Institutionalized
Revolution Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.91
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. This brew is a clear reddish-bronze color with a medium white head that dissipates slowly. Small patches of lacing. Aroma of fruit and caramel malt. Full-bodied with flavors of grainy malt, resiny hops and fruit. The finish is malty up front with a piney hops aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at Revolution Brewpub, Chicago - 04/11/12. Clear dark copper with a thin off white head that clears to the edges, forms a small lake but retains fairly well thereafter. Nose of sweet caramel malt, dark sugars, toffee, spice, fudge, prune, dates. Tastes of sweet sugars, dark toffee, booze, dark fruits, prunes, dates. Full bodied with fine carbonation leading to a sweet and boozey finish. An OK barley wine but a little over sweet and the alcohol isn’t that well hidden compared to some others.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear reddish amber with a tan head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma was surprisingly fruit forward with sweet grains and a bit of alcohol. Flavor was surprisingly fruit forward as well with some red fruits joined by a strong sweet grain and biscuit backbone making for an interesting take on a barley wine.