Magnolia Old Thunderpussy Barleywine
Magnolia Pub & Brewery

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From:
Magnolia Pub & Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
10.2%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 5.94%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
24
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 28, 2016
Added:
Dec 10, 2003
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by GClarkage:
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Rated by GClarkage from California

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

Jul 03, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.66/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Brown color with almost no head to speak of, somewhere in the 1/12" range. Aroma is a positive kind of oxidation melded with toffee, chocolate and brown malts.

Taste brings in some caramel with the toffee. Bitterness and roast are there, the hops provide an almost sweetness at this advanced age. The bitterness is still ample in the mouthfeel, mild oxidized wood notes. Plenty of heat, but plenty of malt to absorb most of it from getting too huge.

Its a good beer.
Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.82 by Jtrigonis from California

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.99 by define333 from California

Nov 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by mhaugo from California

May 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jaydoc from Kansas

Feb 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tuckersmth from California

Feb 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by drummermattie02 from Texas

Feb 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Feb 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by JonBarley from California

Nov 12, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Oct 23, 2012
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Reviewed by wethorseblanket from California

4.14/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap today. 2010 Barrel aged Evan Williams bourbon version. ABV is up to 11.1 %. 95 IBU

A: Pours black with a thin tan head which fades leaving no lace.

N: Lots of bourbon with vanilla, brown sugar, molasses, some roast and faint char with woody barrel presence.

T: Sweet and smooth bourbon with good structure from the malt. Toffee and caramel. Some fruitiness and wood is evident.

M: Full body and light carbonation. Creamy, deep and rich. Sort of like a bourbon milk shake. Chewy.

O: Oh so crazy good. Thanks.
Sep 25, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by hayesjw from California

Apr 28, 2012
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Reviewed by Beerandraiderfan from Nevada

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Got to have this a few times, but only on Haight Street (Toronado & @ Magnolia). Kind of a homebrewesque appearance to it, not the most attractive brown color, almost no head or bubbles to speak of. Rich notes of toffee, alcohol, cocao powder.

Taste, a little caramel sneaks in there, more of the toffee, you notice the sweetness the aged hops imparts. The bitterness really seems roasty, I wasn't getting that at first, but this one kind of morphs into the netherworld of porter and barleywine together.

This is a big boy barleywine, coming in around 100 ibu. Worth checking out if you have ample precautions in place.
Jan 02, 2012
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Reviewed by BigMcLargeHuge from Arizona

3.88/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewpub. Pours murky dark amber with tan head. The aroma is mild with smooth dark fruity esters mixing with a subtle sweet maltiness that's a bit musty. The taste is smooth dark fruitiness, some black strap molasses, old musty sweet malts and a dash of caramel here and there. It tends to get a tad bright now and then. More cellar time and this will be fantastic.
Jun 13, 2010
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Reviewed by 4000qtrap from Missouri

3.84/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Source/Serving: Draft

Smell: Nice ripe pitted fruit notes, some prominent syrupy caramelized malts balanced nicely with citrusy hops. Some coffee and cidery notes too, especially as it warms. Slighty nutty too. Nice.

Taste: Seemlessly balanced sweet and bitter notes...rather than being two distinct entities. A hint of oakiness. Slightly spiced caramale malts with a hint of an apple cider edge. Some pear as it warms. Apple skin bitterness and noticeable warming alcohol combine to break through the sweetness towards the finish - which is semisweet, ripe pitted fruit, a pinch of spice, and apple skin. I canusualy handle high alcohol brews but one of these really did me in, wow. No hint of the 95 IBUs... Not like a Bigfoot that's superhoppy without aging.
Apr 28, 2010
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Reviewed by femALEist from California

3.97/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on tap at Magnolia during SF Beer Week:
Old Thunderpussy Barleywine- 10.8%. Points for the name. It poured a hazy teak with no head. It did not have much of a nose- just a touch of candied fruits and malt. It tasted of caramel, toffee, malt with a touch of bitter grapefruit hops and a tad sweet. It was very dry on the tongue from the hop presence. Overall, a pretty well balanced barley wine.
Mar 25, 2010
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Reviewed by nickd717 from California

3.69/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Toronado Barleywine Fest 2010. Not sure where the name of this one came from, but that sounds like a story I'd want to hear.

Pours dark brown with an off-white head and excellent lacing. Really looks great.

Aroma is fairly simple but nice, with caramel and more roast than pretty much any other barleywine I had there that day.

Flavor is very roasty for the style and almost reminiscent of a stout in a way. Biscuit, caramel, and toffee as well. This one is all about the malts.

Medium body with average carbonation and just slight booziness.

Pretty good drinkability. Very good overall, above average even among the great selection I had there.
Feb 17, 2010
Magnolia Old Thunderpussy Barleywine from Magnolia Pub & Brewery
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 24 ratings