Offel's Lowly Barleywine
Conquest Brewing Company
- From:
- Conquest Brewing Company
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10.25%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.46 | pDev: 9.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 27, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 14, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by tigerbeer90 from South Carolina
3.92/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a growler into a tulip glass
A: Beautiful ruby red hue with a white head which quickly dissipates to a tiny bubble ring around the edge of the glass.
S: Rather sweet and fruity. I'm getting an almost grape note. Smells good! Not the older, darker, raisin/plum smell I am used to with English barleywines.
T: Interesting. A fair amount of hops in the front of the palate followed by a sweet malty cascade. Ending is rather dry and hoppy. This tastes like either a hoppy English Barleywine or a Sweeter/Maltier American Barleywine.
M: Thinner than expected for the style. Almost like a barleywine for the summertime. Dry finish without the coating feel makes you go back for more, which could be a bit dangerous at 10.3%
O: This was an interesting take on the style from a local SC brewery. I've enjoyed a lot of their creations and look forward to more. This beer presented as a thinner, sweeter/fruitier version of SN Bigfoot to me. Enjoyable, although I don't know if I would seek this one out.
Jul 03, 2014A: Beautiful ruby red hue with a white head which quickly dissipates to a tiny bubble ring around the edge of the glass.
S: Rather sweet and fruity. I'm getting an almost grape note. Smells good! Not the older, darker, raisin/plum smell I am used to with English barleywines.
T: Interesting. A fair amount of hops in the front of the palate followed by a sweet malty cascade. Ending is rather dry and hoppy. This tastes like either a hoppy English Barleywine or a Sweeter/Maltier American Barleywine.
M: Thinner than expected for the style. Almost like a barleywine for the summertime. Dry finish without the coating feel makes you go back for more, which could be a bit dangerous at 10.3%
O: This was an interesting take on the style from a local SC brewery. I've enjoyed a lot of their creations and look forward to more. This beer presented as a thinner, sweeter/fruitier version of SN Bigfoot to me. Enjoyable, although I don't know if I would seek this one out.
Reviewed by Craigory from South Carolina
3.72/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
64oz growler fill from Green's PG, poured into a Conquest snifter.
A: Pours a deep auburn body with stunning clarity. Forms a half inch of off-white head that recedes to a cap and ring, yet returns with a few swirls. Leaves plenty of "legs" and a bit of splotchy lacing. "She's a babe..."
S: Caramel, floral hops, a hint of alcohol, candi.
T: A bit of floral hops up front, followed by caramel and candi sweetness. The sweetness intertwines with the hops on the finish, adding a bit of complexity to an otherwise simple-for-the-style brew. As the beer warms, more citrusy hop flavors come through. It tastes quite good, but lacks the depth available in the best barleywines.
M: Not heavy and sticky like the standard barleywines; while I miss that aspect, the lighter body (for the style) lends itself to "drinkability." In fact, this is possibly the most "drinkable" barleywine I've ever had. Each sip feels good, and invites another.
O: I LOVE barleywines--let's put that out there. This beer deserves my love. It's not a revelation; it lacks some of the malt complexity and "heaviness" I look for in the style. Nonetheless, Offel's (or Ophel's, transliteration is ambiguous) is a really nice beer. It's a beauty in the glass, nothing's off, and it straddles the line between a hoppy English and a malty American. I look forward to the Four Roses BA version to come.
Jun 14, 2014A: Pours a deep auburn body with stunning clarity. Forms a half inch of off-white head that recedes to a cap and ring, yet returns with a few swirls. Leaves plenty of "legs" and a bit of splotchy lacing. "She's a babe..."
S: Caramel, floral hops, a hint of alcohol, candi.
T: A bit of floral hops up front, followed by caramel and candi sweetness. The sweetness intertwines with the hops on the finish, adding a bit of complexity to an otherwise simple-for-the-style brew. As the beer warms, more citrusy hop flavors come through. It tastes quite good, but lacks the depth available in the best barleywines.
M: Not heavy and sticky like the standard barleywines; while I miss that aspect, the lighter body (for the style) lends itself to "drinkability." In fact, this is possibly the most "drinkable" barleywine I've ever had. Each sip feels good, and invites another.
O: I LOVE barleywines--let's put that out there. This beer deserves my love. It's not a revelation; it lacks some of the malt complexity and "heaviness" I look for in the style. Nonetheless, Offel's (or Ophel's, transliteration is ambiguous) is a really nice beer. It's a beauty in the glass, nothing's off, and it straddles the line between a hoppy English and a malty American. I look forward to the Four Roses BA version to come.
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