Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sample at the brewpub. Pours a hazy amber-orange color with a thin off-white head that dissipates steadily. Top ring of lacing with a few patches underneath. Citrus and spice aroma with a touch of hops. Light, clean body with fruit and spice flavors, along with mild hops. The finish is citrusy and sweet with a lightly bitter aftertaste. Above average overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. This beer is a hazy amber color with a medium thin and foamy light beige head that has decent retention. Sheets of lacing on the glass. Toasted malt and caramel in the nose with a bit of dark fruit. Rich body with a woody character. Sweet brown sugar and malt flavors along with a moderate level of hops, plus a bit of alcohol burn. The finish is chewy and sweet with a lingering malt aftertaste. Very good all around.
Ibrew2or3 (10834) reviewed Old 21 from The Brew Kettle Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Big thanks to crizay for offering this up in a trade. Pours a clear deep gold with white head. The aroma is sticky chewy malt sweetness interestingly with even large notes of sweet pine and citrus hard candy like hops. The taste starts with smooth sweetness that quickly gets over-run by sweet pine and grapefruit hop flavor. Then toward midway the pine hop bitterness grows to overwhelm the flavor. Just as the finish approaches I get a pleasing sweet malt and pale malt mix of flavors that cut into the hops and provides some balance. As the last bit of this beer leaves the palate the taste is dominated by pine hop bitterness and slight malt sweetness. Nice IIPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Rich O’s Publick House when I stopped on the way to Dark Lord Day. Left over from Gravity Head. Slightly hazy, deep amber in color, with a frim off-white head. Light malt aroma that lacks complexity for a Barleywine. Sweet malt flavor (but not overly so)with some bitterness in the finish. A bit one-dimensional, this would be a good candidate to age a bit more.
JK (8171) reviewed Old 21 from The Brew Kettle Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Gold color. Flavor has abundant grapefruit and citrus, as well as malt. Flavor is nicely balanced with the malt and more hops, but not especially bitter.
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 15
Draft. Clear ruby body, little head. Lots of aromas: toffee, doough, cherries, sweat, flowers, sweet malts. The flavor, though, is only moderately sweet compared to the heavy bitterness. Full bodied and low carbonation. Astringent, bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled at the O-Town throwdown thanks to Crizay. Dark pour with light brown head. Black patent burnt malt aroma with malted milk shake and kind of vanilla notes. The flavor doesn’t divulge its imperial nature. Seems awfully drinkable. Burnt malts start things off with malts sweetness close behind. The finish is pure burnt even charred malts.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Wax-sealed bottle: The beer is a murky brown-amber color with a medium thick and rocky light beige head. Sticky patches of lacing mostly near the top of the glass. Strong aroma of molasses, malt and coconut. Rich and very smooth-bodied. The barrel-aging definitely imbues the original version with a pronounced bourbon flavor. Woody, malty flavors along with hops and peppery alcohol. The finish is round and sweet, with a lingering bourbon aftertaste. Very good overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poor Richard’s Ale pours a hazy brownish-amber color with a thick beige head that dissipates slowly. Fairly solid lacing throughout. Strong earthy malt and hops aroma. Rich smooth body with pungent malt and fruit flavors, as well as touches of caramel and hops. The finish is very malty and leaves a sweet brown sugar aftertaste. Pretty enjoyable from start to finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours a clear orange-amber color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily. Patchy lacing throughout. Sweet malt and caramel aroma. Medium, smooth body with a bready malt character. Sweet caramel flavor as well along with some grain and hops. The finish is sweet malt at first, with a bit of hops lingering on the back end. A decent rendition of the style.