Divine Reserve #6
Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Houston, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.33
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12oz bottle thanks to Eric. Pours out amber color topped with a sand head. Nose is nice sweet brown sugar toffee notes and some spice. Taste is more of the nice sweet malts toffee caramel very nice.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle received as a trade extra - thanks BelgianBeerGal! Pours completely cloudy mahogany brown with a ton of huge floaties - oh oh! Small tan head that dissipates quickly and leaves token lacing. Not starting off so great. Then I get a whiff - hmmmmmmm! Aroma is dried fruit, caramel, toffee, some pine resin. Not getting the hoppiness described, probably because the aromatics have faded with age, but what is left is very appealing. Taste is about the same, quite sweet and sugary, but balanced by enough resinous bitterness that it all works. This is a tasty beer. I just wish I had some more of it lying around!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
bottle thanks to my Austin trading buddy. Pours murky brown with a medium tan head that fades to a solid tan film that resides on the beer the length of the glass. Aroma is big aged hops, grapefruit, citrus and pine. You can tell this beer originally had a big hop presence but time has still done this beer well. Flavors of plum, caramel, toast, a little nutty with a spicy brown sugar and citrus hop bitterness in the finish. Alcohol is very well hidden.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
30th May 2009
Hazy brown beer. Light and dry palate. Very light barleywine but the components are all here. Salty malt, hop bitterness. but all so very light. The malt is slightly aged tasting and there is a trace of charcoal. Aniseedy alcohol finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Wee bottles shared thc to gnoff, cons 2011-02-26 Göteborg AP: ruby red, wee white head, oily AR: dry fruitiness - grapes, leather belt F: obvious alcholic, grapes, grape fruit, vinos, oily feeling, hard flavors and great bitterness
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
First rating12 fl oz bottle thanks to sebletitje, on Jan 31, 2011Clear deep copper color, pretty big light brown head. Hoppy, citrus, roasted, malty, sweet, alcohol scent. Malty, bitter, caramel taste. Bitter finish. Smooth mouthfeel, high bitterness.7/4/7/4/15=3.7RerateBottle, thanks to sebletitje!Sampled on February 26, 2011Clear light brown volor, small orange head. Citrus, sweet, bitter, fruit scent. Sweet, bitter, dried fruits, alcohol taste. Smooth mouthfeel, a bit harsh bitterness.8/4/7/4/15=3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Received this in trade from Texindy, thanks for the opportunity. Pours a slightly cloudy dark amber with some orange hues. Pours an off white head that dissipates to a cap. Aroma is spicy piney hops hiding a strong malt backbone. Taste is more spicy piney citrusy hops with a bit of alcohol heat in the mix. There’s some malt in there, but its hard to taste behind all the hops. Carbonation is ample, body is medium, mouthfeel is crisp, and a bit sticky. Great barleywine or possibly double ipa. I’ll bet this one will be fantastic in a couple of years, hopefully I can hold on to one that long.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. An uncear red beer with a lazing light tan head. The aroma has notes of malt, hops, and grass. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, grass, and over ripe fruits, leading to a lightly bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from a trade. Can’t remember who, maybe secret Santa. Pours dark copper color with minimal tan head. Big toffee and caramel aroma with some alcohol. Sweet caramel flavor with some mild pine hops that have faded. Medium body with soft carbonation. Thanks to whomever sent this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle ah home ... Thank to WAY long time back to a trader ... im sorry i forgot who as its been close on 2 years ... dark copper ... sweet rich pine american pale ale malt nose ... sweet front ... again that creamy pale ale malt ... little smokey wood ... big pine resiny sweetness.. decent but not my style of barley wine