Barleywine Style Ale
Gizmo Brew Works in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.63
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Drake (22934) reviewed Barleywine Style Ale from Gizmo Brew Works 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
750 mL swingtop bottle from Hops & Grapes, Hickory. I should say, ostentatious swingtop bottle. This is an old bottle under the Roth Foe Hammer label. Bottle #290, dated 11/22/11. Not too excited to try this considering my past poor experiences with this brewery. I’m not alone either, as this has gone to at least two tastings and come back un-opened. Well, here goes. Pours a dark brown color with red highlights. Thin frothy tan head that quickly fades. Aroma of toffee, citrus, stone fruits, yeast, funk. Yep, funk. The taste is toffee, earth, plum, nutty notes, booze, mild funk. Medium bodied, slightly boozy. Meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pour is a dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a decent dark fruit with a decent hop with some alcohol. Flavor is again a lots of strong dark fruit and molasses with a huge helping of hops at the end. Also a huge helping of alcohol after that. It was hot as hell when sampled and probably better under cooler conditions. But this was still a tasty barley wine. Bonus is when you asked for a sample everyone shouts "Foehammer? NO!"