Old Guardian Barley Wine (2008)
(Batch of Old Guardian Barley Wine (2004-))
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.37
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. (vintage 2008) Dark red with a medium head. Sweet, good, grape. Good malt and fine balance, raisins. A very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2010
at 00:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2008 bottle:
Pours dark, hazy amber with a mid sized, dense head. Toffee, malt and hop aroma. Flavour has notes of hazel nuts, sweet malt and maybe some liquorice but all the flavour are soon washed away by a big and aggresive bitterness. Not a beer for beginners.
Pours dark, hazy amber with a mid sized, dense head. Toffee, malt and hop aroma. Flavour has notes of hazel nuts, sweet malt and maybe some liquorice but all the flavour are soon washed away by a big and aggresive bitterness. Not a beer for beginners.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2009
at 14:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. Early 2008 release. Pours an dark orange oclor with a small white head. Aroma is citrus, hops, caramel, slightly sweet. Flavor has a strong malt flavor, but is balanced by the hops. It has a nice floral hop finish. The alcohol is well hidden for a beer that’s over 11%.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2008
at 22:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Marked as "Limited early 2008 release". Long description on the back of the bottle. Pours like syrup. Aroma is hoppy and barely wine fruity with some alcohol. Off-white head that goes away after a little bit. Really good lacing. Murky pink-orange body. Exceptionally hoppy and strong barely wine (11.26%). Probably a bit too hoppy (certainly for the style, and probably too hoppy for me). Syrupy mouthfeel with light, pleasant carbonation. Very nice alcohol presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2008
at 19:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
2008 Bottle. Pours amber colored with thin head and decent lacing. Very sweet and strong aroma of malt, alcohol. Hops are not all that present in the aroma but come through in the taste. Very well balanced by the malt (caramel, toffee). Will definitely be picking up a few to cellar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2008
at 23:24