Bold, yet smooth! Fermented with dates and figs, this bone-crusher has a completely unique flavor.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by changeup45 from Orlando, Florida, USA who has tried this beer once. (6/10/2008 10:54:09 PM)
"This is a nice, bold barleywine from Dogfish Head. Clear amber color with a thin head and a little lacing which was nice considering the high abv. Sweet caramel, toffee and fig flavors with a rush of alcohol, sugars and spicy hops finishing it off. Very warming with some alcohol burn. At 15% abv I expect it to be hot, and it is, but not over the top. Not nearly as hoppy as I thought it might be. Perhaps the hot alcohols mask that a little. Nicely done, a relaxing sipper, and I have little doubt that this would get even better with some aging and it has mellowed a bit. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $4.99 Unit Cost: $6.65 per Pint
[2] Review by Sigmund from Hafrsfjord, Norway who has tried this beer once. (1/19/2008 6:20:50 PM)
"12 fl. oz. bottle, thanks to my son Steinar. Orange to amber coloured beer, clear first, hazy when the sediment is poured in the end. Big off-white head with an orangey hue. Strong aroma of malts with vinous notes, oak, alcohol and molasses. The flavour is intensely sweet and alcoholic, notes of oak and figs, with a certain peppery and hoppy bite which nearly disappears behind the alcoholic sweetness. You don’t expect a 15% beer to be "easy drinking", and this one certainly isn’t. Too sweet for me, still quite impressive. Would probably improve by aging."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
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 oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (12/29/2007 11:40:46 AM)
"Bottled (2004 vintage, thanks jjpm74). Nutbrown colour, mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is alcohol, nuts, spices, fruits, caramel and some hints of sugar. Flavour is nuts, fruits, flowery hops, plum, nutmeg. "
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
9/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by ~welder~ from Portland, OR, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/22/2007 2:38:55 AM)
"very nice! bold, smooth, rich and right to the point! a true American Barley wine. it was filled with like a fruity cherry concentrate. poured rich in color and a desirable head. a full ballzzzy bodied beer."
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
9/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.4)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $4.49 Unit Cost: $5.99 per Pint
[5] Review by RedHaze from Bellevue, NE, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (1/14/2007 12:37:54 PM)
"Poured a clear amber with very little head and only thin lacing.
Smell is sweet malts, apples, sugary, mildly hoppy and some alcohol.
After smelling this beer I was a little worried that it would be to sweet, but it's not. Taste is malty, apples, some vanilla, very mild hop bitterness. Has a slightly syrupy mouthfeel.
I's surprisingly easy to drink, for such a "big beer". My face is warm already, and I've only had 2/3 of a bottle to drink.
"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
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(4.2)
