice lacing. Sadly, from here it all fell apart. Smell was like a combination of pine and cat piss. I don’t say cat piss to be childish, that’s what it smelled like, and depending on whether or not they used Cluster hops in this, Cluster hops have been known to give such an aroma. Taste is the same, just couldn’t take it. Ignoring the taste, the characteristics of the mouthfeel, medium-full bodied with medium carbonation, would be considered good to me, so I will not bring them down just because of the taste. I feel that taste does affect drinkability and will rate accordingly, this was an absolute drain pour, couldn’t even have half of it.
I cannot assume this was an off bottle because it just got to the store and was transported immediately to my fridge. In the chance that this was an off bottle, I will try this again, and will change my review if deemed necessary.
Although I haven’t posted official reviews for some of the Tyranena products I’ve had, I’ve been pleased on every occasion, except this one.
Edit: I have tried this beer a couple times now and been extremely disappointed on all accounts. I’m not wasting any more money to try to find a bottle that tastes good, I think this one just doesn’t agree with me.
mcbackus (621), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
Jun 17, 2008 bottle: pours with no head but bubbly a dirty murky brown colour body. aroam is very malty slight cheese aroma, hints of toffee and some dark fruits good raisin aroma that is very enjoyable. flavour is very malty with plenty of raisins adn slight cheese again. the finsih is good and quick with some dryness and wonderful palate that is just a litlle sticky, some chocolate and slight roast slide in at the end not ot bad.
phishpond417 (1360), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
May 29, 2008 Pours a cloudy, hazey copper colour with a big white head. Aroma is strong of alcohol, barley (der) and grapes. Taste is pleasent, semi sweet with a long lasting finish.
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