Hellbender Barley Wine
Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.37
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This is the 2008 version. Brown sugar comes out really strong Aroma is on the mild side nice barleywine
Tried
on 22 Jun 2018
at 02:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery taproom during RBWG 2014. Pours reddish brown with a foamy topping. Good, but certainly punchy with notable alcohol character. Notes of toffee, ripe fruits, a little earth. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish with some brown bread, toffee, caramel, ripe berries. Not bad, but heavy.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Nov 2016
at 17:23
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the source during RBWG. This one is big, boozy spiced butterscotch. Very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Aug 2014
at 09:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap @ source. Shannon says that hellbenders are gotc worthy salamander ticks, so I’m obviously excited for this beer. Pours a hazy orangish brown appearance with a tan head. Fairly sweet, candy, toffee, fruity aroma. Fairly well balanced. Caramel. Moderate bitterness. Booze well hidden. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2014
at 14:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours clear copper color with tan head. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar and earthy hops. Sweet caramel and brown sugar flavors with mild bitterness. Medium to full body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2013
at 08:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
22 oz. bottle. Dark brown, with ruby notes. Medium, beige head. Big syrupy and caramel aroma, with some earthy hops and some vanilla, smoky notes of scotch. Very sweet flavor up front, with some significant bitterness through the finish. Medium to heavy body, silky and acidic feel, with a little carbonation coming through in the finish. This is a very strong, scotch-esque beer, with an abrasive, yet remarkably delicious flavor. Recommended.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2013
at 21:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty weak chocolate and dark fruit aroma. Sweetish malty caramel and adark fruit flavor with wek hints of chocolate. Has a sweetish malty dark fruit and caramel finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jun 2011
at 07:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz Bottle thanks to JohnGalt1. Pours out a copper topped with a sandy head. Aroma was nice and sweet. A good balance of caramel, citrus, and rich malts. Taste was more of the caramel sweetness, some pit fruit, brown sugar, and a little spice. A very well put together Barley Wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2011
at 20:15
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
22 ounce bottle from Greenlife Grocery in Asheville, purchased in March 2010 and opened 10/12/10. I was doing a bunch of admin work on NC beers, so I needed to crack one. This one pours a clear ruby red color with a medium tan creamy head. Good head retention and decent lacing. Toffee aroma with notes of berries, spices, hops and brown sugar. The taste is toffee, brown sugar, bitter citrus hops, plums, faint spicy notes and a faint bit of roastiness. Medium-full bodied. Good beer. I’m a sucker for brown sugar, which they add to this, so I’m digging this one quite a lot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2010
at 15:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared on RBSG Tour Bus. Hazy rust with a small glass lacing beige head. Nose of berries, toffee, and oak. Flavor of hop bitterness, toffee, and alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2009
at 00:33