Killer Penguin Barleywine
Boulder Beer Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.81
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Traditional winter seasonals are warm and comforting - not this Penguin. Diving in at around 10 percent alcohol by volume, Killer Penguin uses over twice the malt as other winter beers, and is aged for over 6 months to perfect the condition and flavor of this barleywine style ale. This beer doesn't ferment, it hibernates, and wakes up with an attitude.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bright copper colour. Rich nose - caramel, earthy hints and chocolate. Fairly thin, which doesn’t allow for a true BW impact. Both malt and hop are really standard for the style - anyone familiar with this style at all will be like "yup, that’s a barley wine" and then move on.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2007
at 13:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle courtesy of Beerandblues2: Poured a clear medium amber color ale with a small foamy head with limited retention. Aroma of bitter hops is dominating with some notes of alcohol and sugar. Taste is way too hoppy for my own taste in barleywine with some medium sugar and light alcohol peak. Body is slightly too light with some medium carbonation. Overall, I thought this was too hoppy and bitter and generally lacking some character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2007
at 13:35
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Copper/honey like color..dirty foam (stained)..not much substance, simple tasty finish, mild hops, no real aroma...mix with a hint of guilt...delish!!
Tried
on 05 Feb 2007
at 21:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle with wax over bottlecap. 2006 vintage. Pour is absolutely beautiful. Wonderful copper color with a one finger tight head that dies down quickly and is already starting to lace on the sides of the glass. The surface of the beer is now left with a film of the tiniest bubbles. As it is warming the aromas are getting better and better. Pineapple and caramel are the main draws, and while not overpowering or remarkably complex, it is nice. Flavor is OK... caramel malt is the backbone, but there are lots of little side currents that please... the pineappley hops, the dark fruit and molasses like tang, the alcohol’s warmth. The one knock that I’d make is that it has a very thin mouthfeel for a BW.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2007
at 20:45
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear ruby pour, with pretty much no head to speak of - the aroma is oddly tart, with notes of cherries and some spice, almost like a kriek, but the background alcohol and caramel malt remind you it’s a barleywine - thin bodied, with a rather weak flavor - some cherry and spices are present, with moderate bitterness - some light phenolic flavor - finishes with sythetic, corn syrup sweetness - way out of balance, and not terribly flavorful.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2006
at 20:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
22oz bomber 2006. Nice clear copper color with tan head. Aroma is light with roasted malts, sweeter caramel malts and an even lighter smell of hops. First taste is true Barleywine flavor. Like the aroma I get roasted and caramel malts. But also some dark cherry type fruitiness thrown in. There’s also grapefruit hoppiness that’s not too tart but a bit sweet. I also get a slight cotton candy like flavor. Nice tasting Barleywine.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2006
at 21:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Strong and earthy. The hop aroma is pretty forward with definite grapefruit notes. Alcohols are there too. Sweet dark fruity malts are apparent, with a slight caramel-raisin character. There’s a weird, dark earthiness to the finish, that when mixed with the alcoholic finish, detracts from the overall quality.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2006
at 11:28
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draught at Rose and Raindrop, Portland. Clear nut brown. Grassy lemon juice aroma. Somewhat syrupy and vinous with thick mouthfeel. Creates a sweet/sour sensation that I’m not terribly sure I like.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2006
at 15:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
2005 Bottle: Pours dark reddish amber with a medium thin beige head that lasts pretty well. Thin, stringy lacing. Aroma of malt and raisins. Not very full-bodied considering the ABV, with malt and spice flavors primarily, along with a touch of dark fruit. The finish is kind of syrupy and sweet. All in all this one just didn’t seem to come together for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2005
at 19:11