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 beagle75:
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Reviewed by beagle75 from Iowa

3.07/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Poured from a 750 ml bottle into a half-pint chalice.

A: Hazy, dark amber color with over one finger of light beige foam head. Heavy lacing remains on the glass.

S: Intense orange citrus hops up front, with a metallic edge. Husky grain is revealed after the hops crest. No alcohol is detected.

T: Begins very off-dry, with hop aromatics that are spicy and earthy. Acidity is high into the middle where crystal malt is dense but not dynamic. The finish is slightly roasty, with some juicy orange citrus revealed at times. Bitterness is rather restrained, while the volatile whiff of alcohol seems to gain momentum as the beer warms.

M: Thin to medium viscosity, acidic and warming on the palate, with moderate carbonation.

D/O: This barleywine seems simplistic, with a potentially appealing malt bill that frequently seems hidden behind hops of underwhelming quality. It is bland in its unofficial role as imperial IPA, and it also seems hobbled as a barleywine.
Mar 05, 2013
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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