Bottle shared during Cott Wines Convention; clear copper pour with a bubbly dark beige head, aroma has sweet malts and caramel, taste has very sweet caramel, mellow fruit, some spice, ok

Bottle split at Cotteridge Convention IV, many thanks, 23/06/18. Rich amber with a well presented beige cap. Nose is sweet malts, stewed fruits, faint cocoa powder, raisins, toffee crisp. Taste comprises fruit cake, toffee melt, light spice, dates, raisins, brown sugar. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a lick of warming booze. Decent barley wine.

Tried at Cotteridge 4. Reddish beer with a pale off tan head. Malty barley wine with a mid bitterness and light sweet. Medium body.

Draft sample at Dominion Wine & Beer, thanks Tyler! 2017 vintage. Clear amber with off-white head. Aromas of malt, caramel, floral, booze. Tastes of floral, malt, citrus, booze. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tap at the Great Northern Hotel, Melbourne. Poured a murky light orange brown colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is grainy biscuit dough malt, toffee, butterscotch, sweet tropical fruits, boozy alcohol. The flavour is strong to moderate sweet with a smooth rich, sticky toffee pudding, woody boozy alcoholic bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.

Bottle for second half of Pats game over Titans. Haven’t had Barley wine in awhile. Deep amber. Nose is dark fruit and booze. Tastes herbal, raisin, fig, booze, toffee, pine. Little heat. Decent grab my Publix had something decent for once.

From Jul 2008

This pours a clear amber with a 1 fin..err..1/2"...errr...well, it *was* there but now the foam is just a small ring around the glass with pretty much no lacing. Nice colour, terrible foam retention.

The smell is light for a BWSA. I get small notes of caramel malt and hops.

The taste is at least good. Caramel malt dominates but there's some hop bitterness in the background that helps with the balance some. And...the alcohol is pretty noticeable as a slight burn in the throat and some warming after the swallow.

The more I sip, the sweeter this becomes and even for me, and I love good malty BWSAs, it becomes just a tad too sweet. Cuts down on the drinkablity for me; that and the alcohol. Good thickish mouthfeel though.

Overall, I think it's an ok example of the style but I don't think I'd bother to get any more. It's just not up *my* alley.

bottle - Deep amber pour, small head, malty, caramel, boozy aroma. Flavor is sweet with caramel and toffee, a bit of dark fruit, alcohol, and some fading resinous hops bitterness. Full body. Very good.

How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Liquroice, alcohol, fruit.
Body: Full body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Liquorice, alcohol, malt, some fruit.
Comment: Too heavy on the liquorice.