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The Wizard
Short's Brewing Company
- From:
- Short's Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 11.84%
- Reviews:
- 101
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 29, 2017
- Added:
- Dec 28, 2010
- Wants:
- 30
- Gots:
- 21
Short’s first barley wine is a force to be reckoned with! From its batch number, to its identical boil time of 6 hours and 66 minutes, this deep dark amber ale holds some epic warming flavor. A monstrous malt bill creates a full bodied behemoth with high residual malty sweetness of caramel and toffee. These colossal flavors are then enhanced by ample additions of raisins during fermentation.
100 IBU
100 IBU
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Reviewed by MDDMD from Pennsylvania
3.48/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A-red brown color with a smallish off-white head and some lacing
S-brown sugar, raisins, little malt, toffee
T-caramel malt, raisins, brown sugar, toffee, hint of spice, moderate bitterness
F-medium body with light to moderate carbonation, crisp, but a little cloying
O-too much sweetness and raisin for me
Mar 11, 2014S-brown sugar, raisins, little malt, toffee
T-caramel malt, raisins, brown sugar, toffee, hint of spice, moderate bitterness
F-medium body with light to moderate carbonation, crisp, but a little cloying
O-too much sweetness and raisin for me
Reviewed by Goblinmunkey7 from Massachusetts
2.57/5 rDev -32.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
2.57/5 rDev -32.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
Appearance: Clear dark copper with a bunch of orange thrown in for good measure. No head, cap, collar, nothing. Minimal carbonation on the pour. A bit darker than is typical, but not unexpected given the listed boil time.
Smell: A solid punch of alcohol soaked raisins. Miscellaneous dark fruit with some fig and plum and red grape, and even more raisins. Crazy caramelized malts. A bunch of caramel, toffee, and even some molasses. Crazy sugar. Caramel malt with a slight roasted malt. Sherry and raw sugar. Minimal hop influence, maybe some herbal notes and citrus.
Taste: Sweet and then sweet. Raisins soaked with booze. Straight alcohol heat through the entire sip. So much raisin and ripe plum. Some grape skin and almost honey. Caramel and rich toffee. Slight bitterness coupled with a hint of citrus and herbal hop flavors. Slight alcohol spiciness. Molasses and even more raisins. Straight sherry as it warms. Some slight roasted elements as well. Decently complex.
Mouthfeel: Smooth medium pushing full body with negligible carbonation. Slightly dry.
Overall: Probably in Hufflepuff.
Now with two scoops of raisins and sprinkled with sugar. Hard to finish a bottle.
Oct 01, 2013Smell: A solid punch of alcohol soaked raisins. Miscellaneous dark fruit with some fig and plum and red grape, and even more raisins. Crazy caramelized malts. A bunch of caramel, toffee, and even some molasses. Crazy sugar. Caramel malt with a slight roasted malt. Sherry and raw sugar. Minimal hop influence, maybe some herbal notes and citrus.
Taste: Sweet and then sweet. Raisins soaked with booze. Straight alcohol heat through the entire sip. So much raisin and ripe plum. Some grape skin and almost honey. Caramel and rich toffee. Slight bitterness coupled with a hint of citrus and herbal hop flavors. Slight alcohol spiciness. Molasses and even more raisins. Straight sherry as it warms. Some slight roasted elements as well. Decently complex.
Mouthfeel: Smooth medium pushing full body with negligible carbonation. Slightly dry.
Overall: Probably in Hufflepuff.
Now with two scoops of raisins and sprinkled with sugar. Hard to finish a bottle.
The Wizard from Short's Brewing Company
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
187 ratings
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