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The World's Turned Upside Down
Carton Brewing Company
- From:
- Carton Brewing Company
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 13.93%
- Reviews:
- 33
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 22, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 18, 2020
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
A grilled pineapple and maraschino cherry Barleywine. Brewed and canned for Extreme Beer Fest: Cyberspace (2021).
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Ratings by Jcarriglio:
Rated by Jcarriglio from Florida
4.1/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Feb 09, 2021
4.1/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Feb 09, 2021
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
4.06/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: opaque; deep reddish mahogany in color; 1 finger finely pored pale pink head that receded to a thin collar; no lacing;
S: cherry, port wine, and a hint of pineapple;
T: slightly hot alcohol first, then balanced between pineapple and cherry; finish is cherry; aftertaste is cherry cough syrup;
M: medium to full bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish; other than a moment in the taste, the alcohol is quite soft;
o: nice complexity of flavor;
Sep 22, 2021S: cherry, port wine, and a hint of pineapple;
T: slightly hot alcohol first, then balanced between pineapple and cherry; finish is cherry; aftertaste is cherry cough syrup;
M: medium to full bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish; other than a moment in the taste, the alcohol is quite soft;
o: nice complexity of flavor;
Reviewed by Viaduck from California
3.78/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Burnt orange color with minimal head. Sweet aroma; caramel & cherries. Sweet tasting with a hint of salty-bitter. I wasn't all that impressed with the flavor: caramel, cherries, melon, cough syrup with some earthiness. Thin to medium viscosity
& carbonation. I missed the pineapple.
Mar 18, 2021& carbonation. I missed the pineapple.
Reviewed by vectornut from California
4.53/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Oh wow. This one is fairly incredible. It has a very unique color, a wonderful taste, and a beautiful aroma. It's heavenly. I want another one. Sooner, rather than later.
Mar 12, 2021Reviewed by Siriusfisherman from New Hampshire
3.82/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
A very sweet, muddled tasting fruit bomb of a barleywine. This beer certainly fit the bill for the extreme beer fest but it was far from my favorite. Not bad, just not great.
Mar 10, 2021Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey
4.56/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
DATE: January 28, 2021... OCCASION: the eve of my father's funeral, I share a few beers with Jerry, the brother who gifted me this box of awesomeness--the epitome of bittersweet... pours a smoldering red, opaque body... a cirrus cloud rings around the edge... wow--the upside down cake explodes with icing and sweet flour.... the barley malts anchor the beer so it doesn't fly away... a medicinal hint, but it doesn't preach... full-bodied, active, vibrant, demanding, and coating as it leaves--creamy on the tongue and warming throughout....buttery too--what an experience! vanilla cream, pineapple, cherries, boozy like sherry, fig, and peach--full-on flavor...funny and refreshing that Augie couldn't nail down the ABV! This is a worthwhile, special experience...
Feb 17, 2021Reviewed by D4kapa from Ohio
4.79/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.79/5 rDev +19.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Amazing Barleywine. Malty sweetness leads the nose w/ hints of boozy cherry and pineapple. Smooth & solid body. Smoky caramelized pineapple starts off the palate, followed by cherry notes & deep, complex sugar profiles. Finish is boozy & sweet, w/ nice barrel character to round it all out.
Feb 15, 2021Reviewed by ChipChaight from New York
4.35/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can from Half-time/BA for EBF 2021. Pours a beautiful clear reddish dark orange amber with a flash of off-white head, boozy lacing, smell is booze soaked dates, dried figs, raisin, hints of maraschino cherry, red tootsie roll pop, and burnt pineapple/pineapple creme, brûlée, taste follows the nose with big rich boozy dried fruit malts, raisin, dates, fig jam, soft toffee and caramel, overripe pinapple, yellow cake, and booze, nice undercurrent of sweet and sour cherry hard candy throughout and a nice lingering toasted sugar on the finish, feel is full bodied, soft carbonation, finishes dry. This one hits all the marks, pineapple, burnt sugar, cherry, booze. Adult cough syrup vibes. Yum!
Feb 14, 2021
The World's Turned Upside Down from Carton Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
70 ratings
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