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Hardywood x RVA Beard League Barleywine 2014


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RATINGS: 9   MEAN: 3.32/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.2   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 375   ABV: 12.5%
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We’re celebrating with the first ever Hardywood Park Craft Brewery and RVA Beard League release! The original Hardywood Barleywine - an American style Barleywine aged for 5 months on A. Smith Bowman Distillery barrels. With notes of caramel and fruit this 12.5% whale is ready to age in limited edition 16oz growler etched by our friends at Big Secret with the art work of RVA legend Tyler Thomas.

This is a run of fewer than 500 bottles! You won’t want to miss this capped and wax dipped special edition available only on 4/26/14. Limit one per person.


3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
baraciisch (2404) - California, USA - MAY 5, 2015
Wax top flip top etched bottle... Caramel cola colored... Aroma of butterscotch, caramel, bourbon whiskey, oak... Flavor is caramel and butterscotch with moderate heat from whiskey throughout and slight burn on finish... Lots of woody notes... Can tell this has probably mellowed over the past year too... Decent ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

1.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
MrChopin (3727) - Baltimore, Maryland, USA - NOV 26, 2014
[ Bottle ][ 1oz ][ Tasting ][ ][ Snifter ][ 11.09.14 ]
Murky red-amber, thin cream ring. Light manure and sugar nose, stinging. Flavor similar, heavy sugar, full with heavy carbonation, light cardboard, stinging body, gritty and overpowering.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
radagast83 (5959) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - NOV 11, 2014
Bottle shared at the DC Pre-Thanksgiving tasting. Wax on this thing was so much easier to get off compared t oearlier ones. Poured a hazy, cola caramel brown color with an off-white head. Aroma was caramel malts, some woody barrel notes. Flavor was light boozy notes dried fruits, butterscotch.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
solidfunk (5685) - Washington D.C., Washington DC, USA - NOV 10, 2014
Lots of barrel. Syrupy and a little too sweet for my liking. Brown and murky pour. Lots of booze and some light roast in here. Thanks to Radagast83 for this.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
GenDV138 (3779) - Falls Church, Virginia, USA - NOV 10, 2014
Waxed bottle at the RateBeer DC Tasting shared by radagast83, thanks Chris! Hazy caramel brown with off-white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, dark fruit. Tastes of dark fruit, rum or bourbon, caramel, booze. Medium body with a dry finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerandBlues2 (10930) - San Diego, California, USA - NOV 9, 2014
Bottle. Pours lightly hazy amber with a medium, frothy beige head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is alcohol, cookie and toast malt with dates. Flavor is sweet malt, light alcohol notes, light hops and bitterness with a dry finish. Full body and medium.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Travlr (17031) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - NOV 9, 2014
Bottle. Cloudy amber color, tan edge head. Aroma of rich butterscotch. Taste is similar.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
rxeight (1975) - Illinois, USA - OCT 11, 2014
Swingtop, waxed capped, etched glass bottle. If that doesn’t scream whale, I don’t know what does. Reddish brown pour. I don’t get a whole lot of bourbon. Strong English style barleywine. Bitter, floral, oaky. Boozy finish.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Butters (3983) - Richmond, Virginia, USA - MAY 1, 2014
Rate for the beard league barleywine. Murky dull orange pour with minimal ring of near white head. Extremely sweet caramel, raisin, fig nose. Similar flavors, but add a huge amount of wood and hop bite for some balance. Boozy warmth. A touch astringent, but the alcohol isn’t too harsh to be drinkable now. This is okay now, but i bet this will do well with a little age. Awesome bottle though.


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