Aus der Flasche im Stone Brewing Berlin 2018-09 getrunken. Das hier ist klar ein Barley Wine im Amerikanischen Stil da der Hopfeneinfluss sehr deutlich. Ansonsten ist das nichts mehr. Ich hoffe das hier war ein ganz frisch abgefülltes Bier und eine Flaschenreifung bringt über längere Zeit dann doch Spaß ins Glas. So wie dieses hier mag ich es nicht noch mal trinken. 5/4/4/4/4 Aus der Flasche (Vintage 2015) im 2021-10 getrunken. Diese gut 6 Jahre alte Barley Wine hat durch die Flaschenalterung deutlich sein Hopfeneinfluss verloren und hat dadurch eine sehr schöne Balance zwischen malzige Süße, Hopfenbitterkeit, Getreidearoma. So mag ist es wenn es eher im English Barley Wine Stil daher kommt.7/4/7/4/11

Excellent barleywine, nothing life-changing but hitting all the notes you want in a heavy-duty malt monster. Drips with caramel, toffee, and dried fruit notes, countered by a moderate pine bitterness laced with modest citrus and a warm, boozy back end. Pours a lovely red-brown with a permanent white head and tons of lace. Caramel-slathered bread nose is delectable. Thick, chewy texture screams barleywine. Tasty.

75cl bottle. clear brown, small offwhite head. mild subdued well blended aroma of malts, toasted bread, booze, dark bitter caramel. flavor is malts, fainter toasted bread, fainter dark bitter caramel, also faint dried fruits. The bnalance between flavors is really well done. while the flavor appears rather simple, it is in fact on further inspection very layered and well composed, most things balance out and do not overcome the overall flavor. this is soft.. well composed, gourmet food, i mean gourmet beer. A great sipper, a great barley wine.

From Mar 2008

This one pours from 750ml foil wrapped bottle a deep copper with a 2 finger head of foam that shrinks to about a 1/2" solid layer and there's some decent lacing.

The smell at first is all hops...both citrus and pine. A few more whiffs reveal some caramel malt in the background.

The taste is strongly flavoured both with the hops and the malt. Caramel malt is nice and sweet and the hops impart some citrus and some pine that cuts into the sweetness but I think the malt is ruling it here. I'm also getting some notes of some dark fruit and a bit of molasses..pretty darned nice and the alcohol is hidden pretty well too. Just some warming after the swallow.

The mouthfeel is medium full to full, the carbonation is medium-light, and it finishes on the bitter side with a fairly long aftertaste.

I like this BWSA and I can see why it's listed as an English style because of how the malt character plays center stage. I'd drink it again, no problem.

Strangely light like partial solar eclipses, in both aroma and taste. Amber clear pour with ok head. Caramel and some oak. Lots of booze. Not a sugary mess at least. Pretty easy drinking. Tap at Rustico.

On tap. Pours a cloudy brown with moderate head. Aromas of doughy malts, brown sugar, herbs and grass. Flavors of same with additional dry resiny hops, grainy raisins and alcohol. Solid though not top 50.