Barley Wine Ale | Kuhnhenn Brewing Company

3.98/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

3.96/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

2018 vintage. 12oz bottle poured into a tulip glass. Purchased at Kuhnhenn Winter Solstice bottle sale. Served at 48 degrees.

Pour: deep red-brown color. Absolutely no head, ring or lacing.

Nose: pretty subtle malts, maybe some dark fruit. Fighting a cold so maybe my sniffer is bad.

Taste: sharp, bready malt and caramel upfront. Dark fruit, brandy, molasses. Some burnt toast on the backend.

Mouthfeel: reasonably thick. Slight carbonation. Not real viscous, more a little oily. Slight coating of the tongue with a pretty clean finish.

Overall: the look is underwhelming, the nose a little as well. The taste is outstanding as is the mouthfeel. Sort of a bi-polar review. While it won’t impress with its looks, this is a good beer to sit back and sip on a cold night. Worth trying when you can get it.

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3.45/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

4.12/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25