2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20 Underdogs88 (261) - New Jersey, USA - APR 2, 2015
Citrus hop aroma with a low malt aroma of biscuit. Appearance is a muddy brown with an offwhite head. In the flavor the citrus hop character overshadows the malt. Malt flavor is muddled and lacks intensity. Notes of biscuit and raisins are present. Mouthfeel if full bodied with medium carbonation. Overall, the beer lacks the malt complexity of a barleywine.
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3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 pineypower (2792) - Ocean County, New Jersey, USA - APR 8, 2014
Mini-Growler from Spirits Toms River. Pours out a ruby hued brown color with a small off white head. Aroma is of caramel, citrus hops, some sweet dried fruits, light alcohol, resiny bitterness and some bakers chocolate. Taste is complex, lots of bitter grapefruit/citrusy hops, toffee, dried fruits, bakers chocolate and some dry/bitter hoppy/boozy notes on the finish. Once again a nice beer from Kane.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 DrinkinWell (389) - - MAR 23, 2014
Pours a cloudy brown. Hoppy aromas, kind of surprising for a barleywine. Nutty, pine, hoppy. Starts off with some citrus and ends with bitter notes. Interesting beer.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Jrwhitney6 (389) - - MAR 17, 2014
At the Farm and the Fisherman from tap. Brown/dark, dark honey color. Nose of pine and citrus. A hop balm. Some citrus, caramel and a ton of bitter hops. Not what I expected but pretty good.
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 odinstyr (621) - Howell, New Jersey, USA - MAR 13, 2014
Pours a hazy red brown with the barest of tan heads. Smells of pineapple, grapefruit, spruce. Taste is bitter and moderately sweet, very hoppy - pineapple, pine, follow of malt sweetness cuts the bitter.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 jdb288 (584) - Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA - MAR 10, 2014
Draft at Surf Taco (Jackson, NJ). Pours murky brown with tall head. Aroma is pine, some citrus. Taste is aggressively hoppy - not at all what I expected in a barleywine. Nice hop profile though with some sweeter and bitter notes that play well off each other. Bitter, wet finish. Not bad, but not what I expect from a BW.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 egajdzis (5656) - Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 9, 2014
Brown red color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of dark fruits, floral hops, pine, caramel, and alcohol. Taste of much of the same, fruity, caramel, tobacco, and alcohol.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 dmac (4858) - Toms River, New Jersey, USA - MAR 6, 2014
Mini growler from Crossroads. Poured a super deep dark brown body with some lighter edges, thicker bodied, with a smaller tight foamy beige head. Aroma of syrupy molasses, citrus, syrup, brown bread, burnt caramel. Full syrupy body, average carbonation, slight heat that lingers with some dry flavors. Flavor of dry caramel, molassess, dry citrus rinds, yellow grapefruit, dry breads, touch of alcohol. Solid beer.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 PhillyCraft (4285) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 1, 2014
Pours murky brown with medium head, aroma and taste has plenty of piney hops, rich sugar, cracker malt, plum, and marzipan. Medium to fuller body. Its sweet but theres enough hops to make it drinkable. Good barley wine.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 dogfishho (669) - Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA - FEB 26, 2014
Pours a mahogany brown with a big white head that quickly dissipates. The aroma is filled with piney hops and a hint of biscuit. On the palate there are nice sweet tones to balance out an almost overwhelmingly bitter hop profile. Sweetens as it warms and becomes quite enjoyable.
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