Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

2009 Toffee, leather. Pours hazy brown with decent mocha head. Lots of barrel in here. It's like bitter astringent finish. Perfume. Decent. 837316 2010. Toffee and leather. I think the 2009 was better. Tangy boozy finish. Orange brown pour. 837315

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

RBJG2. Brown red colour, small bubbly gold Head. Aroma is boozy, stewed fruit, marzipan. Taste is sweet and boozy. Fruit again. Nice. Ar 8 t 8 o 15

Clear ruby amb bod sml tan head. Spicy toffee caramel srma. Toffee caramel flav. Med full bod mod low carb. 7/4/7/4/15 3.7

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

Aroma: caramel, molasses, dark fruits, citrus Appearance: hazy amber with a beige head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium-full body, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish, Delicious

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

From a 22 oz bottle released in 2011. Pours a clear cola with an ecru head. Caramel nose. Flavors of toffee and caramel. Light bodied. Meh.
Earlier Rating: 2/23/2013 Total Score: 3.6
On draft at the Mad Fox Barley Wine Festival, Falls Church VA. Pours a clear amber with an off white head. Aroma of lightly toasted malt. Strong spruce hop notes with some caramel and raisins in the taste. Bitter and boozy finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Dark brown. Some complexity in this beer. Grape skin, cardamom, and some green olive. Moderately sweet, some grit.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle poured into a Belgian snifter. Bottle dated 0511 - 2012. Pours a clear ruby/amber color with a finger of slightly light tan head. Aromas of dark fruit, caramel, burnt sugar. Tastes of floral hops, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, toast. Medium body with a dry finish. Just a hint of booze. Aged pretty well.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

2012-037 Bottle. Pours clear burnt sienna, medium light burnt sienna head that dissipates fairly quickly with some lacing. Aroma is loads of caramel, toffee, a bit of orange zest, pine. Flavor follows, medium sweet, medium plus bitter, some cardboard, lots of pine. Fairly harsh finish, bitter bitter. Medium body, a bit creamy in the mouth. May have waited to long to try this one.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

22 oz. bottle. 2012 vintage. Dark amber, light thin head retention. Nose has a large hop profile with caramel and syrupy toffee. Toffee and caramel are on the real syrupy texture. flavor really borders on cloying. If you like big overly sweet barley wines this is your brew.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared by the AZ crew during the obscenely generous tasting they invited me too. nose of toffee, brandy, and dark fruit. tastes of deep cherries, berries, brandy, Madeira, toffee, and rubbing alcohol. i’m just now seeing the abv of all the brews i drank on that day good lord... no wonder my head hurt.