John Barleycorn - Port Barrel Aged
Mad River Brewing Company
- From:
- Mad River Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.07 | pDev: 1.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 19, 2011
- Added:
- Oct 24, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jules11788 from California
4.14/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at the John Barleycorn Barrel-Aged release party at the brewery on 10/22/11. Apparently this beer was aged for 214 days in Port barrels.
A: Pours a super dark muddy brown color; one finger-width head, light lacing. Overall an unappealing color
S: Bready malts, with some sweet caramel and toffee; has some tart wine notes that stick in the back of the nose. A very interesting smell, but I like it.
T: Starts off with a nice little tart wine flavor that quickly transitions into sweet malts, caramel, and toffee as it hits the middle of the tongue; finishes with some more tart malty sweetness and a very slight woody bitterness that lingers.
M: Medium thickness; low carbonation; very smooth and buttery, not sharp on the tongue; barely any hint of booze at all
O: A very interesting beer that is packed with flavors. You get the sweetness of the malts and grains but then it also mixes in this interesting wine-like tartness that adds a whole new level of complexity. It's not the best BA beer I've ever had but it's still a damn good one
Oct 24, 2011A: Pours a super dark muddy brown color; one finger-width head, light lacing. Overall an unappealing color
S: Bready malts, with some sweet caramel and toffee; has some tart wine notes that stick in the back of the nose. A very interesting smell, but I like it.
T: Starts off with a nice little tart wine flavor that quickly transitions into sweet malts, caramel, and toffee as it hits the middle of the tongue; finishes with some more tart malty sweetness and a very slight woody bitterness that lingers.
M: Medium thickness; low carbonation; very smooth and buttery, not sharp on the tongue; barely any hint of booze at all
O: A very interesting beer that is packed with flavors. You get the sweetness of the malts and grains but then it also mixes in this interesting wine-like tartness that adds a whole new level of complexity. It's not the best BA beer I've ever had but it's still a damn good one
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