Winter Braun
SLO Brew

Beer Geek Stats
From:
SLO Brew
 
California, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
9.8%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.22 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 11, 2017
Added:
Feb 11, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I added this beer and placed it in the barley wine category based on the flavor. This is advertised as a barrel aged Imperial. Imperial what was not clear, perhaps an Imperial brown?

Small head that settles to nearly no remaining bubbles. Very few spots for lace. Brown color and clear.

Rich, stewed raisin aroma -- sweet and a tad bit of alcohol.

Very much a brandy like beer: loss of malted sugars, alcohol warmth and very little carbonation. The finish does bring forth a strong, but balancing, hop bitterness. Long, warming alcohol aftertaste. Definitely a sipping beer.
Feb 11, 2017