Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

This is probably the best Irish Ale Ive had to date. A dark reddish brown appearance with a moderate head. The flavor was rather complex with some bitterness present. I tasted cherries, nutmeg, and grapefruit. From the looks of it, I enjoyed this more than most people.

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

Woohoo! Another great west coast IPA. A big ol splash of orange peel in the nose. The hops will destroy your palate and its an addictive beer. This has a heavy pine and lemon presence. A hopfest for sure. No wonder Barnyard orders this all the time.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Aroma is chocolate and caramel. Apperance is brown with a nice head. Flavor is chocolate, caramel, and nutmeg with a slight bitterness. Palate is a little watery. I haven't had many Dunkels but so far I enjoy the style and this is no exception

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

A dark brown appearance with a beige head. This smells like a Halls cough drop. Well a chocolate covered Halls. The flavor is rather sour with some mint, ginger, chocolate, and nutmeg. The palate was quite watery. Not sure what the goal was here, if it was to make a crazy ass beer that kind of sucks they accomplished that!

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

This poured a black color with almost no head. The aroma contains some oak, cherries, and grapes. The flavor is rather dry and sour with some earthy notes and a bit of red wine. The finish is a bit sour also. Overall a nice beer.

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

This one poured a copper color. The aroma is malty but also contains a hint of citrus and alcohol. The flavor is rather sweet with some dark fruits, toffee, crystal malts, and syrup of some sort. I taste some limes in this? Well anyway overall it was pretty good.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

A black apperance with a nice tan head. The aroma contains a bit of alcohol along with some chocolate, coffee, dark fruit, and licorice. Some smoke up in the nose. The flavor is quite sweet and warming. It contains some chocolate, coffee, raisins, licorice, and molasses. My only complaint is the alcohol is very apparent. The finish is somewhat bitter. Overall a nice dessert beer!

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

This one seems good for #1900! I was told this was from Papsoe. Props bro! This poured a murky brown color with very little head. The aroma contains some butterscotch, caramel, toffee on the frosted side, quite a bit of citrus on the unfrosted side. The flavor contains alot of stuff as well. Malt wise brown sugar, caramel, and toffee. On the hop side we get a ton of citrus like oranges, lemons, and grapefruit. A big ’ol beer right here. May have been a LITTLE overdone with 23 hops but a nice beer regardless.

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 4

Better than most light beers, but what the hell does that say? Low ABV but a decent flavor for what it is. Overall the price is too much for what you get, but if you must drink a light beer this is probably a top 3. Like the top 3 janitors!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Thanks for sending this one Flipbrewer. It poured a dark black with a moderate tan head. The palate is a little thin but the flavor stands up with some roasted nuts, dark chocolate, and coffee. Not very much sweetness exists. Overall it was a good beer.

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

This is a nice one. Good appearance. Flavor is slightly hoppy with some citrus peeping in the background. A nice palate. A milder IPA or APA style. Good for when you arent in the mood to be overloaded with hops. Nice complex but simple ale.

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

An orangish brown appearance with a moderate tan head. The aroma is floral and full of oranges and raisins. This sucker hides that 10% amazingly well. I taste caramel, vanilla, toffee, and grapes. Its a little sweet but seems to find almost perfect balance. Glad Ive had the chance to sample so many good barleywines lately.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Vertical from 1996-2004. These 1998 and earlier are getting past thier prime. A dark brown appearance with little head. The spice has died and a yeasty funky flavor has taken over. Some chocolate and caramel flavors. In this year 2006 Id say stay out of the 1990s vintages.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Vertical from 1996-2004. This is the first year that doesnt taste old and a like a yeast bomb. The spices are very subdue but the malt is rocking on. This was more like a sweet stout. Not out of date just yet but sitting on it.

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

Vertical from 1996-2004. Ok now its getting better. For those who like the spices toned down grab this one. Just a hint of spice with the usual dark malt flavor. A nice mix of spice, caramel, chocolate. With this vintage Im beginning to detect the ginger, cinammon, and other spices. Not bad at all!

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

Vertical from 1996-2004. This was the winner hands down. Just enough time to tone down the spices and pine flavor. A perfect balance of chocolate, caramel, ginger, cinammon, and wheat flavor. I enjoyed this more than any others I sampled.

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

Essentialy the same as the 2003. Dark brown appearance. Aroma is of freshly baked gingerbread men. Flavor was spicy with some nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon. This seemed a little less spicy than the 2003. A nice Christmas sipping beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Aroma is spice and some darker fruit. Appearance is a nice dark brown with a tan head. Flavor is slightly bitter with some holiday spice namely cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar. Palate is a tad thin. Not an overly complex beer but a nice little sipping beer for the holidays.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

A strange find this weekend, some Christmas in July I guess. A dark brown color with a hint of red and a beige head. The aroma is loads of ginger, cinammon, and nutmeg. The flavor is somewhat sour with a heavy holiday spice rack in there. The body is a little thin. I enjoyed it.

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

A dark black color with a beige head. Aroma.contains cloves, cinammon, pine, chocolate. Malty with some bitterness maybe more than many fresh ones I've had in the past. Still the classic standard for winter beers.

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

This is one of the best porters out there. Appearance is dark with a good beige head. Flavor is chocolate/coffee and very malty. Smooth taste that gets a little sweet after more than a few. An absolute beauty of a porter. Go get one right now!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

A strange style. Hops can be detected but dont stand out. Faint aroma, apperance is golden/copper colored. Kind of bland but still not bad. Give it a try anyway!

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

My notes say "w..he/ ite" WTF??? Well I can read the rest of it. A reddish brown appearance. The flavor is rather sour with a red and white grape presence. I also detect some chocolate and raisins. There is a definite sugary presence. A bit of alcohol shows in the finish. Good bier!

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

Aroma is chocolate, toffee, and cake icing. The appearance is pitch black with a moderate beige head. The flavor is bittersweet with a heavy dose of chocolate and toffee. This is a very well balanced sweet stout indeed. This style typically bends itself too sweet but this beer avoids that. I am very impressed. Go Barney! Go Barney!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Dark amber with a white head. The aroma contains caramel and a strong presence of whiskey. The flavor is malty and boozy with caramel, toffee, and alot of whiskey. Youd think this was high abv but its not. Dry finish. Overall an ok beer in small amounts.