Thors' Hammer Old Barleywine
Sailor Hägar's Brewpub
- From:
- Sailor Hägar's Brewpub
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 20, 2003
- Added:
- Jan 20, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Garin from Canada (AB)
3.71/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.71/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Swingtop bottle, 2000.
Poured completely flat. The colour was opaque coffee/chocolate black, with some hazy suspended yeast.
Aromas of sherry, honey, yeast (marmite!). The flavours echo the aromas: lots of bitter marmite yeasty flavour, which I like a whole lot. Some sweet and sour fruit flavours up front; a malty, burned, woody flavour builds over time. I'd have a very difficult time believing this is actually 12%, if it weren't for punch it packs -- I can't really taste it at all. I don't find a lot of hops in this at all.
In the mouth, it feels fairly rich, though the lack of carbonation is a bit unsettling.
Overall, I find it tasty and interesting. I think the swing-top bottle was a poor choice, if it was in fact to blame for the lack of carbonation. If I find any more Hagar barleywines of a different year, I'll try them -- maybe the carbonation issue will be resolved. I probably won't pick up another one of these though, at least not at the price they're sold for out here.
May 20, 2003Poured completely flat. The colour was opaque coffee/chocolate black, with some hazy suspended yeast.
Aromas of sherry, honey, yeast (marmite!). The flavours echo the aromas: lots of bitter marmite yeasty flavour, which I like a whole lot. Some sweet and sour fruit flavours up front; a malty, burned, woody flavour builds over time. I'd have a very difficult time believing this is actually 12%, if it weren't for punch it packs -- I can't really taste it at all. I don't find a lot of hops in this at all.
In the mouth, it feels fairly rich, though the lack of carbonation is a bit unsettling.
Overall, I find it tasty and interesting. I think the swing-top bottle was a poor choice, if it was in fact to blame for the lack of carbonation. If I find any more Hagar barleywines of a different year, I'll try them -- maybe the carbonation issue will be resolved. I probably won't pick up another one of these though, at least not at the price they're sold for out here.
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