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Victory Old Horizontal

Victory Old Horizontal - Barley Wine

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Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine

Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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12204.04/5.04.04/5.0Winter10.5%98.3Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Luxuriously rich in character, this warming winter ale delivers over 10% alcohol in an oh-so-seductive manner. Deliciously fruity flavors lie under a bracing hop nose.
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 StompBrockmore (300), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Dec 11, 2007  
12oz. bottle - pours deep red with a very small head which quickly all but disappeared. Aroma has quite a lot of hops and sweetly fruity malt with toffee and caramel in the background. Flavour is very similar and very smooth, with the warming alcohol perfectly integrated at the back of the throat along with honey. It’s not syrupy but the mouthfeel is extremely full and thick...wonderful! Great barleywine.


wj94 (64), Virginia, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Dec 5, 2007  
My first ever barleywine, and still my favorite (unless I get my hands on an Angels Share perhaps). Local store has 2005 and 2004 vintages available for sale, though they are similar in taste as far as I can tell. Deep red in color with very light head, lacing throughout. Very sweet but incredibly well balanced. Smooth going down, no wonder Victory has a limit on how many draft Horizontals you can buy! Alcohol very well hidden


 TaktikMTL (2739), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Nov 26, 2007  
Bouteille de 12 oz obtenue via un échange avec Dmac621. Arôme: Odeur de malt caramélisé et d’houblons. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée foncée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel et d’houblons avec une pointe de miel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’houblons en arrière goût. (Rating #1359)


zethca (62), West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 25, 2007  
Bottle. Ruby red color with a light head and solid lacing. Sweet fruity aroma with some hops. Heavy fruity/spicy flavors give way to citric hop finish. Very full-bodied mouthfeel and a biting finish.


 Viper666 (613), Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 19, 2007  
Bouteille 12 oz, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur rouge brune et légèrement voilée. Nez malté de caramel toffee aux notes terreuses et boisées, d’alcool moyen-doux, de houblon résineux aux notes herbeuses, légèrement fruité (abricots sucrées, léger d’agrumes, traces de prunes) et avec des traces de noix et de pain. Moyenne-ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse et résineuse. Goût moyennement fruité (léger d’agrumes et d’abricots sucrés, notes de raisins) accompagné d’un goût moyennement amer de houblon résineux et légèrement herbeux (présent toute la gorgée) ainsi qu’un léger goût boisé lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût malté de caramel toffee sucré (faibles notes terreuses et traces de sucre brun) avec un léger goût de pain et de biscuits. Parrallèlement, l’on retrouve un moyen goût d’alcool réchauffant présent jusqu’en finale et accompagné d’un léger regain d’amertume de houblon plus herbeux et asséchant ainsi que des traces de noix et de pin. Post-goût long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de houblon résineux et légèrement herbeux accompagné d’un goût d’alcool moyen et d’un léger goût fruité (moût de raisins, léger zest d’agrumes).


 kseecs16 (865), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 17, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a ruby hued copper with a creamy light tan head, good lacing. A sweet hopy aroma with a bready body. Powerfully bitter upfrong, sweet cotton candy like taste that fills the mouth and develops into some more citric flavors. Full bodied and smooth, the flavor llingers.


 unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Nov 14, 2007  
01 Nov 07, BW Tasting. 2005 Vintage. 12oz bottle. Reddish brown. no head. Heavy aroma of toffee, malt, & alcohol. Big Hop presence. Big bitterness in the finish which covers most of the alcohol on the palate.


Jamison450 (4), USA
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/518/20
Nov 12, 2007  
One of my favorites. I would describe it as almost thick without being syrupy. The alcohol content is not noticeable given how high it is. It’s sweet without being sugary. Flavors are caramely with a fruity undertone. Excellent.



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