Epiphany
The Twisted Hop
- From:
- The Twisted Hop
- New Zealand
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 14.21%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 18, 2009
- Added:
- Jul 21, 2007
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TubaManJack from District of Columbia
4.17/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Review #100- How fitting a new style for a new milestone.
My 1st Barleywine- Personally I'd like to thank my wallet for holding out this long.
330ml bottle poured twice into a large sniffer.
Appearance: A deep amber brown with essentially no head or carbonation. The "wine" has decent legs as a 10%ner would expect.
Smell:Deep vanilla and oaky tones. The hops are quite upfront as a bitter smell and the malt nose is like a bakery.
Taste:Deep hoppy notes finishing bitterly with some spice. The malt has a round bold and balance. Some fruitiness.
Mouthfeel: Very dry like a good wine and small ABV factor. The body was flat with a fine slight slickness.
Summary- Don't really know what to think about this other then an interesting brew, should have split with a friend at least for the first time out. Its like the first time you try something new its overwhelming and exciting. So drop by and pick one up.
May 18, 2009My 1st Barleywine- Personally I'd like to thank my wallet for holding out this long.
330ml bottle poured twice into a large sniffer.
Appearance: A deep amber brown with essentially no head or carbonation. The "wine" has decent legs as a 10%ner would expect.
Smell:Deep vanilla and oaky tones. The hops are quite upfront as a bitter smell and the malt nose is like a bakery.
Taste:Deep hoppy notes finishing bitterly with some spice. The malt has a round bold and balance. Some fruitiness.
Mouthfeel: Very dry like a good wine and small ABV factor. The body was flat with a fine slight slickness.
Summary- Don't really know what to think about this other then an interesting brew, should have split with a friend at least for the first time out. Its like the first time you try something new its overwhelming and exciting. So drop by and pick one up.
Reviewed by belgbeerdrinker from Colorado
3.03/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
a: copper color, barely evident head finishes with a ring
s: very sweet fruit aromas with hints of alchohol and vanilla
t: sweet dark fruits (cherry?) to start, grainy in middle to finish, bitter/grainy hoppy finish along with some alcohol
m: full-bodied, flat, thick and syrupy
d: not bad, but more hoppy dominant than i'd like, just nothing special
Jan 20, 2008s: very sweet fruit aromas with hints of alchohol and vanilla
t: sweet dark fruits (cherry?) to start, grainy in middle to finish, bitter/grainy hoppy finish along with some alcohol
m: full-bodied, flat, thick and syrupy
d: not bad, but more hoppy dominant than i'd like, just nothing special
Reviewed by VitBAficionado from New Zealand (Aotearoa)
4.19/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
A: Hazy rust-copper color with small khaki ring.
S: Intense cherry and floral hop with a hint of vanilla.
T: Big blast of cherry and other stone fruits up front; woody & earthy middle; tailing off into a long, dry hop and alcoholic finish.
M: Amazingly full bodied... puts most other BW I've had to shame in this regard.
D: A little undermalted and over hopped (even by ABW standards) but still an amazingly complex and delectable brew.
Jul 21, 2007S: Intense cherry and floral hop with a hint of vanilla.
T: Big blast of cherry and other stone fruits up front; woody & earthy middle; tailing off into a long, dry hop and alcoholic finish.
M: Amazingly full bodied... puts most other BW I've had to shame in this regard.
D: A little undermalted and over hopped (even by ABW standards) but still an amazingly complex and delectable brew.
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