Barleywine
Sun Up Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sun Up Brewing Co.
- Arizona, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.7%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 2.28%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2010
- Added:
- Feb 07, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Gueuzedude from Arizona
3.43/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.43/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Sampled at 1702, Tucson February 2010
This arrives from the tap with a beautifully clear, dark amber hue that is topped by a frothy, lightly tanned, initially one-finger thick head. There is a weird fruitiness to the nose; sort of like cherry cough-syrup, that is huge and completely out of place in this beer, and, while it is not unpleasant, especially if one was to evaluate this as a cherry beer. I am really having a hard time smelling anything but the berry / cherry cough-syrup aromas that are in the nose.
The taste is quite sweet, thick feeling and rich, but again the cherry cough-syrup is the dominant note. There is a firm bitterness, though it is not enough to balance the sweetness. Flavors of cherry and sweet medicinal phenolics are an odd focus for a Barleywine. Some herbal, sugar-dried pine-needle notes and a candied citrus hop character are noticeable here too, if you dig around.
This is just weird and, ultimately, wrong. I am not sure what is going on with this beer. In its current state it might actually age into an interesting beer. Assuming this is not infected, then I don't think the yeast were healthy enough to ferment this beast of a beer; lots of extra esters, fusels, phenols and higher alcohols don't necessarily make this unbalanced, but it does make for a weird experience.
Mar 07, 2010This arrives from the tap with a beautifully clear, dark amber hue that is topped by a frothy, lightly tanned, initially one-finger thick head. There is a weird fruitiness to the nose; sort of like cherry cough-syrup, that is huge and completely out of place in this beer, and, while it is not unpleasant, especially if one was to evaluate this as a cherry beer. I am really having a hard time smelling anything but the berry / cherry cough-syrup aromas that are in the nose.
The taste is quite sweet, thick feeling and rich, but again the cherry cough-syrup is the dominant note. There is a firm bitterness, though it is not enough to balance the sweetness. Flavors of cherry and sweet medicinal phenolics are an odd focus for a Barleywine. Some herbal, sugar-dried pine-needle notes and a candied citrus hop character are noticeable here too, if you dig around.
This is just weird and, ultimately, wrong. I am not sure what is going on with this beer. In its current state it might actually age into an interesting beer. Assuming this is not infected, then I don't think the yeast were healthy enough to ferment this beast of a beer; lots of extra esters, fusels, phenols and higher alcohols don't necessarily make this unbalanced, but it does make for a weird experience.
Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.6/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.6/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Enjoyed on tap at the brewpub. Big alcohol, so had at the end of the afternoon, when food could help. Expecting more of an American barleywine, this still had some hop bitterness. The alcohol was very present,and that very much made it outside the target for the style. Decent mouthfeel.Fairly light looking body, and the whisp of a head.
Feb 07, 2010
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