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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 - 201 to 250 (out of 1005) - Ordered by # Reviews
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Name Brewery ABV Avg Hads > Bros
Bourbon Barrel Aged Auld BitchTahoe Mountain Brewing Co.11.004.1125-
Copper Snow Barleywine Style-aleXbeeriment I/S10.003.8125-
Old Blowhole BarleywineKona Brewing Co.12.503.8625-
Three Sheets Barleywine (Syrah Barrel Aged)Ballast Point Brewing Company9.003.8225-
Old Kaya DogTighthead Brewing Company10.303.5424-
Grateful DogNapa Smith Brewery10.003.6624-
StonerWitchTired Hands Brewing Company10.803.5924-
Rakish RyewineDrake's Brewing Co.11.504.1824-
Evil Twin Tørst Front Room V.2Evil Twin Brewing12.004.0624-
Barrel-Aged Vermilion BarleywinePerennial Artisan Ales11.004.4823-
SimpaticoAntares10.003.0923-
Single Barrel Foggy NotionMother's Brewing Company10.804.0323-
BarleywineLegend Brewing Co.12.503.7423-
PolissonneLa Voie Maltée11.00423-
Mineshaft GapRevolution Brewing Company13.004.0222-
Bough BreakerTwisted Pine Brewing Company9.103.8522-
The DukePeticolas Brewing Company12.004.2922-
Noggin Floggin (Bourbon Barrel Aged)Hopworks Urban Brewery9.604.0821-
March To The SeaBurnt Hickory Brewery11.003.6621-
Barrel Aged Moose KnucklePiece Brewery & Pizzeria13.004.2221-
Really Really NelsonJackie O's Pub & Brewery11.703.7321-
Big BangNo-Li Brewhouse10.503.5721-
Old Devil's Tooth BarleywineSockeye Grill & Brewery10.304.121-
Barrel Aged Devil's Spear18th Street Brewery ? 4.2820-
No. 9 BarleywineBack Road Brewery10.003.5520-
Cherry AnnularityFiftyFifty Brewing Co.12.503.3920-
Gaz De CourseBroue Pub Brouhaha11.00420-
"The Camp" BarleywineSquam Brewing10.003.6120-
Ol' Redbeard BarleywineFitger's Brewhouse10.304.0920-
Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale 2014Stone Brewing Co.11.604.3520-
FrappabordMicrobrasserie Du Lac-Saint-Jean11.003.7520-
Cold North WindPort Jeff Brewing Company8.704.0419-
Smoke Chaser (Cherrywood Smoked)Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company12.003.9819-
Old Conundrum - Heaven Hill RyeFiftyFifty Brewing Co.11.00419-
Old Tavern RatLompoc Tavern9.704.0119-
SasquatchIron Hill Brewery & Restaurant9.503.7519-
Old '99 BarleywineBarley Creek Brewing Company11.003.0219-
Old SoulTrillium Brewing Company9.304.1819-
Barrel Aged ChessieUnion Craft Brewing Company9.804.1219-
Ladies & GentlemenSeventh Son Brewing Co.11.003.4219-
Scourge Of The Dude Barrel Aged BarleywineBoulder Beer / Wilderness Pub12.503.8319-
Barrington Yule FuelBarrington Brewery & Restaurant11.004.0118-
Old StumblefootWalking Man Brewing Co.11.904.1918-
Brewed WitchMaumee Bay Brewing Company9.804.3418-
Midwinter WarmerEquinox Brewing Company10.003.7818-
Jumbo LoveFigure 8 Brewing11.003.9318-
High SocietyBluejacket / Arsenal Restaurant9.60-18-
BB10Birrificio Barley10.003.9118-
Barrel Aged Barleywine (2015 - Heaven Hill)Begyle Brewing Company9.804.0118-
SlobberknockerMad Fox Brewing Company8.003.6518-
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