Olde Bluehair
(has 7 batches)
Big Sky Brewing Company in Missoula, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.59
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Bourbon barrel aged barley wine
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8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle from a trade. 2015 vintage, bottle number 1352 of 3300 hand written on the back of the label. Aroma has a mild bourbon note, English malts and some woodiness.
The flavor is quite similar to the aroma, a little more bourbon than Wood with a great amount of malt base. A rather warming finish, but I wouldn’t call it hot. Texture is not sticky the bourbon helps cut the bold malt. This is much, much better then I was guessing. Pretty much top tier for me.
The flavor is quite similar to the aroma, a little more bourbon than Wood with a great amount of malt base. A rather warming finish, but I wouldn’t call it hot. Texture is not sticky the bourbon helps cut the bold malt. This is much, much better then I was guessing. Pretty much top tier for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2016
at 22:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from bottle thanks Airforcehops 2015 vintage 1352 of 3300 thanks Airforcehops caramel orange with a nice off white head and nice lacing. Aromas of bourbon caramel vanilla fruit and toffee. Taste is nice toffee bourbon alcohol notes and dark fruit. Wow. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2016
at 22:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at THT August. Bottle thanks to Vaiz. 4 yr old. Clear dark amber and a white head. Sweet barley malts, raisans, caramel, vanilla, toffee. Big sweet and butterscotch bitter. Full body, soft carbonation. Big sweet vanilla finish. Nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Olde Bluehair Barleywine on 26 Aug 2016 at 21:08 - Score: 7. Original review text: Sampled at THT August. Bottle thanks to Vaiz. 4 yr old (vintage 2012). Clear dark amber & a white head. Sweet barley malts, raisans, caramel, vanilla, toffee. Big sweet & butterscotch bitter. Full body, soft carb. Big sweet vanilla finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 15:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at THT. Slight hazy mahogany with barely any head. Lots of sweet malts, caramel and toffee. Bitter leaves, lots of alcohol, some marzipan and vanilla bourbon. Over medium sweet and lots of bitter alcohol. Medium bodied with lots of alcohol. Too alcoholic for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 15:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at the August THT, Den Haag. Poured a clear medium brown with a thin broken white head. The aroma is toffee caramel. The flavour is moderate sweet with a big sticky sugary sweet malt alcohol bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 15:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at August THT. Vintage 2012. Clear dark ruby pour with no head. Notes of dried fruit, sherry, cherries, raisins. Medium body, smooth texture. --- Beer merged from original tick of Olde Bluehair Barleywine on 26 Aug 2016 at 22:02
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 15:03