Old Man Winter Barley Wine
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company
- From:
- Phantom Canyon Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 1.72 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 25, 2006
- Added:
- Mar 27, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by benito from Oregon
1.72/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
1.72/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
On tap at the brewpub; served in a 10 ounce snifter.
Phantom Canyon's beers--especially The Phantom IPA and Peated Porter--are dependable, so this mild and bland barleywine was a disappointment. Good lacing and legs around the glass.
A: Sanguinal (venal blood) with hints of gray and a nice, off-white head. This was one of the cloudier and more attractive looking (if mysterious) barleywines I've seen.
S: This was served too cold and the bouquet was totally obliterated/absent. As it warmed some, I got very light hints of carmel.
T, M, D: Bland overall. The rich carmel and alcohol flavors that I expect/demand in a barleywine are totally absent. There are faint hints of cocoa, but this doesn't do enough to redeem the brew. It has a syrupy body with no flavors to back it up. This makes it like drinking incredibly viscous (and strong) water. I wasn't even able to finish the snifter.
Take a pass and stick to Phantom Canyon's better brews.
Dec 25, 2006Phantom Canyon's beers--especially The Phantom IPA and Peated Porter--are dependable, so this mild and bland barleywine was a disappointment. Good lacing and legs around the glass.
A: Sanguinal (venal blood) with hints of gray and a nice, off-white head. This was one of the cloudier and more attractive looking (if mysterious) barleywines I've seen.
S: This was served too cold and the bouquet was totally obliterated/absent. As it warmed some, I got very light hints of carmel.
T, M, D: Bland overall. The rich carmel and alcohol flavors that I expect/demand in a barleywine are totally absent. There are faint hints of cocoa, but this doesn't do enough to redeem the brew. It has a syrupy body with no flavors to back it up. This makes it like drinking incredibly viscous (and strong) water. I wasn't even able to finish the snifter.
Take a pass and stick to Phantom Canyon's better brews.
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