Viking Brewing Berserk Barleywine
Valkyrie Brewing Company in Dallas, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.02
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Purchased at Valkyrie Brewing in Dallas WI; enjoyed at a fancy lodge near Chetek, WI. I was blown away that the brewery had bombers of this available for sale, looks like it hasn't been available in quite a while. Appearance is like an old fashioned, burnt amber with a very small white ring. Aroma of molasses, maple syrup, sugar, light cherries. Taste is sweet and tart, light burn going down, syrupy aftertaste. Overall I'm not a huge fan of the style but feel this is an above average barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2020
at 18:39
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at Old Fashioned. Opaque amber-brown color. Thick and chunky. Thin layer of beige head. Lots of pungent funky notes. Raisin, funked out toffee. Could have benefited from some hoppiness, tastes and smells rather devoid. Big and sugary. Pretty sub-par for the style, a beer only a mega-homer could love. Very English feel to it, but also sort of gross.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2010
at 22:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. An unclear red-brown beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and over ripe fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry bitter finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2009
at 13:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy brown with no head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel, plums and prunes. Sweet flavour with dark overripe fruits, caramel and toasted malt.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2008
at 06:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of boboski. Hazy and opaque orangey brown with a small, off-white head. Sweetish spicy aroma with burned caramel and overripe fruit. Quite full-bodied, a little low in carbonation, plenty of overripe fruit and caramel. No actual bitterness. 201008
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2008
at 14:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a with a fully diminished off-white head. Smooth fruity and dense aroma. Dense fruity with a solid malty base and a mild wineous note. Ends wineous and smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2008
at 02:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle (courtesy of JK). Melted caramel, pinetree and alcohol aroma. Cloudy dark brown with small head. Strong alcohol bite initially that quickly fades to a creamy caramel flavor. Strong hops finish. Very interesting brew - strong alcohol and extremely pleasant caramel flavor seem to stay separated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2006
at 16:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
The first barleywine I have really liked. I aged this for about 9 months. Aromas of wood, sugar, dried fruit. These are also in the flavor with the addition of sweet malt. Lightly hopped. Sweet. Best lightly chilled; too sweet at room temp.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2004
at 13:20