Decadence 2008 English-Style Barleywine - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
AleSmith Brewing Company

Decadence 2008 English-Style Barleywine - Bourbon Barrel-AgedDecadence 2008 English-Style Barleywine - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
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From:
AleSmith Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
11%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 23.97%
Reviews:
35
Ratings:
77
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 20, 2015
Added:
Jun 15, 2011
Wants:
  38
Gots:
  30
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Ratings by badboyrsl84:
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Reviewed by badboyrsl84 from California

4.94/5  rDev +27.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Thanks lessurluck for sharing this

Pours a caramel color in the glass. No head at all, only hint of a head is the lacing around the glass.

Smells - aging is present, Bourbon, vanilla, sweet sugar, some oakyness caramel, and toffee.

Taste - the beautiful Bret is present but it aids this beer on the way down. It doesn't hinder any of the other flavors to this beer but yet it makes it more unique. Sweet caramel, vanilla, Bourbon, sweet sugar.

Overall- I couldn't be happier with the way this turned out!
Jun 27, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.06 by wethorseblanket from California

Aug 20, 2015
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Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)

3.65/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle: Poured a clear dark copper color ale with a medium size foamy head with OK retention. Aroma of caramelized malt notes with light dry fruits notes is very enticing. Taste is a mix of caramelized malt notes with light dry fruits but also of tart and lightly acidic notes. Body is about average with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. The mix between the caramelized malt notes and dry fruits with the tart and acidic flavors is bit singular and not something I am sure I would want to revisit very often.
Jun 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by hopazoid from Minnesota

Feb 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Sanderson from Washington

Dec 07, 2014
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Reviewed by BarrytheBear from Wisconsin

2.81/5  rDev -27.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Great smelling BA barley wine that has, unfortunately, succumbed to signs infection. The base beers shows up nicely up front, the barrel jumps in, but a long lingering cherry tartness just overwhelms the back end and lingers.

Thankful for the opportunity for sure and bummed thinking what this beer might have been. Cheers, Kyle.
Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.32 by madtowndmb1 from Wisconsin

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by OMsweetOM from California

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zestar from California

May 05, 2014
 
Rated: 1 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 1 by billab914 from Virginia

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 1 by IrishColonial from Texas

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 1 by siege06nd from Virginia

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by vissai from California

Jun 09, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Mar 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Azrael

Feb 08, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by andjriz from Georgia

Jan 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by spycow from Illinois

Jan 17, 2013
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Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

4.42/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Shared by GT. Thanks man!

Bottle 195/433

The beer is cola brown with a small tan head. The aroma brings a potent dose of oak, funk, malt, toffee, booze, vanilla. The flavor offers toast with vanilla, bourbon, oak. Complex and wonderful. Present sourness throughout. Amazingly, this works quite well. I am really surprised how well the sour character and robust barleywine components mesh together. Medium bodied with moderately low carbonation. Light warming alcohol in the finish. Overall, this was thoroughly enjoyable. I could sip on this all night.
Nov 25, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Nov 24, 2012
Decadence 2008 English-Style Barleywine - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from AleSmith Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 77 ratings