A classic barley wine, a style originally brewed by the butlers to the English and American aristocracy. It is brewed from three mashes of heirloom British malt and spiced with aromatic American Willamette, Cascade, and Fuggle hops. After four months of aging, it has a magnificent burnished copper color, and aroma redolent of sherry, citrusy hops and fruit, a soft warming complex palate, a spiritous finish, and a strength of 10.8%. It is vivacious when young, but will age gracefully for many years, becoming more complex over time.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by bluesandbarbq from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/3/2010 7:45:34 PM)
"Another barleywine - this one from kinger. 2008 edition. Clear deep amber pour with little head or lacing. Slightly sweet and malty nose with alcohol, some orange peel, and very slight hops. Taste is slightly sweet caramel and toffee, heavily malty, some ripe fruits and a hint of hops bitter. Thanks Cory for this big brew."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[2] Review by treborius from Uniondale, NY, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/17/2010 2:26:35 PM)
"I find that the barleywine style, be they American or British, can be all over the map. This was no different. The beer pours a deep red color with a whitish cap. The aroma is sweet malt, caramel hints, and alcohol. The taste is bitter and alcoholic, not much to like here."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.9)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[3] Review by jerrymorrison from lockhart, TX, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (12/19/2009 10:29:11 PM)
"Not a huge fan of English B-wines but this kinda grew on me, especially the second one. Not much with the aroma, possibly because it was on the cold side, some sweet malts and some dark fruit. Deep amber body with a quickly disappearing head. Flavors of malts, and more malt, also some wood, alcohol, and a very slight tart cherry? notes, Alcohol presence picks up as it warms. Overall its not too shabby, i would like to age the other two, but who am I kidding?"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $2.5 Unit Cost: $3.33 per Pint
[4] Review by Brewslurp from Lausanne, Switzerland who has tried this beer once. (6/11/2009 10:35:16 PM)
"2008 version. I give this an 8/10 overall just because it is such an interesting beer. Aroma of sherry, dried fruits, and strong malts. Appearance is redish brown. Nice head that calms down. The flavor is very malty with wood flavors and wine-like portish characteristics. Almost a fruity tart taste at first. I can feel the alcohol after a few sips. But at the same time pretty drinkable. Very different Barley Wine than the typical American ones. It's growing on me. I tried to age this, but only got 3 months into it. Ha Ha! Nice one, you have to try it once or twice;>"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $3 Unit Cost: $4 per Pint
[5] Review by Suds McDuff from Suds City, AleTown, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (3/24/2009 8:40:22 PM)
"brooklyn? yes ..barleywine? yes yes ...an english BW? yes yes yes!! .. smell is of dark fruits, aged rum from barrel, molasses, raisins in the nose ... sweet stuff, heat is there but works well, easy to drink but you remain cautious! ... would go well with a mild cigar .. fantastic stuff!! 2007 bottle.."
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $4 Unit Cost: $5.33 per Pint
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(3.7)
