 AOF (282), Naperville, Illinois, USA
Jan 25, 2008 A red, muddy clay color beneth a frothy caramel head. Apricot, fig, raisins, prunes and pretzel dough aromas with a nice piney hoppiness to it. A medium bodied beer with noticeable alcohol on the tongue. Im normally a fan of high ABV beers but something with this one didn’t quite click. Still, an excellent winter offering from Victory.
Charlzm (247), Los Angeles, California, USA
Jan 24, 2008 Bottled, consumed on 01/24/08. Pours a deep reddish hue. Head disappears fast without much replenishment from the low carbonation. Slightly thicker than water (but no chewier or smoother). Sweet cherries and alcohol tickle the nose. Flavor is bold and complex: yeasty, fruity, acidic and even a little sweet with some chocollate/coffee notes then bittering hops near the end. Finishes with some warm spices and alcohol vapor. Reminded me more than a little of some imperial stouts I’ve had!
sheatripper (863), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jan 22, 2008 Bottle. Seeing that my snifter broke (doh!), I poured this into a balloon style red wine glass, which seems to work out quite well as a substitute. Dark murky ruddy brown with an almond colored head. Sweet and rich toffee malt aromas along with cherry, peach, orange and some piney hops. Nice earthy and sweet toffee malts with a tingly pine hop bitterness in the end. Notes of dark fruit provide a pleasing dimension underneath. This is exactly what I like in a barleywine--not a syrupy malt/pine bomb--but rather a well balanced structure of toffee malts, slightly acidic stone fruit (apricot, plum) with a finish of resiny hops. Warming and very pleasurable. Nice work.
yngwie (4880), Kristiansand, Norway
Jan 22, 2008 Bottle, 12oz. I tend to love barley wines, and this one is helping me understand why. It pours a semi-clear, deep golden body, with an off-white head. The aroma has pine, camphor, some alcohol, hops and a lot of maltyness. The flavor is very malty, but they put enough hops in it to balance it very nicely, giving it a piney, almost astringent touch. I tend to like my barley wines less hoppy, but they are sure nice at this hop level too. Full body for sure. The finish is tad too bitter for my likings, but I don’t care too much, it’s lovely anyway. (071123)
TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Jan 21, 2008 Awesome barley wine! Pours nice ruby color with a nice fruity aroma. The taste is of strong malts and mixed fruits with an aftertaste of hops and alcohol. MMMM!
Collint (450), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
Jan 21, 2008 12 oz bottle, thanks TikiE. I have been awaiting this beer for some time. Taste sweet, like a barley wine and almost a bitterness hop in the end. Very good barley wine, my second favorite.
gotohelunc (473), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jan 20, 2008 Bottle. Hazy orange. Sweet, malty nose. A remarkably smooth and tasty barleywine that does an amazing job of balancing malt and hops. Lovely job of portraying the style with a somewhat hoppier lean. Good S.
PickettsCharge (68), USA
Jan 20, 2008 a heck of a beer pours a slight lite brown head. Its dark dark smells like a strong beer cause it is. Taste has a bite in the aftertaste its a beer for a man. A man with hair on his chest. Drink two in a row and you are good to go
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