6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very roasty malts with some coffee and light herbal tones. Smooth, medium mouthfeel. Light caramel malts with just a touch of smoke. I thought this was a solid stout, actually, and could have downed a few of them.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2010
at 19:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Pours coppery with a small beige head. Aroma seems citrus. Full bodied with light carbonation. Quite malty but there is hop present. Ends more sweet than not, but there’s some definite bitter keeping up the good fight. Strong fight!
Tried
on 29 Mar 2010
at 16:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear amber with a large beige head. Sweet aroma with toasted malt, caramel, ripe fruits and plenty of hops. Sweet flavour with toasted malt, caramel, ripe fruits and plenty of hops. Finished bitter.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2010
at 01:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: 22 oz bottle from Chevy Chase Wine, 3/2/10
Aroma: The nose has lots of citrus hops, some caramel malts, some resiny notes, and some booze
Appearance: Pours a clear, dark orange-caramel color with a tiny, bubbly beige head, spotty lace
Flavor: The flavor is pretty hoppy/bitter, some sweet malts for balance, relatively dry
Palate: The body is medium-full, with a syrupy mouthfeel, and a somewhat boozy feel
Overall Impression: This is my first bottled rating from DuClaw, though I have had a bunch of their brews from the tap at the brewery. I'm glad to see DuClaw brews started showing up in bottles down here, I hadn't seen them in the area before now. As it breathes, the hops fade from the nose a bit, and it grows boozier, which is interesting. I like the nose either way. The flavors also works pretty well for me, a very solid Barley Wine. This is good brewery, I'd like to see these guys expand their bottling to more beers and more areas, as I am happy to enjoy this brew without having to visit Baltimore to get it.
Aroma: The nose has lots of citrus hops, some caramel malts, some resiny notes, and some booze
Appearance: Pours a clear, dark orange-caramel color with a tiny, bubbly beige head, spotty lace
Flavor: The flavor is pretty hoppy/bitter, some sweet malts for balance, relatively dry
Palate: The body is medium-full, with a syrupy mouthfeel, and a somewhat boozy feel
Overall Impression: This is my first bottled rating from DuClaw, though I have had a bunch of their brews from the tap at the brewery. I'm glad to see DuClaw brews started showing up in bottles down here, I hadn't seen them in the area before now. As it breathes, the hops fade from the nose a bit, and it grows boozier, which is interesting. I like the nose either way. The flavors also works pretty well for me, a very solid Barley Wine. This is good brewery, I'd like to see these guys expand their bottling to more beers and more areas, as I am happy to enjoy this brew without having to visit Baltimore to get it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2010
at 18:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is dry and caramelish malty. Sweet and caramelish flavoured. Slight sugarish. sweet and smooth flavoured into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2010
at 09:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Big thanks to GMCC2181 for shipping me this growler! Pours clear copper with thin off white head. The mild aroma is full of citrus hops, spicy to earthy hops and some slick malt sweetness. The taste starts out with smooth earthy to grassy hop flavor and then the bitterness begins to pick up. By midway slick sweet maltiness murmurs up in the background to provide a pleasing level of support for the tasty load of hops. Nice American style Barleywine.
Tried
from Growler
on 22 Jan 2010
at 19:41
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle at first DC tasting of 2010. Copper colored with a small white head and slight lacing. Aroma has caramel malts and rose water. Flavor has lots of sweet malts, dark fruit, scotch, well-balanced with hops. Good body. Smooth. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2010
at 15:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle sampled at the DC Local tasting. Pours a transparent ruddy amber with a creamy, ringing white head. Aroma is very sweet and also very hoppy. BIG. Pine, resiny, caramel, candy. Flavor is sweet, bitter, candy, caramel, oranges, lemons, pine. Finish is a little hot and bitter. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2010
at 13:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Chriso’s Kook Tasting 09. Thanks to Ken again for this. Pale chestnut colour, lasting dark beige head. Soap powder and sweet malt. Sickly. Raisins, dried fruit. Malt loaf. Some dry malt, very tasty, bit of heat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2009
at 01:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: Draft at the Fells Point Brew Pub, 9/6/09
Aroma: The aroma has some roasted notes and caramel
Appearance: Clearish brown color with an orange ting
Flavor: Taste is roasted, nutty, caramel malts, light hop tang
Palate: The body of this beer is light-medium
Overall Impression: Overall, I remember enjoying my sampling of this beer. It was a pretty solid beer, and deserving of this score. Another nice, solid sampling from my trip to DuClaw.
Aroma: The aroma has some roasted notes and caramel
Appearance: Clearish brown color with an orange ting
Flavor: Taste is roasted, nutty, caramel malts, light hop tang
Palate: The body of this beer is light-medium
Overall Impression: Overall, I remember enjoying my sampling of this beer. It was a pretty solid beer, and deserving of this score. Another nice, solid sampling from my trip to DuClaw.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2009
at 18:09