4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 RickTheRick (706) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - SEP 27, 2015
Cuivrée aux reflets acajou et voilée, la bière ne mousse que très peu. Des vapeurs déthanol émanent du verre dès quon sy approche le nez. Du sucre brun, quelques arômes épicés et boisés me confirment que je naurai pas affaire à un liquide trop lourd et alcoolisé. Oui cest rond et sucré en bouche, mais une amertume fruitée vient contredire toute cette chaleur intense. Des notes de butterscotch et de vanille sont détectées et cest fort agréable. Assez tannique également, rien pour arracher la gueule par contre.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20 markwise (4882) - North of Tampa, Florida, USA - SEP 22, 2015
Bottle courtesy of hamilton23. Cheers, Steve! Pours a hazy caramel-Amber with an off-white head. Nose is toffee, caramel, some oxidation, brandy, raisin, and some vanilla. Flavor is similar with caramel, toffee, brandy, oxidation, oak, and some vanilla. Flavor has definitely mellowed with age- this is a 2012- it has oxidized, but in a mildly complimentary way.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 BucannonXC5 (1131) - San Diego, California, USA - SEP 4, 2015
Type: 750ml (25.4-oz.) bottle
Glass: Karl Strauss 26th anniversary snifter
From: Barons Market in Alpine, Calif.
Price: $18.99
Purchased: June 21, 2015
Consumed: Aug. 22, 2015
Misc.: Bottled in 2015; Wire hood
Poured a caramel, brown, auburn, murky color with 1-to-2 fingers of khaki tan, rocky head. Minimal wet spotty lacing on the sides of the glass. Average retention. (Sight - 3.88)
Smelled caramel, toffee, tobacco, bourbon, oak, whiskey, figs, dates, brown sugar and raisins. (Smell - 4.00)
Taste followed the nose. Got earthy tobacco, dates, leather, figs, raisins, toffee, caramel, bitter rye whiskey, light Citra, iced tea, woody bourbon, oak, brown sugar and molasses. (Taste - 3.88)
Medium-to-full body. Sticky texture. Average carbonation. Long, smooth finish. This was the best part of this beer. (Feel - 4.25)
This was good, but not great. Certainly good, but not $18.99 good. (Overall - 3.88)
3.94 88 B+
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20 koleminer20 (1262) - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA - AUG 30, 2015
Enjoyed at an all barley wine tasting at Traviss house on February 21. 750 mL bottle, 2013 vintage. The pour is a medium to dark brown with some amber and ruby notes and a small off-white head, leaving no lace. The aroma is pretty great. Vanilla and oak in front of a nice sweet dark fruit and an excellent malt profile. The flavor starts as expected. Good caramel and malts moving through a bit of bourbon heat and some light vanilla and oak notes. The finish is the surprising part. It finishes with a sweet butterscotch. The mouth feel is viscous and chewy with a soft velvety carbonation and a lingeringly smooth sticky toffee finish.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20 dwyerpg (4918) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - AUG 28, 2015
A top notch beer, this looks, smells and tastes mile a rich molasses dominated barley wine. 13.9% is quite a punch. The only real drawback is that I had a bit of heartburn the next day.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 fordest (2133) - Santee/San Diego, California, USA - AUG 26, 2015
Bottle shared at San Diegos Largest Bottle Share event. Lots of malty caramel and dark fruit. Very tasty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 SlovakSniper (4046) - Candiac, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 20, 2015
Gros vin dorge qui date de 2012 pour lequel je nai pas trop dintérêt. Anyway, mon ami Frank nous coule deux verres qui sont pratiquement sans mousse. La robe est assez foncée, représentative du style. Le nez est un peu vieux mais correct, malté, caramélisé, plein de toffee, avec une évidente touche épicée de bois et de vieux houblons. Le goût nest pas fabuleux mais tout de même agréable. Barrique, malts copieux en caramel, côté madérisé et épices comme le seigle. En bouche, le corps est très mou et finement liquoreux. La finale est modérément douce, un peu chaude, vanillée, caramel au beurre, légèrement piquante. Pas mauvais mais difficile à boire. Un verre est bien suffisant.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 Christpuncher (2191) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JUL 3, 2015
A very complex barley wine. Bourbon flavored and sweet. Not very boozy but sort of hoppy. Pours reddish brown with a Lacey thick head. Had at hoveys party.
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4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20 kaser (4345) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JUL 3, 2015
Black pour from 22oz bottle at Jensen park off white head. Light fluffy and creamy aroma. Taste is butterscotch, bourbon, whisky and strong. Smooth though.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 SmoketreeBrewr (18) - Arizona, USA - MAY 23, 2015
The 1st of 3 variants. Aroma of bourbon and caramel. Taste is sweet with bourbon and toffee and a hint of oak. A great start to to the 3 variants.
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