Beer Line Barley Wine (1997-2005)
Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.00
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Pours out of a petit little 6.3oz bottle pours a sediment chunky dull copper with tan head. Boy, that’s not much beer. Looks like a couple of quaffs. The aroma is nice with caramel and toffee that give way to dark fruitiness and hints of citrus hard candy. The flavor is nice and smooth with a suitable somewhat thick mouth feel. The flavor starts with pine and citrus sweet hop flavor that slowly build to a mild bitterness that is a little out of place. Along with the hops are mild caramel candy and toffee candy sweetness. The dark fruitiness really takes a back seat to the other flavor notes. Tasty.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Pour is a orange out of the tiny bottle. TONS of floaties. The bottom of my glass if full of stuff. Aroma is caramel malts with a huge dose of alcohol. Flavor is not as much in your face as the aroma. Dark fruit is the main thing that stands out then a super sweet candi sugar hits you. Still average at best as no hops make an appearence.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Nip courtesy of DavidP, thanks. Says 10 year anniversary, which I guess means its a 1997 bottle. Poured into a St. Bernardus glass. Pours with very little carbonation and just a bit of lacing that quickly disappeared. There are definitely big chunks of stuff in it, not your regular sediment. Color is orangish copper. Aroma is very present, but weak for a barleywine this strong. Got that barleywine aroma of plums and raisons, but too muted. Taste is the most watered down barleywine I have ever experienced. Thin mouthfeel, no aftertaste. Its a weak ass barleyine. Again, this beer goes to prove my theory Germans love Dav..uh...I mean... Organic beers usually suck. But it does add to my barleywine collection, thanks again Dave.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Copper in color with lots of chunky floaties - weak aroma, just a touch of fruit - this is the thinnest, most bland barleywine I’ve ever had - there is almost nothing going on besides a background sprinkling of caramel and oats under the otherwise watery, boring taste - flat finish with a bit of hops and an odd, metallic aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
2000 Bottle: Hmm. Usually I don't like when beers are bottled in servings smaller than 12oz, especially at $2 for 6.3oz. Thoroughly dark orange with an almost nonexistent off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt and alcohol. Rich body with a flavor that is very intense and is almost too much to take in. In that regard I was happy for the smaller serving size. The flavor is very in-your-face fruit (apricot and apple), alcohol and caramel. This would be better if it had some time to calm down I think.