Arabian Date Night
MobCraft Beer

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From:
MobCraft Beer
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 25.21%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
21
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 21, 2016
Added:
Aug 04, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  7
English Style Barleywine fermented with Palm Dates and Vanilla beans and aged in Brandy Barrels for a smoother, sweeter full bodied beer with a semi-dry finish and a hint of brandy. Aromas of dried fruit and biscuits meld with woody overtones and delicate vanilla for a sipping brew that's surprisingly drinkable.
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Ratings by KAF:
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Rated by KAF from Iowa

3.5/5  rDev +0.3%

Nov 24, 2014
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Reviewed by Ottoj55 from Wisconsin

3.08/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Brown beer, tan head, sweet smell, malty. The taste is quite sweet, the dates are hard for me to pick out in the flavor. Full somewhat cloying mouthfeel. A little off the mark.
Jun 21, 2016
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Rated by Gotti311 from Wisconsin

1.5/5  rDev -57%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
please stop making beer
May 04, 2016
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Rated by BarrytheBear from Wisconsin

2.42/5  rDev -30.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Gusher with evidence of vanilla and plenty of brandy, but soured and unpleasant. Too bad, sounded interesting.
Nov 10, 2015
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Reviewed by Theoboley from Wisconsin

2.69/5  rDev -22.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Rated so high as, even as it is unintentionally soured, it still isn't half bad, just no where near an English barleywine.

I remember opening my first one of the 4 I pre-ordered from the brewery with so much excitement and being let down. I think it could've been a great beer had it actually been what it was meant to be.

One can only wonder.
Aug 17, 2015
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

2.83/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Soured with an unintentional infection.
Murky reddish orange with suspended chunks, bottle was a gusher, way too much carb.

Aroma had positive qualities, nutty almond, maple syrup, unfortunately a sharpness from the infection.

Tart and little else, nuances are obliterated. Over attenuated and thin. Not good, though there's a shred of what could have been still there. C'est la vie.
Jul 05, 2015
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Rated by CPAles from Illinois

2.06/5  rDev -41%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Batch 8, Bottle 1553
Not sure if they were going for a sour barleywine, but that's what this is. Either a bad batch or just a bad beer.
May 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by italianstallion from Wisconsin

May 06, 2015
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Reviewed by BarrelAgedG from California

2.75/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Have to rate this.. English Barleywine? Hmm.. Guess we should NOT have had this at a BWine tasting with the likes of Sucaba, MOAS, and CW BBBW.. Taste was off to me.. Sweet and not in a well crafted brewing way.. Seems to me it would have been properly classified in the Herbed/Spiced beer style.. Sorry Mobcraft but this was a miss for me
Apr 27, 2015
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Reviewed by TheStoutHound from Wisconsin

2.81/5  rDev -19.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Sour/tart taste to this so called English Barleywine. No vanilla detected. Not sure if this is what it is supposed to be or if it is just a bad bottle.
Apr 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4.19 by donnie_vendetta from Wisconsin

Mar 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by Winston3737 from Michigan

Mar 03, 2015
 
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Reviewed by DVMin98 from North Carolina

3.97/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
So I had this twice. The first time it was a solid beer. Nice brown, murky color. Taste was sweet, caramelly, mild vanilla. Get a bit of brandy...smell was similar. Nice, sweet, malts. Solid, medium bodied mouth feel.

Second bottle I opened was a gusher and was sour/infected and was a drain pour.

I based my rating on the first bottle, obviously.
Feb 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.59 by Bocce110 from Wisconsin

Jan 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.43 by atone315 from Wisconsin

Jan 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by DarthGuitarHero from Minnesota

Dec 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4.44 by hurschikjohn from Wisconsin

Dec 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Rborre321 from Illinois

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Dec 05, 2014
Arabian Date Night from MobCraft Beer
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 21 ratings