22 oz. bottle purchased at Learys’ Newburyport Location. Almost clear orange / gold color, carbonation only provides very thin head. Aroma has sweet grain with mild pine hop variety.

Lager yeast is not detectable, drinks more like an American Pale Ale. Mild fruity and herbal hops with a mellow bitterness after the sip. Bitterness is more herbal pine rather then fruit. Very easy to drink and above average for the style. I enjoyed this more then I was expecting!

Coffee and some dark chocolate. Roast. Pours black with great head and lacing. Bitter finish. Tap at Armsby Abbey.

Draft @ Alehouse Amesbury. 12 oz shaker shows slightly hazy gold with some legs of lacing. Aroma is lemons, Oranges and pale grain. Flavor is all fruit: clementine, lemons and a mild grain bill. Body really leans on the thinner side with a mild hop bitterness. Overall, very mild in every aspect.

Bottle at America on Tap Slightly hazy deep golden color. Aromas of sweet bready malt and plenty of diacytyl. A bit too sweet and the butterscotch doesn’t do this style any favors.

Bottle at America on Tap slightly hazy light golden color. Aromas of sweet bready malt and plenty of diacytyl. Not nearly dry enough or hoppy enough to be a Czech pilsner.

Draft. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, grain, AMD straw, leading to a bitter finish.

Draft at Sunset Grill & Tap. Color is a near clear light Brown color. Aroma is a weak German yeast and caramel malts.

The texture and body is very watery. Super thin, the German yeast wants to show itself but has a hard time with all the water in this brew. Weak banana and clove. It reminds me of my first ever home brew attempt back in 2010. Just a weak showing all around.

This was poured into a chalice thinking it was an actual barleywine. Actually, initial aroma and taste makes me think, there’s none of the sort.
The appearance was a ruddy red to amber color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Light foaminess glazes along the glass nicely.
The smell has some sweet red raspberries with a stealthy tartness underneath. Light cocoa enlivens the aroma as it warms.
The taste was mainly sweet through the red raspberries. The cocoa makes a sly presence sweetly. Tartness is minor. There’s a nice little combination of the cocoa to raspberry in the aftertaste and that leads to a sticky finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body. It makes for a decent session and is somewhat dry on my tongue.
Overall, its a fruit beer through and through. I wish BBC wouldn’t have slapped \"barleywine\" on the label, there’s no such qualities. Still, its good for what it is and I could see myself having it in the warmer months.

Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours golden - amber with a small white head. The nose is sweet, sticky, juicy, oily, peach, apricot, earthy and candy. The taste is bitter - sweet, oily, earthy, apricot, nectarine, peppercorn, light alcohol and toasted grass with a dry, warming finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Oily mouth - feel. Simple, but not bad.