Barleywine
Sprecher Brewing Company
- From:
- Sprecher Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.71%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 14.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 84
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 05, 2017
- Added:
- Dec 13, 2005
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.26/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Bottle pour at the DTLA bottle share held at Beer Belly in Los Angeles, CA.
Thanks to whoever brought this one.
Pours a hazy orange-red with a foamy bone head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of malt, cardboard, jellied fruit, and metallic aromas. Taste is much the same with malt and candied or jellied fruit flavors on the finish. There is a mild metallic aftertaste that lingers on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that is drinkable but seems fairly oxidized all around.
Dec 30, 2013Thanks to whoever brought this one.
Pours a hazy orange-red with a foamy bone head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of malt, cardboard, jellied fruit, and metallic aromas. Taste is much the same with malt and candied or jellied fruit flavors on the finish. There is a mild metallic aftertaste that lingers on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an above average beer that is drinkable but seems fairly oxidized all around.
Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota
3.54/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
I saw this lonely bottle sitting in the middle of the table, capped, at Stone Soup '13, and after a couple hours, I figured I'd open it. I'm not really sure what the deal with this one was, but the bottle had a sort of metallic badge branded onto it instead of the usual label. Not sure if it was an older vintage or a "special" batch or what.
Poured a cloudy, ruddy brown color with a slight off-white head that receded to a ringlet. Aroma of caramel and brown sugar, ripe fruit, somewhat earthy. More of the same in the taste, dark sugars, raisins and ripe stone fruits, a bit sweet, with some boozy notes, and maybe a dusting of cocoa powder. Pretty mild flavor overall, which is pretty typical for the style, compared to the more hefty--and to me, preferred--American style. Body was medium and carbonation was low. Pretty good overall, but not something I'd reach for again.
Jan 30, 2013Poured a cloudy, ruddy brown color with a slight off-white head that receded to a ringlet. Aroma of caramel and brown sugar, ripe fruit, somewhat earthy. More of the same in the taste, dark sugars, raisins and ripe stone fruits, a bit sweet, with some boozy notes, and maybe a dusting of cocoa powder. Pretty mild flavor overall, which is pretty typical for the style, compared to the more hefty--and to me, preferred--American style. Body was medium and carbonation was low. Pretty good overall, but not something I'd reach for again.
Reviewed by beerpadawan from California
3.78/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.78/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
2006 Vintage.
Poured without much head, though there is some foam and bubble action, even as it sits a ring maintains with fine bubbles, tan, sticking to the glass.
The nose shows age, oxidation. But some nice tart and ripe fruit smells, molasses and brown sugar. Dried cherries, prune.
Flavor is similar: some wet cardboard. Plums. Super smooth with only the softest, lightly creamy effect of carbonation. Some alcohol warmth. Distant and faint sensation of bitterness. Notes of a sweet tawny port. Bittersweet caramel. Grapes and raisins.
A fun beer to find in a random liquor store. I don't think I'll go grab another. But let me know if you're interested: several more 2006 bottles remain in the cooler.
Dec 05, 2012Poured without much head, though there is some foam and bubble action, even as it sits a ring maintains with fine bubbles, tan, sticking to the glass.
The nose shows age, oxidation. But some nice tart and ripe fruit smells, molasses and brown sugar. Dried cherries, prune.
Flavor is similar: some wet cardboard. Plums. Super smooth with only the softest, lightly creamy effect of carbonation. Some alcohol warmth. Distant and faint sensation of bitterness. Notes of a sweet tawny port. Bittersweet caramel. Grapes and raisins.
A fun beer to find in a random liquor store. I don't think I'll go grab another. But let me know if you're interested: several more 2006 bottles remain in the cooler.
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