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Grateful Dog
Napa Smith Brewery
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- From:
- Napa Smith Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 12.16%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2020
- Added:
- May 10, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Rated by mlockman from Indiana
4.62/5 rDev +24.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.62/5 rDev +24.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Phenomenal darker barleywine. Sweet, but not cloyingly so, as it dries on the finish maintaining a savory/succulent taste without much bitterness.
Jul 09, 2015Reviewed by brokensail from California
3.26/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.26/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Beachwood Brewing
Mahogany in color with an off-white head. Nose starts off a touch metallic, but lots of wood and vanilla follow. A bit of sweet malt and grape with a bit of cola and even root beer to it. Flavor is a touch roasty and astringent. Wood and vanilla are present. Sweet grapes with the same root beer note that existed on the nose. A hint of chocolate, maybe some other fruit notes, but just sort of jumbled and not really all that great.
Aug 04, 2012Mahogany in color with an off-white head. Nose starts off a touch metallic, but lots of wood and vanilla follow. A bit of sweet malt and grape with a bit of cola and even root beer to it. Flavor is a touch roasty and astringent. Wood and vanilla are present. Sweet grapes with the same root beer note that existed on the nose. A hint of chocolate, maybe some other fruit notes, but just sort of jumbled and not really all that great.
Reviewed by shleepy from California
3.16/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Tried on tap at The Refuge in San Carlos, CA. Tulip glass. Writing based on 3-week-old notes.
A: Super dark brown, with creamy off-white head.
S: Tree sap... Like a living tree, rather than an ages barrel. Sweet. Not too aromatic.
T: Sweet and woody. Syrupy, but not in a bad way. Mild cherry/fruit flavors. Clean finish. Not boozy at all.
M: Surprisingly, fairly refreshing. Medium-heavy bodied. Good level of acidity.
O: OK. Would potentially have again in a small quantity.
Apr 29, 2012A: Super dark brown, with creamy off-white head.
S: Tree sap... Like a living tree, rather than an ages barrel. Sweet. Not too aromatic.
T: Sweet and woody. Syrupy, but not in a bad way. Mild cherry/fruit flavors. Clean finish. Not boozy at all.
M: Surprisingly, fairly refreshing. Medium-heavy bodied. Good level of acidity.
O: OK. Would potentially have again in a small quantity.
Reviewed by dmamiano from West Virginia
3.68/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.68/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
poured from tap at favorite beer bar in WV
dark almost maple syrup color with a small off white head that stuck to the sides of the glass lacing nicely.
stiff maltiness in the nose intermixing with hops but malts dominated.
Plummy rasiins
taste was big...a bit boozy knowing you had a bigger beer. Good balance of hops and malt though. Nice bitterness knowing its an American style barleywine for sure
Apr 14, 2012dark almost maple syrup color with a small off white head that stuck to the sides of the glass lacing nicely.
stiff maltiness in the nose intermixing with hops but malts dominated.
Plummy rasiins
taste was big...a bit boozy knowing you had a bigger beer. Good balance of hops and malt though. Nice bitterness knowing its an American style barleywine for sure
Grateful Dog from Napa Smith Brewery
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
25 ratings
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