Old Diablo
Schooner's Grille & Brewery
- From:
- Schooner's Grille & Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 1.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2013
- Added:
- Sep 11, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by kaseydad from California
3.89/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I knew this beer had won gold in the past at the GABF so I was happy to take home growler from the source.
Pours a burgandy/brown ale with no head to behold (uh-oh). There is a slight film if you agitate it enough. The smell consists of plums, sweet candy and a noticable alcohol presence. Whiff hard enough and you'll get the burn in the nostrils. The taste is slight apple, a little caramel with a BIG malt presense and some nice tummy warming as it hits the stomach. Oily mouthfeel though it is slick with no carbonation at all. Overall I think this is very true to the English BW (moreso than the American BW) style and while I enjoyed the growler, I would be hard pressed to purchase it again. It seemed flat to me but I have nothing to compare it to. Will revisit it in the future.
Sep 11, 2011Pours a burgandy/brown ale with no head to behold (uh-oh). There is a slight film if you agitate it enough. The smell consists of plums, sweet candy and a noticable alcohol presence. Whiff hard enough and you'll get the burn in the nostrils. The taste is slight apple, a little caramel with a BIG malt presense and some nice tummy warming as it hits the stomach. Oily mouthfeel though it is slick with no carbonation at all. Overall I think this is very true to the English BW (moreso than the American BW) style and while I enjoyed the growler, I would be hard pressed to purchase it again. It seemed flat to me but I have nothing to compare it to. Will revisit it in the future.
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