Behemoth
(has 14 batches)
3 Floyds Brewing Company in Munster, Indiana, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Winter|
Score
7.95
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A huge, sweet Barley Wine with complex caramel malt notes, balanced by generous hopping and a high alcohol content. This fruity and malty beer is best enjoyed while keeping warm in the brutal winter months. January release.
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9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
22 oz. bottle, sent from Glouglouburp, pours a gorgeous dark mahogany with a small beige head. Marvelous aroma of dark dried fruits (raisins, cherries, figs, dates), some nuts, toffee, caramelized sugar, and a hint of molasses. Incredibly complex flavour - toffee and dried fruits begin initially, with burnt caramel, toasted nuts, a little smoke, pine, and a dark molasses finish, with only a tiny tingle of an alcohol burn (exceptionally well-worked in for 12%). This is a masterpiece of beer. Thanks so much for the opportunity to try this, Dany!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2011
at 19:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
22oz bottle (2007) from wavers1, thanks,
Appearance: Pours slightly cloudy dark amber with a medium sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Sweet malts, caramel and brown sugar
Taste: Sweet malts, brown sugar, citrus
A great barley wine.
Appearance: Pours slightly cloudy dark amber with a medium sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Sweet malts, caramel and brown sugar
Taste: Sweet malts, brown sugar, citrus
A great barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2011
at 20:05
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, vintage 2009, kindly shared by gunnar. Amber to orange colour, low head. Nice aroma of sultanas and dark dried fruits. The flavour has also notes of raisins, sweet malts, alcohol and decent hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2010
at 15:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
2010 Vintage. Sampled at the 3 Floyds event at the Brickskeller. Pours a clear, copper amber with a very frothy, off white head. Metallic aroma, biscuit dough, C hops, a little rank, tropical fruits. Flavor is sweet, butterscotch, oranges, caramel, candy, sticky fruits, a little bread, mango. Full bodied and bitter. I’d had aged versions before, and I’d say this wasn’t my favorite barleywine when fresh. ******Re-rate of a complete vertical in January 2011. 2005 bottle was oxidized, had a great leathery nose and plenty of raisin and sherry in the flavor. My favorite vintage. 2007 bottle had more caramel and a little bit of wood in the nose and flavor. Third best. the 2008 bottle had lots of fading citrus, mint, citrus peel, oranges. 4th best. 2009 bottle had lots of grapefruit and the alcohol was a little overwhelming of the flavor. Worst of the bunch. 2010 batch had bright hops, lemon and a touch more malt than the others. 2nd best batch.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2010
at 09:57
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from a trade with phaleslu. Green Wax 2010 vintage. I really wanted to try a fresh bottle with lots of hops. Pours dark brownish color with tan head. Typical 3 Floyds huge hop aroma with some maltiness. Juicy hop flavor with lots of sweet maltiness. Medium to full body with average carbonation. Excellent! Thanks Peter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2010
at 14:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Re-rate, bottle, 2009 vintage - 0.65 l, at Pikkulintu, 20121115) The beer poured deep amber and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had raisins, dried plum, malts and sweetness. Palate was full bodied and quite dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were raisins, malts, dried plum, dark fruits, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste had raisins, malts and bitterness. Aging had improved this beer noticeably.
(Bottle, 2009 vintage, at Maltainen Riekko) Poured deep amber and almost clear with small and white head. Aroma contained fruitiness, malts, molasses and alcohol. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, hops, mild roastedness, saltiness, alcohol, pine and mild bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. Old rating: 8-4-7-3-14=3.6
(Bottle, 2009 vintage, at Maltainen Riekko) Poured deep amber and almost clear with small and white head. Aroma contained fruitiness, malts, molasses and alcohol. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, hops, mild roastedness, saltiness, alcohol, pine and mild bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. Old rating: 8-4-7-3-14=3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2010
at 23:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
2008 version. A dark amber barley wine with a thin off whit ehead. Smooth caramel malt in aroma, with light c-hops, very nice and subdued, vinous. In mouth, a smooth barley wine with light oxidation, biscuitty malt, very nice subdued c-hops, clean and blended. Tasted Dec. 19 2009.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2010
at 18:31
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Yellow wax, vintage 2006 released 2007, 3 years old
Hazy dark amber color; small, persistent creamy head. Huge caramel, malt and hop aroma, light Bourbon vanilla too, nuts, light sweat, and light raisins. Good body strength, full malt flavor, caramel, sweet but not syrupy, sweet nuts too; strong bitterness, resiny and a bit fruity, with raisins; it’s actually less aggressive than modern American samples, and closer to my beloved Thomas Hardy’s Ale. The alcohol just creates a warming feeling in the end. Powerful and yet well balanced.
Hazy dark amber color; small, persistent creamy head. Huge caramel, malt and hop aroma, light Bourbon vanilla too, nuts, light sweat, and light raisins. Good body strength, full malt flavor, caramel, sweet but not syrupy, sweet nuts too; strong bitterness, resiny and a bit fruity, with raisins; it’s actually less aggressive than modern American samples, and closer to my beloved Thomas Hardy’s Ale. The alcohol just creates a warming feeling in the end. Powerful and yet well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2009
at 14:56