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Tickle Fight
Solemn Oath Brewery
- From:
- Solemn Oath Brewery
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
Ranked #184 - ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #23,869 - Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 12.3%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 16, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 27, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 21
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3.44/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
16oz can, date stamped 01.06.23
thanks to Ken for the can! It’s been a long time since I had a beer from Solemn Oath
L: slightly hazed copper colored ale; thin foamy ivory colored head
S: grain, caramel, toffee, apple juice, apricot, booze
T: caramelized grain, toffee, light brown sugar, apricot, peach, apple juice, earthy hops
F: very boozy and hot, fuller body, ample carbonation, finishes more sweet than bitter
O: decent barley wine, but I wouldn’t get it again
Jul 16, 2023thanks to Ken for the can! It’s been a long time since I had a beer from Solemn Oath
L: slightly hazed copper colored ale; thin foamy ivory colored head
S: grain, caramel, toffee, apple juice, apricot, booze
T: caramelized grain, toffee, light brown sugar, apricot, peach, apple juice, earthy hops
F: very boozy and hot, fuller body, ample carbonation, finishes more sweet than bitter
O: decent barley wine, but I wouldn’t get it again
Rated by KenDerickson from Illinois
3.98/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A mild and pleasant barleywine. Not overly hoppy and goes down smoothly.
Dec 19, 2017Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
3.74/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance - The beer poured a copper color with a white head.
Smell - The nose was lightly piney with a cracker presence.
Taste - My first thought was that this tastes like a piney car air freshener. Dry malts are accompanied by little hop presence. There is a cardboardy note that suggests a level of oxidization.
Mouthfeel - There was little in the feel to put this over the top as a big beer.
Overall - There is a reason for low reviews on this beer. It is not terrible, just okay.
Nov 23, 2017Smell - The nose was lightly piney with a cracker presence.
Taste - My first thought was that this tastes like a piney car air freshener. Dry malts are accompanied by little hop presence. There is a cardboardy note that suggests a level of oxidization.
Mouthfeel - There was little in the feel to put this over the top as a big beer.
Overall - There is a reason for low reviews on this beer. It is not terrible, just okay.
Rated by vande from Illinois
3.88/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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Jun 18, 2017Reviewed by 1000lbgrizzly from Illinois
4.21/5 rDev +15%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +15%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Clear light brown-orange body that looks syrupy, only a ring of off-white head forms. The label has phenomenal contrast between shiny/matte with excellent detail in the illustration... a zombie grappling a multi-eyed ring-nosed equestrian?? I'm not sure what's exactly going on, but that's besides the point: this label is sex. Nose offers much more unopposed warmth and depth than I was expecting from the description on the label: it's almost entirely caramel, butterscotch, toasted malt, vanilla, and oddly sweet raw malt, followed by a small sampling of citric hops. The flavor doubles down on this warmth while simultaneously incorporating more bitter/acidic hops, which in turn only amplifies the appreciation of the malt. It's a glorious upwards spiral of warm and sweet caramel/butterscotch boozy maltiness and underpowered but antagonizing bitter orange rind hops. It isn't the most powerful beer on the planet, but it handles its shit well. The body is viscous and a little oily, definitely sticky, and heavily weighted with carbonation that does well staying in the shadows.
Especially considering that this was not barrel aged (and thank goodness for that, because it preserves its price and thus value), it has a damn lot of character and warm notes that seem to go beyond what unadulterated malts should be able to accomplish, all the while hiding the booze, managing to put the malt at the forefront without making it cloying, and adding hops but not letting them even get close to becoming prominent. If I had reviewed this a year ago in my more lenient stage it would probably be a few points higher, damn myself for trying to become more judicious right as I open up a wonder like this. Needless to say, this is a shelf-steal, and my thanks go out to SO for the experience.
Apr 11, 2017Especially considering that this was not barrel aged (and thank goodness for that, because it preserves its price and thus value), it has a damn lot of character and warm notes that seem to go beyond what unadulterated malts should be able to accomplish, all the while hiding the booze, managing to put the malt at the forefront without making it cloying, and adding hops but not letting them even get close to becoming prominent. If I had reviewed this a year ago in my more lenient stage it would probably be a few points higher, damn myself for trying to become more judicious right as I open up a wonder like this. Needless to say, this is a shelf-steal, and my thanks go out to SO for the experience.
Reviewed by bwood06 from Wisconsin
3.54/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
My wife is a big fan of barleywines so she ordered this one up during a recent trip to SO's tasting room, during which time we met a couple of our good friends for some brews prior to dinner. Despite my wife's penchant for barleywines, I was lucky enough to receive a few sips in order to log a proper review of this beer.
This beer pours a deep red, almost mahogany, hue and is clear with a thin, off-white, frothy head that dissipates very quickly to a ghostly thin lacing. 3.75/5 The aroma is pretty much all malt with deep red fruit, red wine grapes, dates, raisins, and musty hay all coming out quite strongly. It is very sweet, but musty. As the beer warms a bit of soapiness comes through as well. There is an odd savoriness to the aroma that comes out as the beer warms up as well. 3.5/5 The flavor profile is, as with the aroma, pretty much all malt, and is lead off by a bit of caramel that quickly transitions into sweet red wine grapes, dates, and raisins. The musty hay from the hay makes its showing about halfway through the sip and is joined by a bit of grass and peat moss. The flavor is sweet but not overpowering, and a bit soapy as the beer warms up. Also as the beer warms, an odd savory notes shows up that throws me off a bit. Bitterness is negligible with no lingering bitterness. 3.5/5 This is a full bodied beer, as expected, and is light on carbonation. it is wetting, coating, and just a bit cloying at times. There is no dryness and no lingering dryness. 3.75/5 I can't say that this is one of the better barleywines that I have had, but it is still decent. It is very complex in both aroma and flavor profile and stays true to the style. 3.5/5
Apr 05, 2017This beer pours a deep red, almost mahogany, hue and is clear with a thin, off-white, frothy head that dissipates very quickly to a ghostly thin lacing. 3.75/5 The aroma is pretty much all malt with deep red fruit, red wine grapes, dates, raisins, and musty hay all coming out quite strongly. It is very sweet, but musty. As the beer warms a bit of soapiness comes through as well. There is an odd savoriness to the aroma that comes out as the beer warms up as well. 3.5/5 The flavor profile is, as with the aroma, pretty much all malt, and is lead off by a bit of caramel that quickly transitions into sweet red wine grapes, dates, and raisins. The musty hay from the hay makes its showing about halfway through the sip and is joined by a bit of grass and peat moss. The flavor is sweet but not overpowering, and a bit soapy as the beer warms up. Also as the beer warms, an odd savory notes shows up that throws me off a bit. Bitterness is negligible with no lingering bitterness. 3.5/5 This is a full bodied beer, as expected, and is light on carbonation. it is wetting, coating, and just a bit cloying at times. There is no dryness and no lingering dryness. 3.75/5 I can't say that this is one of the better barleywines that I have had, but it is still decent. It is very complex in both aroma and flavor profile and stays true to the style. 3.5/5
Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.61/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Tasted in a snifter from draft at Kuma's Corner on February 17, 2017. Look is amber with a thin head. Smell and taste is caramel, citrus and tropical fruit. Feel is full in body.
Feb 17, 2017Reviewed by jackass from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tough critics here. Is it a great barleywine? No, but its quite good and one previous reviewer said it best...more like a very boozy DIPA and that's ok by me.
Feb 09, 2017
Tickle Fight from Solemn Oath Brewery
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
118 ratings
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