Garrison Ol’ Fog Burner

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

650ml bottle from LCBO. Pours an average size frothy beige head, good retention, has an amber coppery appearance. Thick dirty lacing. Aromas of barley malt, caramel, light toasted malt, resinous. Flavours are mostly malty, barley, some caramel notes and dried fruits. Some mild sweetness in the finish. Quite boozy overall but not offensive on the palate at all.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

650ml bottle
10.1% ABV
Bottled On: October 3, 2019
LCBO Outlet #0457 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Yonge / Eglinton)
January 29, 2020
$11.95
The beer pours a translucent light rust colour with a thin tan coloured film for a head. The aroma is dark fruits, caramel, herbal hops, and molasses. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with average carbonation. The flavour is caramel and molasses with a definite bitter hop finish. It’s a cold night this evening and one can feel the alcohol as it goes down the hatch, which tonight, is quite comforting.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

2015 Limited Release with 11.5% ABV. purchased at the brewery on my 2015 trip to Nova Scotia. Pours a hazy amber-orange colour with a beige head, good retention and creamy lacing. Rich caramel malt aromas with some dark fruits, hints of nuts and grassy hops. The hops really show in the taste with some nice bitterness, creating a dry finish. The fruity, sweet malts are hidden by this. Pretty good, if you prefer a hoppier Barley Wine.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

From Central City. ABV on the label of mine said 11.3%, so thanks for the upgrade. Poured a clear and dark amber body under a head of very little. Both aroma and flavour showed off the high ABV, along with generous hop and malt. Mouthfeel was superior, and the finish was smooth yet again with the big alcohol.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 5

Ruby red brew with hints of brown, ok 1/2” tan cap. Bitter malt, alcohol, some toffee, a honey like sweetness. Not sure why but this aroma is ungood but it’s not horrid, the aroma is just not doing it for me. Very sweet flavor upfront with a lingering bitter finish. Honey, alcohol, wood, hints of coffee. Meh. Touch thin feeling and too much alcohol burn on the throat for 10%. Mild sourish caramel when warm. Whatever I can drink this but would pick so many other B-Wines before this one again.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Bottle: Poured a deep copper color ale with a light foamy head with some retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of dry fruits with distinctive notes of plums and figs with some well balanced sweetness. Taste is also a quite complex mix between some dry plums and figs with notes of balanced sweet caramel malt. Body is about average with good carbonation and no signs of alcohol. Very well done overall and glad that brewer still see the point of brewing barleywine without throwing a ton of hops at them.