Barley Wine
Schmohz Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special Out of Production|
Score
7.13
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jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Barley Wine from Schmohz Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2014 bottle (vintage) s: raisins - figs - caramel a: clear dark brown - not much head t: rich - sweet - malty p: peat - toffee - pit fruits o: full-bodied - earthy - smooth (time did well!) 12 ounce wax-sealed (hard wax now) bottle - merchant's: dearborn, michigan - 10-december-2016 - us$7,49 - 2014 vintage (on bottle label) - sampled: 24-july-2023
superspak (10160) reviewed Barley Wine from Schmohz Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2014 vintage bottling. Pours hazy deep reddish brown color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of raisin, cherry, plum, fig, date, apple, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big raisin, cherry, plum, fig, date, apple, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, herbal, light pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark fruit, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toasted bread, light chocolate/nuttiness, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly slick/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. A bit thin considering the ABV, but the overall mouthfeel was still good. Alcohol is extremely well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very good English barleywine style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the huge ABV. A very enjoyable offering.