2007 Vintage. Aroma is moderate yeast with piney hops and something that smells like rotting oranges. Appearance is a cloudy amber. Extremely sweet throughout. Duration is long and bitter finish. The reported alcohol is well hidden (abv listed on bottle). Syrupy mouthfeel. Quite nice.

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a fluffy and lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet spicy with strong notes of coriander. The flavor is sweet malty and spicy - again strong coriander notes. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Pretty good, aroma is a nice mixture of malts. Pours a nice light and clear brown with a creamy off-white head with good lacing. Flavor is a bit bitter and then turns slightly salty, Hops and Malty profile. Very drinkable, my only complaint is that it is a bit watery.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of KAggie97. Pours a slightly hazy, deep golden with an extremely lively, tall, rough, off-white head. Lightly citrusy aroma with a whiff of yeast. Rather light in body with an excessive carbonation. Light notes of malt and citrus and yeast. The finish is dry. Oddly enough this mostly reminds me of a German Hefe! 120108

[Bottle @ Papsoe] Hazy golden with huge white head. Fruity aroma with hoppy notes. Sweet fruity flavor with caramel note and light bitter finnish.

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a huge white head. Fresh fruity hops aroma. Flavour is mellow yeasty and mild caramel malty favoured. Finish is fresh hoppy with a solid malt base. Nice and very well balanced.

On draught at Flying Saucer. Has a very dark brown color with a small tan head. The aroma is a strong coffee and malts. Very easy to drink with not too much of a coffee taste and a smooth finish. Real Ale does it again with another good brew.

I remember the 2005 bottle (consumed in fall of 2006 was better. This rating is for the 2007 12oz bottle, which was shared by notalush. Pours a copper color with medium clarity and no head, just a small lacing. Aroma is strong with too much spiky fruitiness and some light raisin. Taste is not heavy, pretty boozy, just slightly sticky mouthfeel. Kind of a nowhere beer right now.

Re-rate. 2012 bottle , just about 1 year old. Bottle was a gift from our friends Lora and Bill, thanks a lot bestjas in all of Tejas. Bottled on 3-24-12, just a few weeks short of its one year anniversary.
I definitely like this label more and I can say the beer is much better than the ’07 vintage. Purs a glowing yet murky orange, thick beer, small head but long lasting. I get some of that astringent barleywine but there are nice fruity esters and a strong fruity hop presence. Nice beer that I would drink again and I am changing my rating, last one probably doesn’t represent the beer. 7/3/7/3/15

On tap at Flying Saucer. Pours a cloudy amber color with a medium light tan head. The aroma is a strong grapefruit and light hops. Good lacing on the glass. The taste is a very smooth sweet malt and very easy to drink for such a high alcohol percentage. An excellent barley wine from Real Ale.