Existential Hopwine
New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.03
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Consider it an extremely hoppy barleywine, or a really big IPA. Either way, ten hop additions contribute to its lush and intriguing body. Aggressive dry-hopping brings a strong citrus character to the aroma. The flavor and smell of orange-blossoms pervade throughout the experience.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Backlog June 2009 (2004 vintage). Unclear orange body under an off-white head. Aroma is fruity, malty and spicy. Taste is sweet malt, dry fruit, alcohol and balanced bitterness. Medium body with a sweet and warm malty aftertaste.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2025
at 14:53
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tried
on 28 Jan 2012
at 14:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Smallbar Wicker Park, Chicago, IL. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty dark fruit aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity malty hoppy flavor with hints of caramel and dark fruit. Has a sweetish malty hoppy finish with some bitterness and some hints of caramel in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2010
at 09:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
11th October 2008. GABF. Clear gold beer. Aromatic hops nose. A full on barleywine but with an unusual floralness about it. Unusually intense flavour.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2010
at 05:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 22cl. It pours a hazy, orange-golden body under a small, off-white head. Vinous, sweetish nose with alcohol, resiny hops, dried fruits and caramel. Vinous and resiny flavor with alcohol, sweetness, caramel and a delightful bitterness. Full-bodied, warm and quite low on co2. Bitter and warming finish. A lovely blend of hops and malts. 090619
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2009
at 10:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Golden- orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is alcohol, hazel nuts. flavour is alcohol, hop, hazel nuts, malt. Too much alcohol in the flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2009
at 06:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Arena during Ann Arbor Brew Week Pub Crawl. Poured an orangish amber with an off-white head. Aroma was full of grainy notes with sweet and caramel notes present as well. Flavor was quite odd as it brings IIPA components to a barley wine. There were sweet malts as well as bitter hops with a bit of alcohol. A fun beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2009
at 21:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 06/04/2009. Mostly clear copper amber body with a large frothy off-white head. Sweet malty and earthy hop aroma. Sweet caramel and earthy hop flavor. Medium full body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/8/3/15 - 3.6 Bottle thanks to butters from City Beverage on 03/24/2009. Somewhat hazy orange body with a medium creamy tan head. Sweet caramel, toasty maltiness and floral hop aroma. Earthy, bready, light caramel flavor with lots of floral hops which blend into a resiny/citrus hop flavor as it warms. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation. 7/3/7/3/14 - 3.4
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2009
at 18:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear mahogany with cherry highlights under a lasting off-white head. Caramel, and piney hop aroma. The flavor is sweet with a nice bitter balance. Not bad.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2009
at 18:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
courtesy of ibrew2or3. Pours copperish/brown, with beige head. Aroma is of caramel malts and grains. Taste. sugary, hoppy and grains. Thick mouthfeel. Lots of hops for a barleywine, but this one remained highly drinkable.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2008
at 15:10