3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 tom10101 (4102) - Quebec, CANADA - JUL 28, 2015
How: Bottle (22 oz) at tasting. 2013 vintage. Shared by mathieuc, thanks!
>>> A simple sweet and boozy Barley Wine with interesting fruity features.
+ Nice fruity (peaches & nectarines) presence, especially in the aroma
+ The light bitterness helps to cut the sweetness a bit (but unfortunately that isnt enough)
− Its sweet and boozy, even 2+ years after bottling
− It doesnt have much depth or complexity
− Its slowly starting to show signs of oxidation (cardboard)
Flavors: Sugar / sweetness, peaches/nectarines, alcohol, mild spiciness, cardboard
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Minderbinder (2693) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 23, 2015
Bottle 660ml. [2013 Vintage]
Pours golden with low white head. Some lacing. Aroma is of sugar, alcohol. Taste is of alcohol, fruits, malt, some cardboard. Palate: Full bodied. Soft carbonation. Overall: Somewhat heavy.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 czar (6023) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 20, 2015
pours unclear bright golden orange with a small reviving white head, good retention and lacing. candies, barley sugars, bright oranges, clementines, very boozy and hot, sweet and spicy maltiness - some caramel, floral and warming mead, hoppy spicy resins, spruce tips. light carbonation, medium to full body - almost syrupy; both sweet and almost harsh spicy-resinous finish. hot imperial ipa-like. o-k.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 mathieuc (2369) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 20, 2015
2013 vintage bottle. Pours a clear golden with a small+ white head that leaves good lacing. Nose is ot fruits, hops and alcohol. Hops feels surprisingly fresh for a 2+ year brew. Taste is bitter to a medium-high level and fruity again. Caramel. Body is medium, carbonation moderate and alcohol is not that aggressive. Overall Im pretty sure I would have hated this fresh (I prefer the english type barleywines) but now its a juicy, hoppy, mellow sipper.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 JulienHuxley (4460) - Trois-Rivières, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 19, 2015
Bottle shared. Clear gold pour with thick creamy white head. Aroma is fruity, peachy boozy fruit aromas, very light grassy notes, some double IPA notes. Taste is very boozy, lots of alcohol, tons of alcohol warmth, boozy fruits, lingering grassy bitterness. Palate is full bodied, almost sticky with good carbonation. Could definitely use some more complexity and a bit less booze, but still enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 reebtogi (4970) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - JUN 21, 2015
650ml bottle (Vintage 2014) pours a dirty amber color with a finger of off-white head that settles to leaves only a few spots of lacing on the glass. Aroma is dark fruits (probably raisin or wine grapes) with some grains. Taste is a dark fruit and malty sweetness with a citrus hop bitterness. Medium bodied with mild carbonation. Overall, this brew is quite smooth considering its 13.1%ABV. Very well done and recommended.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 SlovakSniper (4046) - Candiac, Quebec, CANADA - JUN 3, 2015
Vintage 2013. Liquide orange qui scintille sur lequel flotte un anneau qui saccroche. Un nez de sucre dorge derrière lequel je peux entendre le bruit lointains de houblons fruités et résineux. En bouche, un vin dorge riche et chaud, révélateur de sucre brun, de conifères, de bois et doranges confites au préalable trempées dans une eau-de-vie brune. Au palais, jai limpression dun corps fort avec un pétillement adéquat et une texture liquoreuse. En finale, les malts projettent leurs sucres sur cette barrière créée par un front commun amer rendu possible par les houblons et lalcool.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 rodenbach99 (3645) - Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA - JUN 1, 2015
2012, cire rouge. Un superbe barley wine aux saveurs de sucre dorge, de malt sucré, passablement amère, du houblon avec du malt, le tout est harmonieux ce qui la rend digeste et trop facile. Superbe.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Johnsense (1041) - - MAY 3, 2015
A huge beer. Dark pour, good sized head, lots of lace. Raisin, smoke, toffee in the aroma. Dried dark fruits, honey, pine, raisin, overripe plum, slight smoke. Big body. Another sipper, but i appreciate the subtlety behind this one after trying sucre in the same tasting.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 ljthiessen (808) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - MAR 15, 2015
Bottle, 2013 vintage. Hazy golden pour with a thin white head. Aroma is honey, caramel, a little boozy. Flavour is honey and caramel, a little bready, very smooth and nicely balanced.
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