B.A. Baracus
Mason Ale Works in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.59
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“Shut up, fool!” wise words from our favorite A-Team Badass. Just like Sergeant Boscco, this limited Snale Works release has a massive character with a lot going on. This Barleywine is a gnarly 14% ABV, aged in Cutwater Single Malt Whiskey and Bourbon Barrels for over a year. Rich and full bodied, with succulent notes of toasted vanilla, bourbon, toffee, plums, and black cherries. B.A. Baracus is sure to be a bottle to hold onto. It’s limited release is one that you will want to experience over and over again. Aged in Whiskey and Bourbon Barrels.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Canned - vanilla oak bourbon, hoppy bitter finish with burn
Tried
on 16 Aug 2025
at 00:23
8/10
Big boozy barleywine.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2023
at 22:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Lots of bourbon. Caramel and booze. Some prune. Syrupy consistency. Bittersweet finish. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2022
at 04:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at Joe's. Pours black, nose is caramel ,coconut, vanilla, a bit of chocolate, taste is similar, dry, a bit thin. --- Beer merged from original tick of B.A. Baracus on 24 May 2022 at 10:18 - Score: 8
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2022
at 09:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can ordered from Brew Cavern, Nottingham. Aroma of booze with dried dark fruit and molasses. Dark and glossy. Beige head sticks to the rim. Sweet rich malty dark fruits with a boozy bitter streak. Cacao. Medium-heavy bodied. Oily. Flat-average carbonation. Long astringent finish. No complaints. Full-on boozy wine.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2022
at 23:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
I'm going to assume they drove this shipment up to Vancouver, cause B.A. Baracus ain't getting on no airplane. Dark brown appearance with no head. Looks like imperial stout, not barley wine. Not going to hold that against it, though. There's a lot of vanilla and bourbon here. The base is very sweet, the vanilla comes through. It's true, there's no stouty roasty stuff. The bourbon is dominating, mind you, so there's not much in that base beer. It's kind of like neutral, clean barley wine, which is a strange approach you'd only use if you expected most of it to be barreled up anyway. It's a good beer, but could do for more nuance.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2022
at 07:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz. can, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out lots of whiskey and bourbon barrels, vanilla, and subdued cocoa. Flavour is very barrel-forward, with lots of bourbon barrels, vanilla, molasses, and booze; there's even some cola character in back. Boozy, bourbony, lots of vanilla on the finish. It's good, but not a top-tier barley wine.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2021
at 04:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz can. Pours a dark brown with no head. Aromas of bourbon, caramel, toffee, graham cracker, dark fruit and biscuity malts. Flavors follow same with emphasis on sugar and bourbon. Metallic finish. Tall can is way too big for a 14% beer. That's just silly.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2021
at 01:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured from 473mL can. Dark brown with virtually no head. Woody bourbon forward with hints of chocolate and dark fruit. Decent, but bourbon overpowers.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2021
at 06:59
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can - pours dark ruby, viscous - nicely executed traditional rendition here - loads of treacle, toffee, dark fruit, in the nose and flavor - light oxidation adds notes of sherry - mild oak - the whiskey is present, but subdued, and the alcohol is exceptionally masked, making for a smooth, albeit dangerously drinkable beer - quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2021
at 00:35