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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 - 251 to 300 (out of 1005) - Ordered by # Reviews
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Name Brewery ABV Avg Hads > Bros
Sugar & SpiceMartin House Brewing Company12.004.2518-
Hercules Strong AleBoston Beer Works - Canal Street11.503.6517-
Yule AleBeer Here11.003.6317-
Big Chuck BarleywinePortside Distillery & Brewery11.703.4717-
Winter Slayer Oat WineArcade Brewery9.104.1317-
El DiabloMicrobrasserie du Lièvre9.503.6917-
Sedici GradiBirra Del Borgo16.004.2717-
Frost Quake Bourbon Barrel Aged Barley WineWellington County Brewery9.803.9416-
Blue Monk Barley WineBrewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant - Oliver Square9.904.1116-
Motor City Winter AleMotor City Brewing Works8.803.5216-
AnabasisSide Project Brewing14.004.4316-
Bommen & Granaten - Cascade Dry HoppedBrouwerij De Molen15.204.5516-
Old Saguaro Barleywine Style AleSonoran Brewing Company8.003.5716-
Bacchanalian BarleywineBlack Hog Brewing Co.10.503.7616-
Empire Barley WineEmpire Brewing Company12.503.9716-
St. Fillin'sSelin's Grove Brewing Company9.904.0516-
Day & Night (Honduran Manasapa Barrington Coffee)Trillium Brewing Company10.004.3315-
Fathead BarleywineNebraska Brewing Company11.304.1415-
Captain SwingHopfenstark9.003.9515-
UndertowGreen Room Brewing9.003.5415-
Barrel Of MonkeysDevil's Canyon Brewing Company14.003.5315-
Apple Brandy Cold North WindPort Jeff Brewing Company8.704.315-
Beer Goggles BarleywineWormtown Brewery10.004.215-
Ordeum RexMike Hess Brewing - Miramar12.003.7315-
Barrel Roll No. 4 Hammerhead - Augie’s Coffee EditionHangar 24 Brewery13.904.5315-
Dead To MePeekskill Brewery ? 4.1315-
Barrel Roll No. 4 Hammerhead - Bourbon Chai EditionHangar 24 Brewery13.903.5315-
White OutBurnside Brewing Co.10.003.7915-
Breidablik Barley Wine Style AleHood Canal Brewing7.503.9214-
10th Anniversary Barleywine (2014)Amnesia Brewing10.204.0914-
Tenderfoot - Barrel AgedRahr & Sons Brewing Company11.503.714-
ErzulieOmnipollo13.003.5914-
Maelstrom (for SNAB)De Proefbrouwerij (bvba Andelot)9.804.1414-
Mea Magna CulpaLes Brasseurs Du Temps9.003.8913-
Fogcutter BarleywineLost Coast Brewery and Cafe ? 3.8813-
Oak Aged SlobberknockerMad Fox Brewing Company9.003.4313-
Brewers Reserve Barley Wine Style AleOld Schoolhouse Brewery10.503.6713-
Heavyweight Ticklefight Champion Of The WorldSolemn Oath Brewery12.003.8713-
Old Boneyards BarleywinePizza Port Solana Beach9.803.8613-
Barrel Aged Olde BartholomewYards Brewing Co.9.003.8813-
Barbarian Barley WinePizza Port Solana Beach9.503.7513-
Woody B. Barley Wine AleCrabtree Brewing Company12.003.9613-
Ye Olde Twinkler BarleywineFirefly Hollow Brewing Co.9.003.7912-
#Mashtag 2015BrewDog10.003.9512-
Bluster BarleywineBlue Mountain Brewery9.603.6812-
BarleywineHardywood Park Craft Brewery10.503.8212-
Pizza Boy / Chip Bender - Benders BarleywineAl's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing10.003.512-
Nutted Bourbon Barrel Brick KilnJackie O's Pub & Brewery11.004.4812-
Dr StrangeloveStrange Craft Beer Company11.503.6512-
Barley WineSquare One Brewery & Distillery11.003.7212-
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