Green bottle, 375 ml, best before 02/07/12, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on November 16 2009; eye: mahogany, opaque, turbid, really tiny ring of beige head, slight lacing, looks thin; nose: alcohol, malt, caramel, molasses, candied fruits; mouth: alcohol, molasses, alcohol warmth, malt, caramel, candied fruits, alcohol warmth again, significant drop in flavours, finale is sweet and alcoholic with presence of malt and candied fruits, mild astringency suggesting a good presence of alcohol, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, alcoholic texture, not much carbonation, a bit thin; overall: a bit disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 375 ml, meilleure avant 02/07/12, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 16 novembre 2009; œil : acajou, opaque, trouble, très petit anneau de mousse beige, très légère dentelle, semble mince; nez : alcool, malt, caramel, mélasse, fruits confits; bouche : alcool, mélasse, chaleur d’alcool, malt, caramel, fruits confits, chaleur d’alcool, baisse marquée des saveurs, léger brûlé, finale doucereuse en alcool avec présence de malt et fruits confits, corsée, astringence moyenne suggérant une bonne présence de houblon, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture alcoolique, peu carbonatée, un peu mince; en résumé : un peu décevante

Bottle as shown. Pours a very cloudy dark amber with a small frothy white head that quickly diminishes to nothing. The aroma is a strong dark fruit malt with alcohol and licorice. Thin mouthfeel with a watery roasted malt with alcohol very present. Licorice and caramel flavor. Easier to drink as it warms, a very good Barleywine from Mikkeller.

(Bottle, purchased at Ölbutikken, Copenhagen) Reddish amber colour with brief, foamy, beige haed. Malty, fruity nose with dried apricots, red berries, caramel, a touch of rubber, orange peel and citrussy hops. Slightly vinous. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, black-currant, caramel, orange peel and lots of citrussy hops in a vinous, warming finish. Bitterness grows with every sip. More than medium body, rather sweet. Lots of taste and a lot of different impressions. Possibly lacking some in balance, but a nice and warming beer.

375 ml bottle @ Cardinal. Hazy reddish brown body with a moderate beige head. Quite strong aroma of malt, caramel and citrus. Flavor is sweet and bitter, malt, caramel, peaches, dry fruit and a surprisingly well hidden warming feeling of alcohol. Well done, well balanced and well stored.

Definitely a big beer. Murky brown, rapidly disappearing light tan head. Aroma of alcohol and cinnamon. Taste of raisins, wine and allspice. Bitter finish. Would all politically correct morons please note that this is a barley wine, not a stupid barley wine style ale, there is no such thing. People who complain about the proper name should drink piss.

Bottle at Haket, Göteborg shared with Gnoff. pours dark brown with white head. Aroma and taste, grainy, boozy, candy sugar with plenty of malts and some residual bitterness. Raisins, figs.