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Flying Goose Isle Of Pines Barley Wine

Flying Goose Isle Of Pines Barley Wine
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RATINGS: 10   MEAN: 3.77/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.38   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 282   ABV: 9.4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A superior ale made with various yeast strains and with a hint of licorice. Served in pilsner glasses to enhance the effect of finishing and to force savoring, it is named after a section of Lake Sunapee that consists of nothing but pine trees.


4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
AdamChandler (3785) - Enfield, New Hampshire, USA - JAN 31, 2012
"Served in a Pilsner glass, I asked that I was able to have the 2009 and 2011 Isle of Pines (both on tap) served to me at the same time to compare to two tastes and the affects of 24 months of aging on a Barleywine that hasn’t left the brewery. This review is for the 2011 IoP Barleywine --- A - Dark amber color with a very thin head less than one finger. It was poured into a Pilsner glass which I found a bit odd. S - Brown sugar and honey entered my nose quickly and stayed with me. I could have sworn there was an oakiness to this beer but maybe I’m mistaken. T - Very beautiful taste for a medium bodied beer. As with most barley wines, the flavor feels thin until you swallow and then an eruption of tastes happen. I picked up watermelon hints that paired well with the sugary taste M - Very little carbonation, insanely dry with a champagne feel. An unobtrusive beer for a bowl of clam chowder or chili. O - I’d love to have this beer again. Just thinking about it is making me hungry. --- The 2009 IoP was similar to the 2011 but aging did a few things to it. If you can get to Flying Goose before the 2009 runs out (it’s on limited pour right now), do it. The 2009 was much darker and very cloudy, the brown sugar was more pronounced and other flavors were more muted and, of course, the carbonation was distant and fleeting from the mouthfeel. I preferred the 2009 to 2011 and I’d give it a 4.5 on Taste, Mouthfeel and Smell."

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
mcox90 (1720) - Wilton, New Hampshire, USA - OCT 11, 2010
On cask at The Flying Goose. Served in, what appeared to be, a 12 oz water glass. I know they can’t serve it in a 16 oz. pint glass, but I was expecting a snifter or a tulip. Pours a muddy reddish brown with a small beige cap. No lace. I marked it off a point because it just wasn’t very attractive. The aroma was sweet and pleasant, caramel malt, dark fruit, citrus and some earthy notes. Soft, warming palate with almost no carbonation. A little on the thin side. Flavor pretty much follows the aroma tit for tat. Perhaps a little more hop in the taste than is present in the aroma. Very pleasant brew to sip on while looking out the window at Mt. Sunapee.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Lubiere (11395) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 23, 2010
2009 version. A dark reddish amber ale with a very thin off white head. In aroma, perfumey sweet strawberries, lightly hopped, vinous, muscat wine. In mouth, a strawberry wine with light kiwi, tropical fruits, light hops, intriguing. A bit too sweet. On tap at brewpub, Dec. 27 2009.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
jcwattsrugger (11613) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - MAY 20, 2009
on tap-pours an off white head and copper color. Aroma is sweet medium malt-caramel, medium fruit. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, medium fruit, herbal hops bite. Thin.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
tiggmtl (4545) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 31, 2005
Fair American hop nose id distinctly fruity. Opaque amber-tan with decent, off-white head that recedes slowly to cover with good lacing. Fruity flavour is offset by moderate bitterness. Medium body, though very dry with decent carbonation. Sampled at the brewpub with MartinT, muzzlehatch and Rastacouere.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rastacouere (6161) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 29, 2005
Nice complex amber-orange color with a reddish-brown haze. Generous off-white head procures ample lacing. Gentle citrus hops are the first to catch the attention. They throne above a sufficient earthy and grapey maltiness, leading the aromatics with citrusy, mostly pineapple flavours. Pleasant palate, very very fruity, citrusy, earthy. Tasty stuff for sure and well balanced at that. Definitely not mindbending, but this is indeed pretty good stuff if not worth driving hundreds of miles. Medium body, slightly creamy texture, moderately carbonated. Well contained alcohol. Probably my favourite out of the 17 beers available at Flying Goose that day.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
MartinT (8661) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 28, 2005
Apricots, citrusy hops and malt sweetness participate wisely in the smooth, classy aroma...Great foam thrones atop bold oranges and slowly rising green hop bitterness...Alcohol is very well-hidden, this is indeed, imho, their superior ale...

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
muzzlehatch (4420) - Burlington, Vermont, USA - JAN 20, 2004
Sample at the brewpub. Great minds think alike I guess, as my review is almost identical with the preceding. Clear dark syrupy amber. Alcoholic malty sweet raisin caramel vanilla nose, outstanding though could be stronger. Enormously fruity body, maybe the fruitiest I've had in a barleywine: oranges, strawberries, cherry-vanilla. Little acid, smooth, late bitterness is well-integrated; thick full body is just a little too syrupy; a bit of pepperyness in the final moments. An outstanding young barleywine from this promising young brewer, a totally unpretentious guy who I chatted with for a few minutes at the end of my session. This guy's going places, I hope!

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Volgon (2763) - Manchester, New Hampshire, USA - DEC 21, 2003
On tap at the brewpub. Clear orange with a quickly diminishing head. Citrus aroma, with a hint of smoke. Smooth, almost flat mouthfeel. Sweet ending with an orange citrus taste. A unique barley wine that is lighter than most, but still explodes with flavor. The top of the Flying Goose line.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
dirtymike (2016) - Manchester, New Hampshire, USA - DEC 21, 2003
Ask the bartender for a snifter,which is more appropriate for this style than a pilsner glass in my opinion.Deep golden in color with a smallwhite head.Sweet malt aroma with a touch of citrus/piney hop charcater.It taste like carnation malted milk/milk balls huge warming malt character.Nice dry finish. Quite a different take on the traditonal barley wine,refreshing.


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