Ol' Fog Burner
Garrison Brewing Company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Barley Wine - Barley Spring|
Score
7.07
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The biggest of all beers, “Ol’ Fog Burner” Barley Wine is an exceptionally mellow & complex ale. It’s tawny copper colour & sweet spiciness transcend boundaries & expectations. Suitable for cellaring.
2011 vintage: 11.3% ABV
2011 vintage: 11.3% ABV
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8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
2016-11-08, bottle from Brewery Creek, Vancouver; brewed 2011-01-18; 11.3% ABV, 5 years old, 6-4-7-3-14=34
Good beer, starts being oxidized, but it still has enough bitterness and a good body strength, nutty; tastes like an English Barley Wine that is much older than 5 years.
2011-08-18, bottle from Brewery Creek, Vancouver; brewed 2011-01-18; 11.3% ABV, 8-5-8-5-17=43
Dark amber color, mahogany, with red reflexes, and a small sized creamy head. The aroma is full malty, nutty, with some chocolate, some fudge, dusty English notes, hops, maybe some oxidisation. Rich malt flavor, with caramel and hints of liquorice, with a spicy profile; the body is round, and the sweetness is correct and not overpowering; the hopping is bold, well blended in this beer; there is an evident alcohol presence that produces a very pleasant warming effect on the tongue.
Very good Barley Wine, American style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2011
at 14:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
2094-2096 batches, 11.3% alcohol on the bottle label. Has a weak head and a dark clear-copper body. Thick aroma of sugars and malt, heavy alcohol sweetness. Flavour is soft fruity esters with a sharp finish. The alcohol is well hidden and warms the belly. There are some bitter aftertastes and a lack of complexity which are keeping this from greatness - perhaps some aging is in order.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2011
at 01:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sparkling amber, fast fading beige head.Neutral nose.Mellow palate,molasses,medium alcohol heat,long medium hop finish
Tried
on 06 Jun 2011
at 22:58
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
500mL bottle (listed at 11.3%), pours a beautiful dark ruby red with a medium beige head. Aroma of toffee, nuts, dark fruits (plum, raisin), light biscuity notes and subtle hops to balance. Flavour is quite alcoholic which overburdens the rest of the flavour profile, secondarily featuring caramel, dark fruits and quite an immensely cloying sweetness. 'Tis is a decent one, but the alcohol and ridiculous sweetness pull this down a notch from what it could be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2011
at 20:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Olive bottle, 500 ml, bottled on February 17 2010, via Steve Gamble (thanks!), savoured on May 3 2010; eye: caramel with a reddish hue, dense, hazy, tiny beige head, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, resinous hops, light orange; mouth: malt, resinous, hops, caramel, orange, alcohol, finale in alcohol, medium-full body, not much carbonation, mildly bitter, alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille olive, 500 ml, embouteillée le 17 février 2010, via Steve Gamble (merci!), savourée le 3 mai 2010; œil : caramel avec une teinte rougeâtre, dense, voilée, petite mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, houblon résineux, léger orange; bouche : malt, houblon résineux, caramel, orange, alcool, finale en alcool, corps moyen-corsé, peu carbonatée, moyennement amère, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2010
at 13:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a deep copper color ale with a light foamy head with some retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of dry fruits with distinctive notes of plums and figs with some well balanced sweetness. Taste is also a quite complex mix between some dry plums and figs with notes of balanced sweet caramel malt. Body is about average with good carbonation and no signs of alcohol. Very well done overall and glad that brewer still see the point of brewing barleywine without throwing a ton of hops at them.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2009
at 22:28