Gladiator Essedarius

Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

Barley Wine - Barley Rotating Out of Production

Score

6.97

ABV: 11.3%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

Gladiator Essedarius Bourbon Imperial Roman Style Ale is unlike any competitor in the colosseum of craft beers, it thunders into the arena like a charioteer at top speed with notes of raisin, cheery,and fig aromas leading; followed by roasted barley, vanilla, and bourbon barrel laced malt coating your tongue. The smoky finish is dry, lingering and complex. A barley wine style ale of epic proportions.

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djd07 (28882) reviewed Gladiator Essedarius from Shipyard Brewing Company 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle during RBWG, pours a dark amber with beige head. The aroma is roast and dark fruits. Thin mouth with sweet roasted malt and caramel with lingering dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2015 at 17:29

Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Gladiator Essedarius from Shipyard Brewing Company 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750mL caged and corked bottle, courtesy of markwise, pours with a murky muddy dark brown body that supports a nice looking mocha colored head that took some pour height to tease up. The aroma offers up sweet molasses and caramel and smooth candy like bourbon booze. Beneath those notes murmurs a thick stream of thin sweet dark fruity esters. First off, particularly while this is a little too cold, this reminds me of bourbon Angel’s Share and I’m really liking it. The taste is similar and seems Angels Share like, to my liking. I get smooth bourbon mixing with molasses and slivers of caramel. Behind those notes are timid little sweet dark fruity esters that mingle about well off in the background. This is s a pretty damn good barrel aged barleywine. Well done.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2013 at 21:36

7.1

jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Gladiator Essedarius from Shipyard Brewing Company 12 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

750ml bottle shared by mlunger @RBWG-JAX-dissipating tan-mahogany. A-bourbon/wood, dk fruit, dk malt. T-bourbon/wood, dk fruit, dk malt, hop bite.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2013 at 18:09

7.5

Sledutah (12313) reviewed Gladiator Essedarius from Shipyard Brewing Company 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at RBWG
Appearance: Clear dark brown with a medium sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Dark roasted malts and dark fruit
Taste: Dark malts, coffee and chocolate
Nice

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2013 at 12:32

7.1

Leighton (34941) reviewed Gladiator Essedarius from Shipyard Brewing Company 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle ar RBWG, thanka to Matt. Pours black-brown with a creamy, foamy tan head. Nose holds some. Dark and toasty malta in the nose. Medium sweet flavor with atro gly tangy berries. Medium bodied with light carvonation. Warming finish, further dough and tangy berries, more tangy berriea.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2013 at 20:07