Subsidiaries
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nice copper color. Medium sized head. Sweet candy aroma with some floral elements. Taste is typical ipa. good but one dimensional and boring.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2003
at 23:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Very little aroma at all. Great appearance with a lacing white head. Dark black. The roasted barley is prominent in the the taste and comes through some some coffee. One dimensional, but good.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2003
at 21:45
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
2015-12-08, bottle, vintage 2012, bb 02/02/13, 3 years old, 8-5-8-4-17=42
It pours a dark brown color with compact beige head. Deep aroma, leafy and resiny hops, old cheese rind. The flavor is very strong, at this age the elements are in balance, the bitterness is still strong, it has a nutty character, and also an unusual spicy character probably from the yeast, and not yet sings of oxidisation.
Excellent American Barley Wine.
2013-03-19, bottle, vintage 2012, bb 02/02/13, 8-5-8-3-16=40
Hazy dark amber color with red shades; generous rocky head, stable, with nice lace. Very nice aroma. Malt, caramel, hops; but also a bit soapy. Full bodied, with strong caramel flavor, sweet, but mostly bitter, with aggressive resins; the final is maybe too bitter, with some roasted nuts.
Better to wait a few years…
2006-01-12, draught at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö, 9-5-9-5-18=46
Wonderful aroma, with lovely hops and malt. Thick, malty, hopped, extreme. Maybe less mature than in the bottle, but so impressive!
2003-11-06, bottle, vintage 2003, 9-5-9-5-17=45
Hazy dark amber color; thin creamy head. Strong malt and phenol nose; caramel and nuts; fudge, gingerbread. Strong body, malty, more character than many others Barley Wines, loads of caramel; very well balanced by a bold bitterness, leading to an extremely strong and long final. Aaaah the hops…
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2003
at 01:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. 2003. Fantastic aroma of hops (mostly citrus hops with a little earthiness). Nice head on top of a golden body with a slight reddish tint. The feel is a little heavy on the barley and it has a certain creaminess to it. Otherwise hops with a decent amount of malt to back it up - pine tar, more citrus flavors and lingering hops. Noticeable alcoholic presence. I wish the creaminess and fullness wasn't there, but otherwise it's a great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2003
at 18:45
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
2008-08-27, draught at Cockney Pub, Århus, 6-3-6-3-12=30
Dark brown color with mahogany shades. Some roasted malt and caramel, medium sweet, not aggressive, but not too complex.
2003-11-05, bottle, 9-5-7-5-16=42
Dark color; beige creamy head. Very nice aroma: malt, roasted malt, coffee, hop, light cardboard, phenol. Dry mouthfeel, but very well balanced. Very good final, quite complex, dominated by the roasted, and then the caramel, the hop, the liquorice.
Dark brown color with mahogany shades. Some roasted malt and caramel, medium sweet, not aggressive, but not too complex.
2003-11-05, bottle, 9-5-7-5-16=42
Dark color; beige creamy head. Very nice aroma: malt, roasted malt, coffee, hop, light cardboard, phenol. Dry mouthfeel, but very well balanced. Very good final, quite complex, dominated by the roasted, and then the caramel, the hop, the liquorice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2003
at 07:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I consider it sacrilege to drink and rate this beer in October, but I am weak, and I fell prey to my curiosity. Poured a clear copper color, with an off-white creamy head. Pine and earthy hops aroma was somewhat harsh. Flavor was very piney and bitter with grapefruit and other citrus involved as the beer warmed. I didn't detect the sweet, cherry-like tanginess I noted in the aftertaste of the 2002 version. This year's batch could stand to rest for awhile! Still, Celebration Ale is, IMO, the best widespread beer this brewer produces. Update: I was lucky enough to find the 2000 edition today, and was amazed at how this beer has evolved. The 2000 edition was copper-colored but loaded with yeast sediment, unlike the clear 2003 version. Toast, bread, and caramel dominated the nose and the flavor. Hops were smoothed out and evident in the aftertaste, where they left a floral but only slightly bitter aftertaste. Truly a different beer when fresh.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2003
at 01:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very dark color, short brown frothy head. Aroma is bready, licorice, roasted malts, rye, strawberry. Taste is roasted malts, bready. Sirupy texture. Watery palate, with a rye taste in the back of the throat, slight alcohol burn.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2003
at 05:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark golden/light amber in colour with a nice dense off-white head. Aroma of caramel, strong malt and earthy hops. Medium-bodied; Strong earthy hop flavour with a superb malt balance. Aftertaste shows a caramel addition along with a subtle spice. Overall, good but not great. I had this pint on draught at the Pizza Plant in Buffalo, New York.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2003
at 00:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Great floral aroma with fruit and hops. Light brown color. Flavor of hops, bitter. A good American pa.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2003
at 00:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Dark brown in colour with ruby highlights and a thick tan head comprised of small bubbles. Nice aroma of roasted malt, raisins and chocolate. Full-bodied; Strong maltiness with adequate complexity and some sweetness. Some hops are detectable very early in the aftertaste, but none of the other characteristics. Overall, a decent beer, not great for the style, but not bad either. I bought this twelve ounce bottle at Total Wine in Chantilly, Virginia and sampled it on 29-September-2003.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2003
at 23:41