Big Beer Series: Barleywine Style Ale
Smuttynose Brewing Company in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.19
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Smuttynose Barleywine straddles these two branches of the barleywine tree. When you taste it, you’ll notice deep, rich caramel malt flavors, balanced with hop bitterness. Fruity hop flavors act as a garnish for its amped-up but classic flavor. For a more refined experience, tuck a few bottles away for a year or two. The alcohol will mellow and the hop aromas will fade into the background, leaving the luscious malt to shine on its own.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Martins place. Cloudy amber body with a low head. Dried fruit, citrus and malt together with light syrupy brown sugar. Strong alcohol in the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2011 vintage purchased at the brewery today for a reasonable $12.50. Spilt 2/ways with Willrunforbeer. Mostly clear amber in color with fast dying head. Aroma is exactly as it should be, dark fruits, toasted grain, barley, earth malts. What surprised me the most about the flavor is it does not show any oxidation. The finish is sweet without any cloying affect. The alcohol is almost completely hidden with just the lightest warming after the swallow. This is well worth the money I spent on a brewery aged beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bondurants, nyc tap: 2009 version from a keg from the brewery: pours amber with an off-white head. Aroma is earthy, plenty of dirt, caramel, booze, chocolate, and sugar. Taste is really complex and eally earthy. It isn’t as sweet as it is just brutally malty. Every sip sends shivers down the spibe, and the alcohol burns just a litt or maybe a lot. It is interesting but not quite palate-killing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Smak och doft av humle, malt, citrus, grapefrukt, trä, äpple, körsbär, russin och plommon med tydig pepprig beska med smak av tall och humle. Fruktig, smakrik, lagom sötma, lite obalanserad och alkoholen slår igenom aningen för mycket.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Amber coulor with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, hop, pine, citrus. Flavour is roasted malt, hop, pine, citrus, alcohol, caramel. Full body. Nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ Fastelavn Smagning - Carnival Tasting, Ulfborg ]. [ As Smuttynose Barleywine Style Ale ].ABV: 11.8%. Clear medium amber orange color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, dried fruit, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dried fruit, hoppy, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140301]
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Best before 10/31/14; 11.8% ABV
Hazy amber color with generous, compact, persistent head. The aroma is essentially hoppy, American style, with mild fruitiness. Full bodied, but the mouthfeel is lean; the malt flavor is compounded by some toffee, it’s sweet without excess; the bitterness is bold, and it becomes even more evident in the final; a lot of hop resins, less hop fruitiness.
Bold example. Clean.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Sample from 65 cl. bottle. Slightly hazy amber-golden colour with an off-white head. Sweet aroma with vanilla, fruits, spices, alcohol, oranges and chocolate. Taste is sweet. Full body with a smooth, soft texture. Long lasting finish with fruits, vanilla, chocolate and oranges. Very good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
How: Bottle.
Where: From Systembolaget, had at home.
Appearance: Dark amber colour with a small head.
Aroma: Fruit, caramel, citrus, oranges, dried fruit.
Body: A bit light body with a low carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet, caramel, sugar, fruit, oranges, hops.
Comment: Well hidden alcohol. Hoppy for a Barley Wine.