A smoked, full aroma. Taste is also very thick, has notes of alcohol, roast and smoked dark malts. Definitely the best brew I’ve had from Antares, but it’s not that interesting compared to some of the imperial stouts I’ve had.

A bit of a coffee taste and some nut flavour. Not very thick, not very potent. Drank it on the street walking down Alto Palermo getting snobby looks from the chetos. Made me enjoy the beer a little more.

Bottle. Pours golden, with a nice, full head. Very hoppy aroma with lots of pine and resin, almost drowning what little malt comes through. Flavour is very fruity, with a lot of hoppy bitterness, but here there’s in addition some lightly burned, caramel malt. This would be a very good APA or even IPA, but the hop domination of the malt has got to affect the rating of this as a BW.

Clear dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is quite sweet malty, caramel and a little alcohol. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 080711

Bottled, thanks Fukito and baggio! Hazy pale amber, small head. Aroma of bread and marzipan, some cardamom. Mid sweet with soft, relaxed mouthfeel. Medium-full bodied, some perfume and winegums. Elegant, yet with concentrated flavours. Mid-bitter finish. Interesting and tasty beer!

Bottle at a tasting. Thanks eyes_wide_shut. Clear deep amber. Malty aroma with some soy sauce. Sweet malty flavor with some graininess, fruity notes and a slightly drier finish. Medium-bodied.

19th March 2009
Slightly hazy amber beer. Soft and smooth with a brief visit of sweet malt before giving way to unsubtle alcohol. Doesn’t really taste like a barleywine to me. What I had was ok but I had no interest in finishing the bottle.

clear dark red/Brown, small offwhite head. aroma of toffee, hops, roasted stuff, hops sees to be a little stale. flavor is roasted stuff, faint licorice, good hop bite, caramel. almost smoked.

Bottle 500ml. @ The Danish Summer Gathering Tasting, TSODRBSG09. [ As Antares Simpatico ].Clear medium orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, fruity, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090822] 7-3-7-3-14 Bottle 330ml. [ As Antares Barley Wine ].Clear medium orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, sweet malt, caramel, dried fruit, light alcoholic. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, dried fruit, alcohol. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20130620] 7-4-7-3-15