bottle - Pours hazy yellow with a two finger white head. It smells of yeast and a touch of citrus. The flavor is a nice balance of wheat and hops with a touch of citrus. The hops makes this beer stand out a bit from others of the style. It’s not great, but it’s a pretty good, refreshing brew.

Nice dopplebock - easy to drink - nothing overly special that seperates it from other dopples. Overally pretty good beer

12oz bottle. Thick, murky brown-amber color. Full bodied and malty. This is a nice Amber, though I’m no fanatic of the style. Very deep and enjoyable, and not suffering a lot of the typical off tastes all too often found in Amber Ales.

22 oz bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small head. Aroma is malty, with a solid, wonderful vanilla and caramel twist. Extremely tasty. Notes of oak, vanilla, chocolate, and roasted malts. This beverage is good - but definitely a beer to share as a 22 oz is just about too much for one sitting - even as good as I found it.

22 oz. bottle, purchased 2007. Folks, I’ve built a backlog of IIPA’s in my cellar, waiting to get to them after I polished off the lower gravity beers. Now we’re moving, and I need to empty a few bottles, and the hoppy beers won’t improve with age. So let’s pop this one…
Okay, being classified as a Barley Wine, maybe this might have gained something from aging. Well, it’s been in the fridge longer than the "cellar" and I’ve popped the cap, let’s go…
Pour shows definite BW character. Dark copper body, craggy tannish head. Some phenols in the nose, along with a snigger of hops. When drunk, it’s got a very thick feel, like a runny syrup. Would taste very sweet but for a bulwark of hops holding back the saccharine. Bitterness hangs at the soft palate back of my mouth. Hazy orange impressions, or even orange blossom honey, come as the alcohol warming kicks in. Tiny dregs of yeast, or unfiltered particles left at the bottom of the bottle. Sweeter in total than my standard for BW’s, SN Bigfoot. Final impression is of a mead mixed with extra honey and steeped in hops. We know barley wines can run the gamut of experiences based on how long and how well they’re held. I’ve had this a year and a half, and it’s excellent at this stage.

Sample, savoured at the Mondial de la bière on May 30 2008; eye: black, no effervescence, no lacing, opaque; nose: roasted malt, caramel, soya sauce, liquorice, bitter hops, strong coffee, candied fruits; mouth: soya sauce, roasted malt, liquorice, caramel, caramelized malt, strong coffee, rather bitter and sweet, candied fruits; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Échantillon, savourée au Mondial de la bière le 31 mai 2008; oeil : noire, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle, opaque; nez : malt torréfié, caramel, sauce soya, réglisse, houblon amérisant, café fort, fruits candis; bouche : sauce soya, malt torréfié, réglisse, caramel, malt caramélisé, café fort, plutôt amère et sucrée, fruits candis; en résumé : bien aimé

22oz bomber pours a transparent, copper, orange with a thin, whispy white head. The aroma clubs you over the head, tons and tons of sweet malts and grain, light citrus, ripe fruits. Big nose. Flavor is just as strong with plenty of booze, sweet sugary malts, grapefruits, oranges, brandy, pine tar, lemon rinds. Mouthfeel is very heavy with alcohol and strong lasting bitterness. Big ol’ barleywine that’s ready to drink today.