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Broad Shoulders Barleywine
Goose Island Beer Co.
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- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 18.02%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 29, 2015
- Added:
- Jan 26, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
"Dark caramel color with a rich velvery mouthfeel and subtle malt sweetness that balances with the huge amount of hops used to brew this beer."
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Ratings by AgentZero:
Reviewed by AgentZero from Illinois
3.55/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A - Caramel colored beer with an off-white head that faded to a tight ring.
S - There actually isn't a ton of aroma on this one. A little bit of toffee, caramel, and butter, but it's almost a struggle to pull anything out on the nose. On the plus side, nothing smells bad.
T - Given the nose, there is a surpring amount of citrus hops in there. It's sweet, with mostly caramel malts and a little bit of butter. The taste is kind of bland, but straight-forward and not bad. Just not a ton going on here.
M - Not quite full bodied, a bit syrupy, with softer carbonation.
O - This is a solid beer, but I found it to be kind of boring, although it does drink well at 8%. Nothing I'd really care to consume on a regular basis.
Aug 27, 2011S - There actually isn't a ton of aroma on this one. A little bit of toffee, caramel, and butter, but it's almost a struggle to pull anything out on the nose. On the plus side, nothing smells bad.
T - Given the nose, there is a surpring amount of citrus hops in there. It's sweet, with mostly caramel malts and a little bit of butter. The taste is kind of bland, but straight-forward and not bad. Just not a ton going on here.
M - Not quite full bodied, a bit syrupy, with softer carbonation.
O - This is a solid beer, but I found it to be kind of boring, although it does drink well at 8%. Nothing I'd really care to consume on a regular basis.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rhoadsrage from Illinois
4.1/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
(Served in a snifter)
A- This beer pours a slightly dense deep red toffee brown body with a light tan head of thick cream that last a bit.
S- The vinous grainy aroma has some dry fruit hints when it warms a bit.
T- The toffee flavor has a nougat taste to it with some nice toasted malt notes coming through when it warms. There is a nice green hop hint in the finish. The finish is almost sweet but I think it is a dry finish with the malt character giving it more of a sweet perception.
M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with no real alcohol heat until the last few sips.
O- This is a very easy to drink barleywine that is a bit on the dry side with a good but subtle hop support in the finish adds some nice depth.
Nov 28, 2012A- This beer pours a slightly dense deep red toffee brown body with a light tan head of thick cream that last a bit.
S- The vinous grainy aroma has some dry fruit hints when it warms a bit.
T- The toffee flavor has a nougat taste to it with some nice toasted malt notes coming through when it warms. There is a nice green hop hint in the finish. The finish is almost sweet but I think it is a dry finish with the malt character giving it more of a sweet perception.
M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with no real alcohol heat until the last few sips.
O- This is a very easy to drink barleywine that is a bit on the dry side with a good but subtle hop support in the finish adds some nice depth.
Broad Shoulders Barleywine from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
41 ratings
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