7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

From old notes. From tap at Mikkeller’s CBC’12. Amber color with off white head. Malty aroma, caramel, bready, light citrusy fruity, Sweet and light bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body soft carbonation

7

Balanced

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

How: Bottle, 2009 vintage..
Where: SMÖF 2014.
Appearance: Dark amber colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, citrus, apricots, mango, alcohol, peach, tropical fruit.
Body: Full body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Caramel, tropical fruit, grass, hops,

7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Brown bottle, 650 ml, 2006 vintage, trade with rfraga7 (thank you!)’ savoured on August 8 2014; eye: brown with a caramel hue, hazy, tiny sheet of khaki head, light lacing; nose: resinous hops, malt, caramel, light fruity, pine, fig, light alcohol; mouth: resinous hops, malt, caramel, slight fruity, pine, lots of astringency, bittering hops, fig, light alcohol, finale in bittering hops with good presence of malt and caramel, full body, quite bitter, mildly sweet, harsh texture; overall: fine and as hold up pretty well FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, millésime 2006, échange avec rfaga7, savourée le 8 août 2014; œil : brune avec une teinte caramel, trouble, petite couverture de mousse kaki, légère dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, malt, caramel, léger fruité, pin, figue, léger alcool; bouche : houblon résineux, malt, caramel, très léger fruité, pin, beaucoup d’astringence, houblon amérisant, figue, léger alcool, finale en houblon amérisant avec bonne présence de malt et de caramel, corsée, pas mal amère, moyennement sucrée, texture rugueuse; en résumé : bien et a bien vieilli

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

22oz bottle with purple/lavender wax. 2011? Aroma is full of caramel notes with some toasted bread, toffee and a light roast character. Some burnt sugar and hints of honey. Light citrus and pine hoppiness, but the hops have mostly faded. Light alcohol spice. Pours a somewhat cloudy, copper and amber with a small tan head that quickly disappears. Faint lacing and long legs. Flavor has a moderate sweetness with lots of caramel and toffee. Some light treacle notes. Moderate toasted bread and nuttiness. Hints of roast and smoke. Moderate bitterness with light citrus and pine resin; again the hops have really faded. Light honey notes in the finish along with hints of alcohol spice. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a really nice barleywine that has asked really well. I like the way the malt character had integrated and the heart had faded. I’m not a fan of super hoppy barleywines so the she had helped in that way too. Oxidation is only showing hints of honey.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Three Floyds Behemoth (by Three Floyds Brewing Company):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5

5/IV/14 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: n/a, 2008 vintage (2014-342) Thanks to Adam Jackson for the bottle!

Saved it for my 100th Barley Wine rating, was not disappointed! :-) Clear orange beer, creamy off-white head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: sweet, orange peel, floral, some dried fruits, sugary. MF: soft to no carbon, full body. Taste: sweet sugary start, very fruity, citrus, dried fruits, bit of honey, little bitter. Aftertaste: honey, sugary touch, floral, nice piny bitterness, citrus, some vanilla.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Rerateed 26.02.2014, 0,65l bottle (blue wax, blood fresh 2014 edition) sampled @ MAD Beer Brewing release @ Mielcke & Hurtigkarl:
Small slightly bubbly mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly fresh fruity, hop pellets, newly cut lawn, leafs, citrus peel, hints of pine needles. Taste is slightly concentrated fresh grassy, hop pellets, leafs, grass, pine needles, caramel malts, sap, dried fruits. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Nice enough, way too fresh for a barleywine, and maybe more in the triple IPA direction as it is now. (Rerated from 11.05.2012, tap @ CBC).