Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale (2006)
Stone Brewing

Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale (2006)Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale (2006)
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From:
Stone Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
11.2%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.14 | pDev: 9.18%
Reviews:
161
Ratings:
193
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 13, 2015
Added:
Mar 02, 2006
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by taez555:
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Reviewed by taez555 from Vermont

4.23/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
22oz bomber served at cellar temp.

This beer poured a amber/orange body with a small white head.

Nose has a thick sugary butterscotch and caramel candy malt smell. Day old sweet bread with a surprisingly mild hop spice. There's definitely a little prick of alcohol or sharp spice in the nose but it's mostly lost in a sea of big juicy candy like malt smells.

Big full bodied beer with a very smooth texture from start to finish. This beer goes down wayyyy to easily. Nice well balanced huge caramel malt taste. Candy like with mild butterscotch tones. Black pepper, milder citrus peel, pine needles and just that classic chinook stone sort of hop taste. All big and present but leaves plenty of room for sugary sweet caramel malt to dominate. There's a very present bitterness that takes hold more in the finish.

Another fantastic year of Old Guardian from Stone. A great balance between English and American Barleywine. Not pure malt, yet not over the top with hops. More brewers should aim for this middle ground. Great beer, and very drinkable now. I couldn't imagine aging this, although I'm sure it change it some equally good ways.
Apr 06, 2006
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

4.24/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to queens1130 for sharing this one at AndrewK’s tasting.

Pours a murky dark orange with a foamy beige head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of malt, brown sugar, caramel, and citrus zest. Taste is much the same with an alcohol kick on the finish. There is a mild hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a very good beer that is tasty and has aged really nicely in my opinion.
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Rated: 4.25 by beerpadawan from California

Aug 27, 2012
Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale (2006) from Stone Brewing
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 193 ratings