Before The Dawn
Steel Toe Brewing Company in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.76
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle thanks to Toby pours out dark cola brown topped with tan head. Nose is big bourbon barrel notes coconut vanilla molasses brown sugar sweetness and some floral hops. Taste is more of the nice bourbon barrel forward notes plenty barrel and sweet notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2018
at 21:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Minnesota Trip Beer #47. Keg at the brewery, 5/8/16. Dark brown, medium creamy dark brown head. Aroma of strong whiskey, vanilla, toasted malts, toffee. The taste is toffee, vanilla, bourbon, raisin, brown sugar. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2016
at 21:22
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Winterfest 2016. Aged for 12 months they say. The alcohol is the most prominent flavor and aroma of this beer. Overwhelming spirit and oak flavors, dry oak, some vanilla, a little caramel. Very little carbonation at all. Dark brown color, it looks good. Still, given the prominent flavors of alcohol and the oak dryness, I sadly find it nearly undrinkable. I am sure it would have been much better without the barrel treatment. Nonetheless, I can recognize this is a well made beer.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2016
at 18:50
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draft at the source courtesy of jackl, thanks! Jet black color, brown head. Aroma has vanilla, whisky, spice, coffee, cocoa. Taste is smooth vinous port wine, whiskey, dark fruit, burnt butterscoth. Great complexity and character. Tremendous.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2016
at 13:57
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at THT with massive thanks to kermis. Very stouty bourbon barleywine. Nice and thick and sweet. Caramels, on top of chocolate and vanilla, laced with marzipan. Very sweet with silky smooth mouthfeel. Backlog from 2015/11/27.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2015
at 17:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at THT thanks to kermis. Black with short lasting light brown head. Bourbon, coffee, roasted grains, marzipan, bitter spices, old wood, brown sugar, Porto wine, fresh herbs. Quite sweet with roasted bitter finish. Full bodied with soft carbonation and slight alcohol. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2015
at 16:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle,not C&C. POurs inky black, medium dark brown head, dissipates fairly quickly, nice residual and good lacing. Aroma is molasses, bourbon, vanilla, coconut, cocoa powder. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter, bourbon and vanilla, woody with notes of chocolate. Medium body, perhaps a bit watery for the style. Not harsh, and not particularly hot given ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2015
at 01:25
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared thanks to Benzai. Pours near black with a small and short lived beige head. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, molasses, roast, toffee, overripe dark fruits, wood and booze. Flavour is heavy sweet. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2014
at 15:17
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 10
Sampled from bottle @ THT November. Opaque pitch black color, medium to full sized creamy dark brown head. Aroma is malts, lightly roasted malts, lots of bourbon, some coffee. Taste malts, roasted malts, lots of bourbon, bitter. Oh my fucking god this is awesome!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2014
at 15:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
sample at THT Movember No head. Clear black pour. Very nice brew. Good barley wine
Tried
on 28 Nov 2014
at 15:11