Ol' No. 1
Big Al Brewing
- From:
- Big Al Brewing
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 10.58%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 27, 2013
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.13/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.13/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Served in tulip. Poured a semi-hazy dark reddish amber, bordering on a light mahogany, with 3/4 of an inch of light tan head that had low retention and lacing.
The aroma started out with sweet malts up front, with a noticeable bit of alcohol right behind it, and some spice and yeast backing things up. A fairly typical Barleywine scent, in other words. On the tongue the story is the same, a pretty typical tasting Barleywine. Good base malts, a definite hot alcohol taste, and a bit of yeasty spice in the background.
The body was, again, typical for the style, but perhaps a bit thin for my preferences. Drinkability was very nice, the beer went down easily, once you adapted to that alcohol hotness. Overall, a nice, but average, example of the style. Worth trying when you see it.
Mar 30, 2012The aroma started out with sweet malts up front, with a noticeable bit of alcohol right behind it, and some spice and yeast backing things up. A fairly typical Barleywine scent, in other words. On the tongue the story is the same, a pretty typical tasting Barleywine. Good base malts, a definite hot alcohol taste, and a bit of yeasty spice in the background.
The body was, again, typical for the style, but perhaps a bit thin for my preferences. Drinkability was very nice, the beer went down easily, once you adapted to that alcohol hotness. Overall, a nice, but average, example of the style. Worth trying when you see it.
Reviewed by barleywinefiend from Washington
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Poured a ruddy orangish color with a white cap and some good lacing leftover after a few minutes
S: Yeasty with some bread and candy sweetness on the nose
T: A nice blast of candy sugar, some bread with a unique flavor I can describe as almonds, some light residual sugar
M: Medium to bog body with a nice sticky and light booziness
O: Very good. I am usually not a Big Al fan but they nailed this. Tasty and easy to drink.
Mar 18, 2012S: Yeasty with some bread and candy sweetness on the nose
T: A nice blast of candy sugar, some bread with a unique flavor I can describe as almonds, some light residual sugar
M: Medium to bog body with a nice sticky and light booziness
O: Very good. I am usually not a Big Al fan but they nailed this. Tasty and easy to drink.
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