Murphy
Lamplighter Brewing Company
- From:
- Lamplighter Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 13, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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From the brewer:
molasses, fruit leather, amaro
molasses, fruit leather, amaro
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.48/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
The color of the liquid has an interesting purple hue to the cloudy brown color. Small head that is basically rim bubbles and half-film on the surface. The spots that form after each sips slowly slide back into the rim bubbles leaving behind no permanent lacing.
Initially, I smell raisin and (oddly) rubber. Lots of booze to the nose. Not very sweet especially for the style. It reminds me of paint thinner.
The start is raisiny and semisweet. I can retain these flavors by holding the liquid in my mouth. The swallow is surprisingly neutral but the aftertaste is boozy with a cleaning-solution feel. It quickly fades but does linger (faintly) for a long time. A most unusual barley wine devoid of the rich body or never-ending sugars. Worth seeking out for unusualness, but it would be hard to put down more than a single glass.
Feb 13, 2025Initially, I smell raisin and (oddly) rubber. Lots of booze to the nose. Not very sweet especially for the style. It reminds me of paint thinner.
The start is raisiny and semisweet. I can retain these flavors by holding the liquid in my mouth. The swallow is surprisingly neutral but the aftertaste is boozy with a cleaning-solution feel. It quickly fades but does linger (faintly) for a long time. A most unusual barley wine devoid of the rich body or never-ending sugars. Worth seeking out for unusualness, but it would be hard to put down more than a single glass.
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