Old Skook Barleywine
(has 1 batch)

Can, 1 pint, canned on 12/05/19, via Ferris (thank you!) - CANBIF on April 21, 2020, savoured on July 8, 2020; eye: brown, cloudy, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, slight lacing; nose: malt, toffee, light alcohol, light roasting, vanilla extract; mouth: malt, toffee, light alcohol, light roasting, vanilla extract, metallic, light maple extract, finale in malt with slight presence of maple extract, full-bodied, slightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; overall: fine

FRANÇAIS
Canette, 1 pinte, encannée le 12/05/19, via Ferris (thank you!) - CANBIF le 21 avril 2020, savourée le 8 juillet 2020; œil : marron, trouble, pas d’effervescence, minuscule anneau de mousse beige, très légère dentelle; nez : malt, toffee, léger alcool, légère torréfaction, extrait de vanille; bouche : malt, toffee, léger alcool, légère torréfaction, extrait de vanille, métallique, léger extrait d’érable, finale en malt avec très légère présence d’extrait d’érable, corsée, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Poured from 473mL can (ABV listed as 12.1%). Amber brown with beige head. Toasted malt, mild caramel malt, light bread malt, light molasses. Doesn't show the whole 12.1% abv, but does have a light booziness to it. Decent, but nothing really stands out, average all around.

16 ounce can. Pours a murky brown color with a small white head. A malty cola nose. Soft, bready caramel, more cola, some burnt caramel, sugary. Brown sugar especially. Very nice, no heat.

Dark amber with a decent beige head. Woody, twig and dark toffee. Tastes much like it smells with a roasty bitterness. Quite nice.

1 pint can. Pours a dark brown with full head. Aromas of one and toasted malts. Flavors of syrupy sugar, light pint and toasted malts. Smooth and creamy but somewhat out of balance with the piney hops.

Tasting at Matt’s; 11.1% ABV
Brown color, opaque. Medium maltiness, some caramel, lighter nut presence; medium sweetness. Nice beer, doesn’t taste much like a Barley Wine though, more toasty and less malty than expected.

Bottle - Nice sweet caramel notes. Clear Amber with a small white head. Sweet caramel malts, some toffee and light bitter notes. Decent now, but would likely be better with a year on it.

Hazy and a medium amber colour. Thin head. This has a boozier, sweeter aroma. Sweet start, bit boozy and thin. Has a touch of caramel. Actually a light body for the style, and that’s probably got to do with the booziness. Ok, needs something.

22 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out floral notes, toasted caramel, bready malt and light brown sugar. Flavour is very boozy and hot, with lots of floral notes, bready malt, toasted caramel and phenols. Very hot and floral. Could use some tempering, even though this is bordering on a year old. Solid, but underwhelming.