Entropy
Mystic Brewery

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From:
Mystic Brewery
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
14.2%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 12.06%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
98
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 15, 2019
Added:
Dec 04, 2011
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  25
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Ratings by Prost76:
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Rated by Prost76 from New Hampshire

3.98/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Sep 07, 2019
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Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts

4.8/5  rDev +20.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
2014 Bottle, drank December 15, 2019 out of a tulip.

After I finally muscle-wrenched the wax off only to find a cork snuggly hidden underneath, I easily uncorked it, and poured about a third of the bottle for me and a friend, about 5 oz each.

We sniffed it from the bottle and it smelled divine - much richer and deeper than your typical barleywine. The pour was a nice gurgle from the unique bottle and the beer was a dark clear rosy brown color that settled right out. The taste was simply luxurious - a very dark barleywine, close to a port, with only a nice wet taste of the 14.2% I was curious as to how I would like the "still" nature of the beer would work, and I loved it - it was just a natural part of it. This was quite simply a real treat and I wish I'd bought another bottle at Mystic while I could have. Very glad I splurged on de Cacao also, which I look forward to trying. Cheers!

Postscript - as I had heard - I think from the folks at the bar at Mystic when I bought it when they were closing - you can put the cork back on and put it away and drink the rest 6 months later, no problem. I did this a couple times but unfortunately found neither the second or third pour to be as impressive as the first. And the last - because this was such an old bottle, had lots of slimies in the bottom, which, as opposed to a yeasty pour of an old IPA, was more slimy and kind of nasty, so I had to ditch about an ounce at the end. Never mind, my opinion was made up upon opening the bottle with the first sniff and pour, and if I was fortunate enough to get another bottle I would in a second!
Dec 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.3 by SkyyNapalm from Massachusetts

Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.67 by BMart from Pennsylvania

May 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.68 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

Apr 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Apr 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.54 by thampel09 from New Jersey

Feb 11, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Gkruszewski from New York

Feb 03, 2017
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Reviewed by Miccal from Vermont

4.32/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
the look: Dark brown almost black, in direct sun in a 2oz glass you can not see through it. Nice amber - red star bursts in the sun.

Smell: boozy, medicinal, cherry

Taste: dark fruit out of the glass, like Utopias, slight alcohol burn on the back, lingering caramelized plum

Feel: a small sip fills the mouth with aroma, thick and viscus in the mouth, flat and smooth

Overall: this is a great still ale I've only had a few and for the price this is a better value, and flavor than Utopias. I wonder how it would be if I let it age for 10yrs. I tend to drink 2oz at a time like an aperitif, so if you are looking for a pint look elsewhere, this is a sipper to be sure.
Dec 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.22 by MilaMila from Massachusetts

Nov 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Oct 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.07 by HawkeyBum from Massachusetts

Jul 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.36 by liquorpig from Massachusetts

Mar 27, 2016
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.34/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Served in a brandy glass, perhaps 5 ounces. No head, no lace. Brown and cloudy where light can pass through the center.

Lots of smooth semi sweet chocolate with a raspberry and brandy nose.

Nearly flat but not very full in the body. Chocolate start and then the alcohol kicks in. Not much of an aftertaste--some sweetness and strong alcohol. Rather simple flavor for the style.
Mar 10, 2016
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Reviewed by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

4.14/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark brown black with the wispiest trace of head. Aroma of earthy stone fruit and raisin the faintest boozy trace. Woody flavor, raisin. Yum. Really fulfilling... poor man's utopia.
Feb 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Doomcifer from Rhode Island

Jan 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.44 by Thomas_Picton from Florida

Nov 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by sachie23 from New York

Sep 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.36 by emptyglassagain from Massachusetts

Aug 13, 2015
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Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut

4.06/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Looks flat, smells oxidized...but tastes delicious. Fantastic representation of the barrel and the brew; only slightly sweet. 14% disappears down the throat.
Jul 13, 2015
Entropy from Mystic Brewery
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 98 ratings