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American Barleywine

Description:
Despite its name, a Barleywine (or Barley Wine) is very much a beer, albeit a very strong and often intense beer! In fact, it's one of the strongest of the beer styles. Lively and fruity, sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet, but always alcoholic. A brew of this strength and complexity can be a challenge to the palate. Expect anything from an amber to dark brown colored beer, with aromas ranging from intense fruits to intense hops. Body is typically thick, alcohol will definitely be perceived, and flavors can range from dominant fruits to palate smacking, resiny hops.

English varieties are quite different from the American efforts, what sets them apart is usually the American versions are insanely hopped to make for a more bitter and hop flavored brew, typically using American high alpha oil hops. English versions tend to be more rounded and balanced between malt and hops, with a slightly lower alcohol content, though this is not always the case.

Most Barleywines can be cellared for years and typically age like wine.

Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 8.0-15.0%   [ ? ] 

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Style Examples - 151 to 200 (out of 1005) - Ordered by # Reviews
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Name Brewery ABV Avg Hads > Bros
Smuttlabs Ol' Grundy HumperSmuttynose Brewing Company10.803.8145-
Bourbon Barrel Aged Behemoth With Cherries3 Floyds Brewing Co.12.504.0644-
Bishop's Barrel 10Saint Arnold Brewing Company14.004.2444-
Super Chicken Barley WineGrand Lake Brewing Company11.003.9744-
Hopsquatch BarleywineFour Peaks Brewing Company - 8th Street Brewery11.503.942-
Release The HoundsBull & Bush Brewery10.503.9642-
Fisherman's Tea PartyCape Ann Brewing Company9.003.9142-
Ponche!5 Rabbit Cerveceria12.004.2940-
Carolina Old 392Carolina Brewing Company8.70440-
GrampsRhinegeist Brewery8.803.74088
Centurion Barleywine AleGolden City Brewery ? 3.539-
John Barleycorn - Bourbon Barrel AgedMad River Brewing Company12.504.1139-
BarleywineOakshire Brewing10.103.7938-
Old Wooly BarleywineBig Time Brewery & Alehouse9.004.0638-
Samurai Barley AleHyouko Yashiki No Mori Brewery10.003.7938-
Mikkeller / Three Floyds RisgoopMikkeller ApS10.404.1137-
The GourdfatherElysian Brewing Company11.203.8436-
Elevator Barrel Aged Barley Wine (Bar Bar)Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus11.003.8535-
Well WaterWitch's Hat Brewing Co.11.703.5534-
AnnihilatorBeachwood BBQ & Brewing12.003.734-
MaryBrouwerij De Prael9.603.7234-
Old BounderBoundary Bay Brewery & Bistro9.603.9534-
AmEn! Barleywine - Barrel AgedCahoots Brewing11.104.1333-
SnowbeardWiseacre Brewing9.503.5233-
HeadbutterBlack Husky Brewing ? 3.9733-
InstitutionalizedRevolution Brewing Company10.503.6333-
Barrel-Aged Old Kaya DogTighthead Brewing Company10.304.132-
Fat HogRitual Brewing Co.11.603.7131-
White Birch Barley Wine AleWhite Birch Brewing9.003.0431-
Sawyer's Swap Barley Wine AleCape May Brewing Company9.603.863186
Inception Series - Runnin' With The DevilNebraska Brewing Company11.904.2831-
Horn Of The BeerAnderson Valley Brewing Company8.603.5830-
Clown KingBrewDog12.003.9130-
TritonGreenport Harbor Brewing Company9.503.7229-
Shipwreck CircusOskar Blues Grill & Brew12.004.2129-
Green Card BarleywineCucapá Brewing Company10.003.7829-
Roza ReserveSnipes Mountain Microbrewery & Restaurant9.203.829-
Repent RyeCathedral Square Brewery9.003.9629-
BenedictusDurham Brewery Ltd8.403.6828-
2nd Anniversary Barrel-Aged BarleywineBrothers Craft Brewing14.504.3228-
Killdozer 12 Point BuckBurnt Hickory Brewery13.004.327-
Moose Knuckle BarleywinePiece Brewery & Pizzeria11.004.1727-
Bluebelly BarleywineLadyface Ale Companie10.003.8527-
HangmanLonerider Brewing Company11.004.0127-
Preservation Series: Oaked Old RichlandThe Bruery11.103.7826-
Old Musty BarleywineC.H. Evans Brewing Company9.504.1626-
Barley's Barleywine!Barley's Brewing Company12.004.1326-
HypnosisBlock 15 Brewery & Restaurant12.004.1426-
Antares BarleywineAntares10.003.5926-
Ryeday The 13thExcel Brewing Company11.004.0425-
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