Fort George Brewery Etymology

Etymology

 

Fort George Brewery in Astoria, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.89
ABV: 13.2% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Since the beginning of time, people have slightly
misinterpreted and reinterpreted each others
words... and beers. The study of words’ original
intentions has always been a thing - see Yaska,
Sanskrit Grammarian circa 7th Century BCE. Same with
beer. Which leads us to the question - what
exactly is a barleywine? Etymology is a blend of
two very different but equally delicious
variations of barleywine. One a rich, toasty, black
barleywine (Etym) and the other a classic, 12
month barrel aged American style (Ology). After
months of study and reflection, we blended the
two with a third, younger American barleywine to
create this bold and balanced beer.
 

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9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

On tap at Chuck's - Seward Park. Pours very murky muddy brown with a beige head. Fantastic whiskey barrel character, rich caramelized sugars, and dried fruits on the nose. Flavour has a bready malt base, dried fruits, tons of caramelized dark sugars, and a ton of rich whiskey barrels that are well-integrates with the base beer. This is phenomenal.

Tried from Draft from Chuck's Hop Shop - Seward Park on 05 Oct 2025 at 02:53


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8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

A deep dark brown barleywine with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with dark fruits, alcohol warmth, light vinous character, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with dark fruits, vanilla, vinous character, alcohol warmth, very nice. Bottle from brewery.

Tried from Bottle at Fort George Brewery (Lovell Taproom) on 08 Feb 2025 at 21:28


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

2023 (Willett/Bookers). Murky pale brown puddle water. No head. Dates, vanilla, sticky sugars. Boozy, quite fruity, especially plums and oranges. Good complexity. 4 7 7 8 7.5 = 6.9

2024. Looks not great, murky, light brown, no head. Nice figs, dates, vanilla, 4 8 8 4 17 = 8.1

Tried on 27 Jan 2024 at 03:19


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Taster at Fort George, 2023 vintage. Near black pour with a thin, tight beige head. Aroma is malty, molassess, bourbon and pit fruit. Taste comes in strong, sweet, brown sugar, prunes and a hefty hit of bourbon. Deep and rich. Decadent.

Tried on 09 May 2023 at 04:33


9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

On tap at Fort George - Lovell Taproom, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is decadent and complex, with intense bourbon barrels, brown sugar, dark dried fruits, and dark sugars — damn. Flavour is sublime, with intense bourbon, brown sugar, molasses, and dark dried fruits. Intensely rich, decadent and wonderfully blended. Outstanding extreme beer.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2022 at 05:56