Pilot Series: Barley Wine Ale
Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.67
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft. Dark ruby beerw tih a dark cream head. Malt and toffee aroma. Red/dark fruit flavor with toffee and malt. Medium-plus bodied. Red/dark fruit lingers with toffee and malt.
Earlier Rating: 2/19/2008 Total Score: 4.1
Draft. Rich mahogony beer with a tan head. Caramel and earth aroma. Big caramel flavor with rich malt, light stone fruit and slight brown sugar. Medium body. LIngering caramel, rich malt and very light fruit. Very nice beer - much more caramel forward and less hops, but it’s good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2009 bottle. Pours dark brown with tan head. Nose/taste of light candi sugar, brown sugar, toffee, caramel and baked bread. Medium body. Alcohol completely hidden. Smooth.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample during Blarney Wine Festival on 03/17/2012. Pours a clear dark amber color with a medium thin off-white head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, fruit and hops. Full-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, vinous fruit and piney hops. The finish is sweet with a grainy malty aftertaste. Holding up well after a couple of years, still a good Barley Wine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
2007 bottle. Very dark and hazy chestnut color, medium tan head with good retention. Aroma of sweet caramel syrup. Taste is sweet butterscotch and light spice. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 2010 vintage. Ruddy orange-red-brown body, thin clumping beige head. Deep, robust caramely nose with notes of brown sugar, prune, and alcohol, warming, rich and prickly. Caramely body with prune and raisin in addition to dusty, earthy, faded hops and hints of alcohol, a tad oxidized but not terribly so. Overall, it’s a pretty good rendition.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
This brew pours a deep brownish-amber color with a medium foamy light beige head that diminishes slowly. Sticky rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of dark malt, overripe fruit and hops. Rich body with flavors of toasted malt, dark fruit, hops and toffee. The finish is full and malty with a lingering toasted bread and fruit aftertaste. Solid Barley Wine from start to finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from a trade with cbkschubert. 2008 vintage. Pours clear copper color with thin khaki head. Aromas of caramel, toffee and booze. Flavor is sweet but not cloying. Caramel and toffee with some dough. The alcohol is evident, but doesn’t seem like 10%. Thick, viscous body with minimal carbonation. Excellent! Thanks Craig.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
22 ounce bottle, 2008 vintage, courtesy of kramer quite some time ago. Lemme see... I’ve had this since July 2009 myself. Pours a clear dark brown color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of toffee, caramel, earthy hops and berry-like fruits. The taste is toffee, bitter hops, caramel. Medium-full bodied. Nice barleywine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(tap) hazy dark brown colour with small tan head; light aromas of pine, fruit; balanced flavour, bit chemical, creamy palate
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2008 Vintage enjoyed 09/02/09 Pours a dark amber bordering on brown with ruby highlights and a big fluffy beige head that leaves lots of lace on the way down. Smells of citrus hops, caramel, toffee, alcohol, some dark fruit hidden in the back as well. Tastes of caramel up front, some dark fruits in there quickly before the hop bite hits which segues to a bit of alcohol burn and bitter hoppy aftertaste. Mouth is sticky and sweet, carbonation is moderate, the body is pretty thick. Its a good malty barleywine although still a little hot. If the alcohol tones done a bit this one would be great. Maybe in a year or two I might have the opportunity to revisit.