(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of MaltOMeal. Pours a clear reddish colour with a beige head. Aroma of wood, dried fruit and alcohol. Quite full-bodied with sweetish burned caramel, dried fruit and a hoppy finish with some sweetness prevailing. 260708

Bomber...2007 Bottle...Ruddy brown-tan head...nice drippy lacing...when the light shines through it, it looks like dark ripe cherries....sweet malt aromas-and alcohol soaked cherries....creamy body...flavors of alcohol initially, its bitter-sweet in the mouth...has cherry and prune essences, but soaked in booze...its a good barley, the style I enjoy--very balanced

07–22oz bottle @Vero Beach Throwdown-pours a dissipating off white head and mahogany color. Aroma is sweet dark fruit-plum/dark cherry. Taste is sweet dark fruit-plum/dark cherry, bitter, alcohol. Occasional. Thanks for sharing Beerlando. 3.0 090623-Alaskan 08 BW @Tampa Weekly Gathering-Thanks markwise–22oz bottle–pours a light tan ring for a head and dark copper color. Aroma is medium/dark malt-sweet, hops. Taste is medium/dark malt-sweet, hops-bite, alcohol. 3.6

2007 bottle. Aroma is just plain caramel. Brown color with a disappearing beige head. Strong malty flavors with floral hop. Exceptionally smooth. Not a trace of heat, and this is 10.4%. Quite an experience.

Thanks to beastiefan2k for splitting and order of this stuff from LS - I should have known that a brewer from a place this cold could do a barleywine right - dark ruby beer, with a head that disappears fast, and completely, making the beer look almost still - prune and fig greet the nose first, followed by caramel, black cherry, some mild spices, brandy - sweet, but not cloying, with a mild bitterness and spice character to balance (actually a bit closer to traditional british examples than most american barleywines) - a very mild smokiness makes things very interesting - a bit of brandy flavor is enhanced by an alcohol warmth, but the beer never becomes boozy - caramel and lots of dark fruits - brown sugar - spices become increasingly powerful as it warms, but that only adds to the overall warming character of the beer - and who doesn’t want a barleywine to make them feel warm and fuzzy inside?

2007: Big head on a dark brown body. Aroma of peach, melon, chocolate, alcohol and light toffee....and lots of hops. Palate shows chcolate, hops...a clean profile with pleasing balance and a slight roastiness late.

2006: Hazy dark amber colour. Big chewy brown sugar aroma with a light toasty note. Smooth and sweet palate with further brown sugar malts and late alcoholic dryness. 8 4 8 4 17 = 4.1

[At GABF 2004, Vintage 2003] A hazy copper colored beer with a lasting orange head. The aroma is sweet and very hoppy. The flavor sweet malty with distinct notes of hops - as well as notes of oranges slices dipped in sugar. The alcohol is very well hidden - it can only be felt on the tongue.