You'll be lucky to walk away from this one. Organic barleywine style ale.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by Cybercat from Atlanta, GA, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/7/2008 10:37:42 PM)
"Pours an appetizing clear brownish copper with a thick, frothy head that sticks around for a bit. Aroma is strong and malty with a brandy-ish fruit overtone. Flavor has an undertone of molasses, as well as smoky and nutty hints - and the typical strong alcohol bite of a barleywine. Texture is fairly edgy, and it leaves a rather bitter, hoppy aftertaste."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $5.99 Unit Cost: $4.36 per Pint
[2] Review by jlozier from Lone Pine, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/25/2008 2:32:57 AM)
"This was a really sticky barleywine. I have read in other reviews of barleywines of a fig character, but this is the first time I ever experienced it. I keep tasting the figs long after the beer goes down. There is a strong and sweet malt backing with a nice hop strength as well. This is pretty well balanced as a result. Between the high drinkability and the high alcohol, I was definitely worried about becoming a trainwreck myself; what the hell, it's my birthday."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.7)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by staleyiv from Newnan, GA, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/25/2007 1:17:21 PM)
"I recently picked this brew up at a local packy and I decided to drink it to day to celebrate "popping the cap" on South Carolina's alcohol by weight and volume restrictions. Aroma first is a bit boozy with hints of brown sugar and molasses and is almost cloyingly sweet and showcases ripened fruits and some dark figs. Appearance is a muddled amber red with a frothy and foamy head on top that is full and rocky and a light-tan in color and well-carbonated. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied with malty and caramelly balance as well as complexity with a palate that is chewy and a bit sticky and very hardy. Flavor is of caramel malt, ripe fruits, and sweetness with an aftertaste that is citrusy and bitter with maybe some pine and mango as well as grapefruit with a finish that is dry-like and rather smooth with some dry hoppy bite. Overall, what a full flavored ale we have here that has a huge malty backbone upfront that fades into a hop assault on the back-end; one of the better products from Butte Creek in my opinion and this one would even be better aged for a time for sure."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $4.99 Unit Cost: $3.63 per Pint
[4] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/5/2007 8:54:24 PM)
"This Barleywine pours a deep copper color from a 22oz bottle. Large sized white foamy head. Aroma is caramel, fruity and sweet. A medium bodied barleywine. Malts are caramel and sweet, touch of biscuit and fruit. Hops are grapefruity and piney. The taste is sort of like the name, it is sort of a train wreak at the moment. Big brash malts and big ass hops collide in a flavor explosion with your palate stuck in the middle. That said, it is a well balanced beer and has both a good malt backbone and a good hop profile. This beer would really benefit from a year or so in he bottle. There is a very definite alcohol flavor as well. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter with a touch of alcohol bite. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by foghorn65 from Pacific Grove, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (4/17/2007 11:56:22 PM)
"I think barleywines are typically sickley sweet. This organic bombshell, on the other hand, is not. It is actually very guzzle worthy and induces a bright glow with masterful rapidity. I'm sure my nose will attest to this."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $4.99 Unit Cost: $3.63 per Pint
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(3.7)
