9/10
Thanks FlandersNed ! Delicious rolos packed with extra caramel notes, alcoholic candy, cognac nose and front is gorgeous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2025
at 23:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2025 bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a thick, viscous deep black to brown. Big aromas of vanilla, dark chocolate and bourbon barrel. Oak and bourbon with tons of vanilla on the palate. Vanilla sweetness is there but the oak and dark chocolate notes balance out the sweetness. Lingering bourbon and vanilla on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 09 Aug 2025
at 03:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This beer is a slightly hazed orange-gold color with a medium frothy white head that recedes steadily to a film. Sticky strings of lace. Aroma of resiny hops, tropical fruit and malt. Medium body with flavors of piney hops, tropical fruit, citrus and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2025
at 21:27
8.6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Aug 2025
at 15:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours an unclear orange gold with a small bit of off-white head that dissipates. Pine, overripe citrus with notes of bread and honey on the nose. Palate is the same with bready malt, honey and pine. No date on the can, so maybe a bit old. Honey, pine and citrus on the finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 13 Jul 2025
at 01:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Undated can drunk 5/11/25.
Heavily hazy, bright orange-maize-sunrise. Clumpy, off-white head, large.
Peachy-pineapple, a bit of punchiness to it, with melon, papaya, pine and greenery. Biscuit and cracker malt is sparse, only gently balancing.
No punch in the flavor, as the melon and mango notes take front and center, with grapefruit and orange notes coming on late to add bitterness and balance. Another quite dry WW IPA, after the first few I had were so deeply malty. Not that this one isn't nicely malty, just surprised at the level of dryness. Cracker, biscuit, mango, peach and tangerine lingering. Lots of flavor, no twang, resin or alcohol noted.
Heavily hazy, bright orange-maize-sunrise. Clumpy, off-white head, large.
Peachy-pineapple, a bit of punchiness to it, with melon, papaya, pine and greenery. Biscuit and cracker malt is sparse, only gently balancing.
No punch in the flavor, as the melon and mango notes take front and center, with grapefruit and orange notes coming on late to add bitterness and balance. Another quite dry WW IPA, after the first few I had were so deeply malty. Not that this one isn't nicely malty, just surprised at the level of dryness. Cracker, biscuit, mango, peach and tangerine lingering. Lots of flavor, no twang, resin or alcohol noted.
Tried
from Can
from
Holiday Market
on 11 May 2025
at 20:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL 2023 bottle drunk 2/18/24. Bright, clear, deep amber with little/no head. Nose is rich, long, intense English Barleywine notes of raisin, toffee, vanilla. Throw a bit of more acidic red fruit in there and add a dash of barrel character to help tone down the malt intensity. Sweet, mega-malty, soft, luxurious. Toffee-vanilla-raisin with a bit of creme brulée on the finish. Just a bit too sweet for me, though only just barely. Wish there was just a bit more balancing barrel character, but it's nice to see a more OG Barleywine done and done well
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2025
at 19:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
500mL bottle from Holiday Market, drunk 5/11/25.
Dark amber with garnet highlights. Clear. Slight bubbles on the edge.
Rich toffee, raisin, vanilla, caramel, red fruits and easygoing bourbon. Moderate oak/barrel though would have expected more from the Woodford. But I'd rather it be mostly malt, yeast and bourbon character, so I'm not complaining. No alcohol noted initially. Reminds me a good deal of Barreled Souls!
Soft, succulent, malty, with immediate spiciness from the Heaven Hill emerging. Cuts the rich, toffee maltiness nicely and balances the beer, leaving rich malt lingering alongside flavorful spirit. No huge oakiness, though, of course, there is some oak lingering. Heavy black pepper, very dry molasses, and even a touch of licorice linger, as well. Rich, slightly syrupy, big-bodied, but never cloying. Spicier than I remember Choros being, but maybe not as elegant, and a touch sweeter. Kind of splitting hairs here, but I wish the spiciness was more black pepper/lead/bourbon and less licorice/ginger/molasses. Still, hard to find too much fault here and it's done quite well, with zero indication of the 15%.
Dark amber with garnet highlights. Clear. Slight bubbles on the edge.
Rich toffee, raisin, vanilla, caramel, red fruits and easygoing bourbon. Moderate oak/barrel though would have expected more from the Woodford. But I'd rather it be mostly malt, yeast and bourbon character, so I'm not complaining. No alcohol noted initially. Reminds me a good deal of Barreled Souls!
Soft, succulent, malty, with immediate spiciness from the Heaven Hill emerging. Cuts the rich, toffee maltiness nicely and balances the beer, leaving rich malt lingering alongside flavorful spirit. No huge oakiness, though, of course, there is some oak lingering. Heavy black pepper, very dry molasses, and even a touch of licorice linger, as well. Rich, slightly syrupy, big-bodied, but never cloying. Spicier than I remember Choros being, but maybe not as elegant, and a touch sweeter. Kind of splitting hairs here, but I wish the spiciness was more black pepper/lead/bourbon and less licorice/ginger/molasses. Still, hard to find too much fault here and it's done quite well, with zero indication of the 15%.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Holiday Market
on 11 May 2025
at 18:58