Druid Fluid
Middle Ages Brewing in Syracuse, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.92
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazy red beer with a nice dense off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel as well as some hops - the alcohol is not present. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and hops - again - the alcohol can’t be tasted, but it burs the mouth slightly. The end is dry, bitter, and a little woody - a nice Barley Wine.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2005
at 17:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orange to red ale with an off white head. Light malty aroma with some sharp hops. Sweet malt with intense lingering hops and citrus. Medium bodied. A bit too much hops for the style, more like a double IPA. Un gros merci a Dumdum!
Tried
on 19 Dec 2004
at 09:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear medium amber color with a surprisingly good off white head that is quite persistent. Marshmallow malt aroma with some hops in the background. Light fruit begins to come through. Mild flavored for the style. Predominant hops with a mild malt background. The alcohol is completely hidden. I’ll bring the others of the four pack out in time and re-rate this one. I’m interested to see what it will become.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2004
at 16:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle provided by Larry (goldtwins) via trade. Deep red-orange body, medium/thin clumping cream head. Deep caramely aroma, bready, with big piney and resiny C-hops and hints of dark fruit. Rather undeveloped caramel body with some dark fruits, very sweet, balanced (or overbalanced) by resiny pine sap and grapefruit rind hops. A bit "hot," a function of its age. Sweet and lightly tangy but not all that complex. Could use some cellar time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2004
at 23:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a lighter brown with some orange and reds, decent off-white head, quite clear. Starts out with a sweet malt flavor, lots of sweet raisins. Body is medium and as it finishes, a good dose of dry, moderately acidic hops hit. Biggest problem was that the flavor tasted rather stale. Hops had a dried out, old taste. Had a fairly creamy, somewhat wispy texture. Smells of sugary, dark malt and maybe a bit of light soy aroma, fairly meaty.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2003
at 09:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Strong aley in smell with a nice dark amber brown colour. Very full-bodied, but more of an IPA rather than a barley wine. Some detectable sweetness in the taste, but basically a hoppy flavour. Strong and lingers on the palate for a long time. I do enjoy IPAs, but this one isn't the best...most likely because it was intended to be a barley wine!
Tried
on 18 Feb 2003
at 19:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
I can't sense those "six different malts" at all. All I can taste are hops, and lots of them. This barley wine lacks balance, and a lot of flavor. The aroma and appearance are OK (deep ruby with a nice lacing), but the hop presence is insanely high for the style (and pretty high in general), and the finish is metallic and unpleasant. I love barley wines, so I wish I could find some more good qualities, but I just can't.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2003
at 19:12
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Red-orange. Rounded and bitter with citrus aroma. Complex and malty. Just my type of beer.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2002
at 11:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Rather mild, but tasty barley wine..........................................
Tried
on 27 Dec 2000
at 16:21