Life Is Round Blend #3
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.53
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Malty, sweetish and caramely with some toffee, prunes, vanilla, bourbon, oak and woody notes, some roastiness and earthiness. Quite complex and tasty
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with lots of dark toffee and caramel notes and lighter notes of toasted bread with hints fo chocolate. Moderate alcohol notes with light bourbon and faint oak notes. Pours dark brown with dark auburn hues on the edges and a small, thin, tan head that recedes quickly to the edges and disappears. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of caramel and toffee as well as lighter notes of burnt sugar, toasted bread and hints of chocolate. Medium low bitterness and medium high alcohol notes. Lingering chocolate, dark toffee and alcohol notes. Light oak and medium light bourbon notes. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid barleywine with nice bourbon notes. A bit hot and boozy, but a solid beer with complex malt notes.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle, Batch #3. Pours clear reddish chestnut, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is rich, dark sugars, vanilla, bourbon, toffee, cocoa, werthers. Flavor is sweet but not cloying, light plus bitter. Medium body, low carbonation, silky.