Old Richland
The Bruery

Old RichlandOld Richland
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From:
The Bruery
 
California, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
10%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.85 | pDev: 10.91%
Reviews:
80
Ratings:
227
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 06, 2017
Added:
Jan 09, 2011
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  49
Our spin on an American-style barley wine, and we we say "our spin", we mean it's super hoppy. Dry hopped with Simcoe, Centennial and Sterling hops, a real piney and citrusy flavor shines through the dark, caramelly malt backbone. Some may think of it as more of a double IPA than a barley wine, we just think its delicious.

ABV: 9%, IBU: 80, SRM: 30, Release: One time only
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Ratings by HopStoopid120:
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Rated by HopStoopid120 from Connecticut

4/5  rDev +3.9%

Nov 15, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by ivegot3Dvision from Oregon

4.22/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I was told this was on its way over the hill so I decided to pop it open tonight.

Look: Dark brown body, slightly translucent with a fluffy, tan head.

Smell: Malt, caramel, piney hops.

Taste: This is where Old Richland shines. Burnt sugar, light piney hops with a lingering malt backbone,

Feel: Silky smooth, light carbonation.

Overall: I don't think this is on its way down. It reminds me of a 3 year old Bigfoot, which I do enjoy on occasion. I could see it aging another year or two to reach its peak.
May 06, 2017
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Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts

3.76/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Opaque dirty brown in color, with a head that dissipated quickly. Earthy, dark fruits, chocolate and tea leaves. Fig newtons. Full bodied. It's a big American barleywine.
May 09, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.06/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
What a different beer with age. Pours a brown color, tan thin head 1/6". The nose can be bursting with amarillo and simcoe. Just depends if you drink it fresh or not. Fresh, its excellent.

Same flavor wise, packs a ton of green hop flavor, some of the nicest for a barleywine, doesn't really taste like a barleywine when fresh, they just didn't wanna make a dipa ethos wise, much less the oversimplified ridicule if they were to say it will age into a barleywine.

I think this might be like a lot of barleywines, they go through an awkward stage for a few years when aged, because they haven't been near as good when fresh.
Mar 27, 2016
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Reviewed by cvm4 from Mississippi

3.79/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L - Pours a murky brown body with a two finger tan head. Great retention to the head and nice lacing down the glass.

S - Lovely malt, caramel and brown sugar profile. Seems like the pine and earth from earlier reviews has been relegated to the back, but it's still there, although not as prominent.

T - Piney at first, then goes into big malt profile with brown sugar and caramel.

F - Medium bodied and medium carbonation. Smooth and chewy.

O - To me, this beer has held up well. May'be some slight oxidation. But man I'm impressed with this beer and how old it is.
Oct 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by 22Blue from Kansas

Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by MisterKilderkin from California

May 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.16 by 2GOOFY from California

Mar 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by ilikebeer03 from Texas

Mar 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by williamjbauer from Colorado

Feb 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CaptainPancakes from California

Oct 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by brandoman63 from Illinois

Sep 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by matt2591 from Ohio

Sep 22, 2014
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Rated by HuskyinPDX from Washington

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%
Bottle opened on 7.13.14
2012 Vintage

Malty, brown sugar, heat. Kind of bland and boring.
Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by hansenm72 from Texas

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by kirkfrailey from Michigan

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by WCW from Michigan

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Alpar from Wisconsin

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by trxxpaxxs from New York

Jul 09, 2014
Old Richland from The Bruery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 227 ratings