Goose Island King Henry
Goose Island King Henry
Rated 3.667 by BeerPals
Brewed by Goose Island Beer Company
Chicago, IL, United States
Style: English Barleywine
13.4% Alcohol by Volume
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Barrel Aged Barleywine. 11% ABV, 60 IBUs. Loosely based off our 2000th brew at our production facility,we revived this hybrid American / English Barley Wine for a special treat. Coming out of the tanks we aged it in barrels previously used for Bourbon County Rare Stout (Pappy Van Winkel 23 Year) to add another layer of complexity. The original release of this beer (2010) was done in regular bourbon barrels. The 2011 and bottle release saw the use of the barrels formerly used for Bourbon County Rare. We are not seperating these as I do not believe the bottles will clarify this. The original release also saw an 11% ABV, with the bottling seeing closer to 13.4%
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| Overall Rank | 1315 |
| Overall Percentile | 97.6 |
| Style Rank | 35 of 467 |
| Style Percentile | 92.5 |
| Lowest Score | 3.9 |
| Highest Score | 4.8 |
| Average Score | 4.333 |
| Weighted Score | 3.667 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.000 |
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
what kind of asshole wears metal on his shoes? .. pours a deep molasses plum .. . quite hot, burns the tongue a touch - toffee mostly, burnt toffee and barrel notes .. . to hot to be good, but in a year or two- should be amazing .. . . your basic crib job.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8
Mahogany colored pour with a nice sized cap and heavy lacing. Extremely rich and soothing, especially for a beer of this size. Layers of malts provide an underlying depth of hearty sweetness. Dank fruit undertones and a big toffee and toast content help provide for even more components. And then the barrel treatment enters the picture and takes this already stunning brew to the next level.
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Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9
this dark ruby hued brew went head to head with Firestone Walker Abacus and lived to tell the tale. Abacus held a slight edge only at first due to the aroma but man oh man did this beer open up nicely. two of the best barleywines i;ve ever had. this one manages to taste sticky sweet without actually being sticky sweet. as smooth as a beer can be at over 13%. fruity esters, malty, no real hop presence, and a distinct bourbon (pappy 23!) aroma and flavor, with a little kick of sweet and spice at the end that puts this one over the top in the head to head. they are both elite brews for sure. this has a complexity that defies beleife and will go down (maybe forever if they don't ever redo it) as the best barleywine ever. i can see myself bumping this up a point if the next bottle is as good as the first!
