FoeHammer
Roth Brewing Company
- From:
- Roth Brewing Company
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 12.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 17, 2014
- Added:
- Jun 19, 2010
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
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Reviewed by TheZoner
3.83/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottle Date: 2/8/2012
Bottle #213
I purchased two bottles at the brewery President's weekend. I had a sample at the brewery and decided to buy some for aging.
I opened the bottle Christmas Eve and poured for friends and family. After the pour, a large slightly brown head formed and this released a nice aroma, but the head dissipated quickly. Nice initial sweetness, very slight hop character. (As is the style) I noticed a slight syrup and raisin flavor. The alcohol was not entirely evident for the ABV. An above average beer and I will try another bottle in after another year of cellaring.
Jan 06, 2013Bottle #213
I purchased two bottles at the brewery President's weekend. I had a sample at the brewery and decided to buy some for aging.
I opened the bottle Christmas Eve and poured for friends and family. After the pour, a large slightly brown head formed and this released a nice aroma, but the head dissipated quickly. Nice initial sweetness, very slight hop character. (As is the style) I noticed a slight syrup and raisin flavor. The alcohol was not entirely evident for the ABV. An above average beer and I will try another bottle in after another year of cellaring.
Reviewed by thagr81us from South Carolina
3.62/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Shared by someone during BRoss242’s send-off party before he moves! Will miss you man! Served from bottle into a Mikkeller taster flute. Poured ruby red-orange with a minimal white head. Maintained decent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, fruit, sugar, sweet alcohol, and honey. The flavor was of sweet malt, fruit, honey, sweet alcohol, and sugar. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a pretty decent brew. The touch of honey going on in this one was definitely its saving grace. While it had a nice flavor and aroma profile going on it just didn’t stand out like I would have liked. The honey did manage to bring it all together, but it was definitely a case of too little, too late. Worth trying at least once if you get the chance, but that is about it.
Sep 04, 2012
Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts
4.17/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle dated 2/8/12, #412
A: Very dark amber pour with a ridiculously big fluffy and dense tan head. Fades slowly, leaving not even the slightest hint of lacing.
S: Sweet molasses, caramel and toffee. Hints of brown sugar, fig and raisin too.
T: Loaded with fig, molasses, brown sugar and caramel up front. Quite sweet throughout. Toffee and a little bit of earthy and pine bitterness kicks in in the middle to help balance the sweetness a bit. Hints of cocoa mixed in. Finishes with a vanilla and caramel flourish. Surprisingly good.
M: Fairly thick and smooth. Borderline syrupy.
O: Well I wasn't expecting much from a brewery I'd never heard of but this was surprisingly good. Great complexity and balance of flavors really sets this one apart. Only a tiny bit hot for a fresh 10.5% barleywine too.
Jun 15, 2012A: Very dark amber pour with a ridiculously big fluffy and dense tan head. Fades slowly, leaving not even the slightest hint of lacing.
S: Sweet molasses, caramel and toffee. Hints of brown sugar, fig and raisin too.
T: Loaded with fig, molasses, brown sugar and caramel up front. Quite sweet throughout. Toffee and a little bit of earthy and pine bitterness kicks in in the middle to help balance the sweetness a bit. Hints of cocoa mixed in. Finishes with a vanilla and caramel flourish. Surprisingly good.
M: Fairly thick and smooth. Borderline syrupy.
O: Well I wasn't expecting much from a brewery I'd never heard of but this was surprisingly good. Great complexity and balance of flavors really sets this one apart. Only a tiny bit hot for a fresh 10.5% barleywine too.
Reviewed by SteveMi from North Carolina
4.17/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.17/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a snifter.
A - Deep brown with a thin white head. Good lacing.
S - Malty, toffee and a number of other aromas I couldn't place. The intesity of the smell reminded me of good coffee (though this had no coffee-like taste).
T - Dark fruits and alcohol. Some serious staying power!
M - Medium. I've only had a few Barlewines but it was spot on with the same feel as others I've tasted.
O - I was surprised how much I enjoyed this drink. Of all of Roth's current line this is the one I've been told to try first. I should have listened sooner!
Jun 07, 2012A - Deep brown with a thin white head. Good lacing.
S - Malty, toffee and a number of other aromas I couldn't place. The intesity of the smell reminded me of good coffee (though this had no coffee-like taste).
T - Dark fruits and alcohol. Some serious staying power!
M - Medium. I've only had a few Barlewines but it was spot on with the same feel as others I've tasted.
O - I was surprised how much I enjoyed this drink. Of all of Roth's current line this is the one I've been told to try first. I should have listened sooner!
Reviewed by KajII from North Carolina
3.83/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
[Best served in a Snifter]
The pour was a cloudy chestnut brown with a huge (3-4 finger) cream colored creamy head that was mostly diminishing and had fair spotty lacing.
The aroma was of a caramel malt and a doughy yeast with notes of dark fruit (plums and raisins), pears, toffee and a strong alcohol tinge.
The taste was malty sweet with a hint of toffee early on and then it became quite flavorful with a good dose of dark fruit and a strong alcohol finish. The flavor lasted a really long time proceeding the swallow, with a good strong fruity alcohol presence left lingering for quite a while.
Mouthfeel was right in the middle of light and medium in body with a nice dry texture and a medium carbonation.
Overall a good strong Barleywine with a nice fruity presence. But as it says on the bottle “Ages Well”, I believe this one would only improve with age...
Apr 29, 2012The pour was a cloudy chestnut brown with a huge (3-4 finger) cream colored creamy head that was mostly diminishing and had fair spotty lacing.
The aroma was of a caramel malt and a doughy yeast with notes of dark fruit (plums and raisins), pears, toffee and a strong alcohol tinge.
The taste was malty sweet with a hint of toffee early on and then it became quite flavorful with a good dose of dark fruit and a strong alcohol finish. The flavor lasted a really long time proceeding the swallow, with a good strong fruity alcohol presence left lingering for quite a while.
Mouthfeel was right in the middle of light and medium in body with a nice dry texture and a medium carbonation.
Overall a good strong Barleywine with a nice fruity presence. But as it says on the bottle “Ages Well”, I believe this one would only improve with age...
Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I have to say I like this better than the Construct export stout.Poured into an impy nonic a deep rich amber with a thinner but well sustained white head atop,a few broken rings of lace were left behind as it settled.Deeply malty in the nose,dark fruit,caramel,and slight roasted nut, and a tinge of sweet alcohol.Flavors are heavily on the malty side,dark druit dipped in alcohol and brown sugar,a bit of jet fuel alcohol pops out at ya as it warms.I thinks this is a good barleywine,American barleywine not so sure,not much hop presence from my perspective.I like it just know this is big,sweet,and alcoholic.
Aug 06, 2011
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