Victory Old Horizontal

Pours a clear but dark red with almost no head. Smells a bit pungent with citrus notes underneath. Hops with sweet ripe plum and molasses, very smooth for such a high ABV. Finishes a bit dry and notes of spice linger. Smooth mouthfeel, almost like a cask ale, very little carbonation. Solid.

Very hazy deep orange pour with a large slow-to-settle almond head. Sponge toffee and citrus aroma. As it warms some woddiness creeps in. Very malty again with the sponge toffee and brwon sugar followed by a wave of citrus hoppiness. As I got further into this and my palate adjusted to the magnitude of flavours some spiciness and dry woodiness came through. Delicious!

Crushed with Jakebra. An ultimate barleywine. Awesome in every way. Like an alcoholic plum injected with hops. This barleywine kicks some serious ass.

From bottle. Very rich fruity aroma. Cherry red in colour with a thin lace. Rich fruity flavour. Spicy and tangy. Nice but not my style.

120z bottle. Pours amber with a white head. Aroma is of hops, pine, booze, and caramel. Taste was bitter, earthy hops with a nice caramel malt backbone. Notes of citrus, pine, some dark fruit, and spice. Alcohol is very well hidden in the taste, and leaves a nice warming feel. This beer is surprisingly more mellow than I had expected. Very drinkable and refreshing.

The aroma is strongly citrus hops, with some ripe fruit and molasses thrown in. the appearance is a red color, with a off-white head, good lacing. Oilyness on the glass. Strong carbonation. The flavor is dominated again by citrus hops, with some plums, apples and sugar thrown in. The finish is dominated by citrus hops, and the palate is left with an enduring flavor of hops and sugar. I really appreciate the barley wine style, but I am not so crazy about this one. This is way too hoppy for the style. It is more like an IIPA than a barley wine.

Bottle dated 10/31/2013, so it is pretty young. Citrus/floral hop aroma comes through as soon as I pop the cap. Really pretty clear red, amber color. Carbonation is a little sharper than I would like. Taste is a mixture of plummy sweetness and bitter hops. I might have preferred a bit more age on this one.

Pours deep but clear red-amber with a big, fluffy, off-white head and a lot of visible carbonation. Nose is dominated by spicy hops and sweetness. Very sweet but not cloying caramel, fruit, and spice flavor, with good balance from hoppy bitterness on the finish. The very end is a touch metallic, which is the only knock I have against this one. Otherwise remarkably smooth for something at once this sweet, this bitter, and this alcoholic.