 PilsnerPeter (2617), Flushing, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 20, 2006 Pours an orangey amber with thin head. Aroma is cranberry-like, and has a malty touch. Thick mouthfeel, with a syrupy sweet maltyness and a apparent alcohol flavor. Has a warming fruityness of plums and a long bitter hop finish. Solid barley wine.
dirkules (613), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 18, 2006 This one is sticky sweet and two sips I was over the rainbow into inebriation. Sweet, sticky, not too complex... very fruity and nice looking.
DTB (51), South Philly, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 15, 2006 This beer pours a brilliant clear amber with orange and cherry highlights. The quarter inch head was a light tan and yellow and it actually stayed around for a while.
Smells out of this world! I’m getting chocolate cake, ginger bread and chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. There’s also a little bubble gum and a bit of green grapes.
The flavor is initially an oak hop that fades into an intricate molasses, cola, dark caramel, dark dried fruits and ginger. This then fades back into a woody grassy hops. 11.1%? Yeah right! If it wasn’t for the buzz, I’d say that was a misprint.
The mouth feel is medium to heavy with a light easy carbonation.
I really liked the oak characteristics of this beer. The dryness just added to the dynamics and made this a hands down delicious beer.
jayw73 (7), New Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA
does not count  | 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Sep 13, 2006 Not a big fan. I taste too much alcohol in the brew. It does pack a punch but I prefer their Old Heathen.
jrob21 (1268), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 12, 2006 Nice malty aroma. Can’t tell this one is anywhere close to 11%. Nice fruity tastes and warming feeling as it goes down. Fruits are plum, fig, a little cherry. Lighter body than most barley wines but goes done much easier as well. Would like a little more complexity but still very nice.
bigrond (1049), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 8, 2006 this was a quality brew - dark, rich and WOW! what a punch. Pricey but hits you with the buzz of buzz’s. A nice marming beer for those cold nights coming.
lukin013 (211), Columbia, Maryland, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 5, 2006 Pours a dark amber/copper color with very small off-white head. Aroma is of molasses and raisins. Taste is mainly malty, sweet molasses... there may be some raisins, figs and hops in there somewhere but they get drowned out by the burning alcohol finish. Definitely needs some time to mellow out... far too intense. It’s insanity that this is almost rated as high as Insanity.
UNCCTF (465), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 2, 2006 Very hoppy from the second I opened the bottle. Medium size head over a golden beer. Very full flavor with the warm alcoholic flavor that I love barleywines for.
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