7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Late 2007 Batch:
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, prunes, plums, raisins and grapes. Full-bodied; Strong maltiness up front with a potent sweetness and strong alcoholic finish. Aftertaste stays strong with whiskey, oak, vanilla and prunes very noticeable. Overall, a good barleywine, a bit strong and a harsh finish - but with a new batch, it’s what you’d expect! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 25-December-2007.
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, prunes, plums, raisins and grapes. Full-bodied; Strong maltiness up front with a potent sweetness and strong alcoholic finish. Aftertaste stays strong with whiskey, oak, vanilla and prunes very noticeable. Overall, a good barleywine, a bit strong and a harsh finish - but with a new batch, it’s what you’d expect! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 25-December-2007.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2007
at 13:14
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
2007 VIntage Deep ruby-brown beer, no head left. Sweet, lots of alcohol & fusels in the nose, raisins and madeira. Sweet-ish taste, nutbread, blue cheese, cardemoms, dry, and generally a lot of (dark) malts. Pretty complex. Very full bodied, oily & slick to viscous. Excellent barley wine, obviously of an excellent vintage. Many thanks to the American generous donator!
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2007
at 07:38
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
2007 Bottle. Pours burgundy a medium short lasting head. Aroma of strong banana cream pie. Sweet with an earthy undertone. More banana, some brown sugar. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2007
at 21:15
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pronounced aroma of cocoa and chocolate syrup. Opaque black pour with a thick dark brown head. Thinnish mouthfeel, nice taste of mocha. There are some smoke and currant notes at midpalate, but they don’t seem to be well blended. Charred oak and grass finish. NIce flavors, poor balance.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2007
at 07:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle. Pours golden with a thick creamy head and excellent lacing. Creamy taste, with a subtle hoppiness, but also very clean tasting. Nice effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2007
at 20:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown. Cloudy dark amber brown body with a medium creamy off-white head. Sweet banana aroma with some clove, light spice and molassas. Sweet banana with heavy spice, huge clove presense, some light molassas. Medium body with heavy spice lending some harshness.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Nov 2007
at 18:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
22 oz bottle. Pours a pretty deep brown amber color. Head is pretty thick. Overall the beer is extremely sweet in both aroma and flavor. It ends up being a great desert beer that I find to be one of the best Fall seasonals I’ve had this year.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2007
at 01:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bouquet of cherry, apple, hops, and subdued malt. Red amber color, clear, with a relatively thick tan head. Tastes of wood and berries, a bit of barley. Excellent hop finish. Everything goes together very well. Awesome!
Tried
on 21 Sep 2007
at 18:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nice slightly hazy golden coloured body with a very large white head. Tons of bubbles rise from the bottom - and a very nice unfiltered look to this one! Aroma of fresh wheat, yeast, lemons, bananas, coriander seed and some spice. Medium-bodied; Spicey flavour up front with some good wheat and yeast characteristics following soon behind. Aftertaste shows more of the wheat, some coriander seed and a very pleasant banana sweetness. Overall, a good beer - a nice wheat to have in the summertime and one to definitely sample if you can find it in or around Virginia. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Grape & Gourmet in Virginia Beach, Virginia on 17-September-2007.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Sep 2007
at 01:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft at Capital Ale House, Innsbrook. I must say that this was a touch better than their regular brown ale. The beer was Redish-Brown in color. The aromas were nutty, with caramel and a touch of hops (though not too much). It was a bit thicker and creamier than the regular version.
Tried
from Draft
at
Capital Ale House - Innsbrook
on 03 Sep 2007
at 16:22