Denali Brewing Company Old Mad Dog

Old Mad Dog

 

Denali Brewing Company in Talkeetna, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.10
ABV: 13.2% IBU: - Ticks: 5
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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz. can, pours a deep dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is barrel-heavy, with smoky bourbon, caramel and bready malt. Flavour is very syrupy, with intense caramel, smoky bourbon, bready malt, and some maple syrup. A bit too syrupy on the palate, with big boozy, bourbony syrupiness. Good but a bit unrefined.

Tried from Can on 19 Aug 2023 at 04:31


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at GABBF
Cloudy brown with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma of toasted malts, and brown sugar. Taste of toasted malts, vanilla and butterscotch
Nice

Tried from Draft on 19 Jan 2015 at 16:59


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at GABBF: Poured a murky brown with a tan jello head. Sticky aroma that has bourbon and vanilla, with loads of malt. Taste is similar with the malt coming through the most, but bourbon and caramel finish.

Tried from Draft on 18 Jan 2015 at 22:54


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a somewhat hazy brown to an off-colored orange colored body with a quick leveling head that tried to be at least a finger’s worth but like I said, it lowers extremely quickly (I don’t think I’ve ever seen any Barleywine lower so quickly), lacing - well, there’s some there but honestly it doesn’t coat the glass as expected.
The smell is where it makes up for its appearance. The aroma is outstanding for an English Barleywine as there’s enough oaky wood, tobacco and caramel.
The taste was mainly sweet with a nice carmel/tobacco aftertaste; quick dry finish.
On the palate, for an English Barleywine, it actually sits somewhat light to medium, weird, ok, I’m not exactly sure why I find this one more of one to have a somewhat sessionability aspect to it, but actually to me, I do see this. Carbonation is way smoother than most English Barleywines I’ve had.
Overall, uh...ok, honestly, to me I really like this, but then again, its hard for me to not like any barleywine so for the most part...hmmm...ok....well worthy of having again. Could this stand with the big boys, probably not, but hey try it, if you see it.

Tried on 04 May 2014 at 22:51


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at GABBF. Murky variegated golden brown color, thick cream colored head. Aroma of vanilla and toffee. Taste has rich. Utterscotch, chocolate, toffee definitely a big beer.

Tried from Draft on 21 Jan 2012 at 10:28