3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 phikus (96) - syracuse, New York, USA - JAN 9, 2015
Not my favorite barleywine, but not a bad barleywine. Smells almost like burgundy, very fruity tasting. Missing the massive toffee msltiness I enjoy. The hops balance but are lacking any profile.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Ron (3113) - Rochester, New York, USA - FEB 4, 2014
On tap at the Brew Pub in Syr. 2nd Bar Sat. on way home. Pours a murky copper with a small diminishing creamy white head and lacing on the glass. Nice aroma is fruity and hoppy along with caramel malt and bit of spice. Flavor, again is fruity and hoppy along with caramel malt and alcohol. Nice bitter finish. Medium bodied.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 hivemind (811) - New York, New York, USA - FEB 5, 2012
Tap (goblet) at the brewpub Fri Feb 3 w Ronnee. Pours dark brown/purple. Rich, with dried fruits (mostly raisin) and a warming alcohol character on the way down. Gritty and grainy.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20 jredmond (6525) - New York, New York, USA - OCT 12, 2011
Draft at RnH during the Lagunitas night. Pours a deep amber with no head. Aroma is light sweet maltiness. Mouthfeel is decent with notes of alcohol, sweet malts, bitter hops.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 murphym45 (769) - New York, New York, USA - DEC 29, 2010
On tap at the brewpub.
Clear brown/amber with some off white head. Aroma is almost all fruit with some watermelon, apple, citrus, sweet, and some malt, a touch of hops but not much. Light sourness on the palate, more fruit. Some warmth on the back of the throat from the high alcohol (12.5%). interesting, not your typical barley wine.
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20 JoeMcPhee (9004) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 1, 2010
Tap at Pony Bar. Hazy/cloudy amber beer topped by a tight white head. The nose is hard to parse. Sort of a sweet maltiness. Lightly candyish with a kiss of fruit but it is very subtle. It comes across very sugary initially, then a bit boozy. The hopping, although there, is nowhere near enough to balance the sweetness. Really a shockingly bland beer.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20 Pwn3d (1962) - Manhattan, New York, USA - DEC 3, 2009
8oz pour from tap @ Pony Bar with RickyRicardo and Michalove. First time sampling this brewery and glad I did! I got uber excited when I saw this was 12.5% bombshell. Surprisingly the alcohol was so amazingly hidden, went down incredibly smooth and very compliant. Ultra well balanced Barley Wine... pwn3d my face too.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Lubiere (11395) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 6, 2009
A hazed orange amber barley wine with a thin white head. A nice woody vinous aroma, with treacle and caramel, a bit of herbal hops. In mouth, a nice yet light barley wine, with good vinous molassey malt, light British hops, medium bodied. On tap at brewpub, Oct. 25 2009.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Sammy (9836) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 26, 2009
Enjoyed at the brewpub with the brewer, Tim Butler. Aged 18 months, this was a balance of fruitiness, the hops and barley and pale English malts were well integrated. Hops lent grapefruit and overall citrus Peachy colour and lacey. Average mouthfeel.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 BuckNaked (1230) - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA - JUN 16, 2004
Rating from 2002: As clarkvv mentioned, they had a nice presentation in a large goblet. Very hoppy aroma followed by sweet alochol. Lots of maltly taste, stong alcohol, some raisin, pretty decent.
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