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Old Richland
The Bruery
- From:
- The Bruery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 10.91%
- Reviews:
- 80
- Ratings:
- 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
ABV: 9%, IBU: 80, SRM: 30, Release: One time only
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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
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, 2017Look: 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.
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
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, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
4.06/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2016Same 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.
Reviewed by cvm4 from Mississippi
3.79/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
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, 2015S - 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.
Rated by HuskyinPDX from Washington
3.5/5 rDev -9.1%
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, 20142012 Vintage
Malty, brown sugar, heat. Kind of bland and boring.
Old Richland from The Bruery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
227 ratings
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