Life Barleywine
Narragansett Brewing Co.
- From:
- Narragansett Brewing Co.
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11.8%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 3.35%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 14, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 30, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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This malt-forward Barleywine is biscuity with notes of toffee and caramel. A portion of the proceeds from this beer will be donated to the Alex Kidd Cancer Fund.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by mpk2020 from Illinois
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft at brewery in Providence, RI!
Sep 14, 2024
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On the pour is a great mahogany coloration. There.s some off-white head that's agitated on the pour, but it is very quick to settle flat into the glass. Very high level of translucency for the style.
The nose is abundant with caramel malt and bread crust. If blind it veers more toward the brown ale side of the spectrum in terms of what the aromatics bring to the table. As it continues to warm, it comes into its own a bit more with an underlying richness that creeps into the foreground. Notes of toffee pudding and apricot raisin jam bring an underlying complexity to the experience.
The palate is able to do a great job of bringing with it characteristics of the style that the nose perhaps couldn't. There's some pleasant esters, and a surge of hops that increase the bitterness appropriate to the American-style approach to barleywine. Muted notes of caramel raisin bread pudding layer the experience, but the finish is devoid of the length it needed to catch up with the warmth that trails.
The body is fairly thin for the style, but appropriately mirrors the profile. The carbonation is good; not overpowering. As Narragansett bottled just these two for review, a counter-pressure bottle filler was used so the carb retention is actually impressive. The finish is short, but has good warmth.
Jun 30, 2024The nose is abundant with caramel malt and bread crust. If blind it veers more toward the brown ale side of the spectrum in terms of what the aromatics bring to the table. As it continues to warm, it comes into its own a bit more with an underlying richness that creeps into the foreground. Notes of toffee pudding and apricot raisin jam bring an underlying complexity to the experience.
The palate is able to do a great job of bringing with it characteristics of the style that the nose perhaps couldn't. There's some pleasant esters, and a surge of hops that increase the bitterness appropriate to the American-style approach to barleywine. Muted notes of caramel raisin bread pudding layer the experience, but the finish is devoid of the length it needed to catch up with the warmth that trails.
The body is fairly thin for the style, but appropriately mirrors the profile. The carbonation is good; not overpowering. As Narragansett bottled just these two for review, a counter-pressure bottle filler was used so the carb retention is actually impressive. The finish is short, but has good warmth.
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