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30th Anniversary English-Style Barleywine Ale
Summit Brewing Company
- From:
- Summit Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11.5%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 10.66%
- Reviews:
- 31
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 01, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 04, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
No description / notes.
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Ratings by mothman:
Rated by mothman from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan 25, 2017
3.75/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan 25, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle at Lucky’s. Hazy dark, amber, flat. Aroma is malt and grapes. Taste brings a little sweetness, alcohol becomes apparent but not overpowering. Malty, true to the English style. Super that slowly builds to a crescendo.
Jun 01, 2023Reviewed by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota
4.28/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark honey amber with plenty of floating particulates (which only slightly takes away from the beauty of this beer). Thick ivory head which has good staying power and leaves delicate lacing. Aroma is caramel and rich malt. Flavor is sweet caramel, vanilla and butterscotch. Feel is medium bodied. Overall a nice English Barlelwine that although over two years past its best by date, is a pleasant sipper. High abv well hidden.
Jan 01, 2020Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.93/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 12oz bottle into glass. Enjoy by date stamped on bottle is '05/13/17'.
Reddish amber body. Lots of floating particles. Slightly off white head which persists. Scattered lacing.
Sweet caramel/toffee smell, almost like butterscotch. Dark fruit as background.
Sweet, boozy taste, lots of swirling dark fruit and toffee. Minimal hops or bitterness.
Sticky, coating mouth feel.
Alcohol is present, but not intrusive. Quite sweet. Heaviness and sweetness level leads to sipping rather than quaffing. A good beer for after dinner, before the fire place.
Dec 01, 2017Reddish amber body. Lots of floating particles. Slightly off white head which persists. Scattered lacing.
Sweet caramel/toffee smell, almost like butterscotch. Dark fruit as background.
Sweet, boozy taste, lots of swirling dark fruit and toffee. Minimal hops or bitterness.
Sticky, coating mouth feel.
Alcohol is present, but not intrusive. Quite sweet. Heaviness and sweetness level leads to sipping rather than quaffing. A good beer for after dinner, before the fire place.
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
3.47/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was dense with floating particulate, not pretty to look at. This was just okay overall. A bit too much straight up sugar to go along with toffee and faint dark fruits.
Nov 13, 2017Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
3.78/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A - Dark amber color with alot of floaties, dense caramel colored lacing.
S - Candy toffee, vanilla, and butterscotch.
T - Candy toffee, vanilla, light citrus, and alcohol.
M - Big body with silky texture.
O - No complexity but interested to see how this one will age.
Nov 07, 2017S - Candy toffee, vanilla, and butterscotch.
T - Candy toffee, vanilla, light citrus, and alcohol.
M - Big body with silky texture.
O - No complexity but interested to see how this one will age.
Reviewed by Shade1951 from Pennsylvania
4.18/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.18/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Cloudy amber with a LOT of sediment floating around. Fairly thin head. The nose isn't very strong, but what I get has aromas of dark fruit.
The flavor is where this shines. It tastes a bit hop-forward, but not in a mouth puckering way. It's actually kind of hop-sweet. Flavor reminds me a bit of Dogfish Head's 120 Minute IPA, which I like quite a lot. There IS some alcohol burn, but heck, there's a lot of alcohol in it. It doesn't ruin the experience for me.
I will pick up one of these again!
Aug 28, 2017The flavor is where this shines. It tastes a bit hop-forward, but not in a mouth puckering way. It's actually kind of hop-sweet. Flavor reminds me a bit of Dogfish Head's 120 Minute IPA, which I like quite a lot. There IS some alcohol burn, but heck, there's a lot of alcohol in it. It doesn't ruin the experience for me.
I will pick up one of these again!
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.34/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: pours hazy dark amber to light brown. Bubbles leisurely rise to the top to reinforce a 1/2" cream to beige foam collar with fair persistence
S: rich caramel malt aroma supported by dried fruit, fig and alcohol
T: flavor is alcoholic and malty with caramel, dark dried fruit, fig, and and a little sweet
F: warming and even hot in places. very creamy and full bodied to chewy with medium carbonation
O: Drink this big boozy beer instead of a mixed whiskey drink
Aug 16, 2017S: rich caramel malt aroma supported by dried fruit, fig and alcohol
T: flavor is alcoholic and malty with caramel, dark dried fruit, fig, and and a little sweet
F: warming and even hot in places. very creamy and full bodied to chewy with medium carbonation
O: Drink this big boozy beer instead of a mixed whiskey drink
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
4.09/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured out a murky, burgundy color with a small, tan head of foam. It smelled of sweet caramel, toffee and boozy alcohol. Tasted sweet and malty with an alcohol warmth.
Jul 12, 2017Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.79/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: In the glass, the beer gleams a brilliant copper, slightly hazy with a modest head; spotty lacing action
Smell: Caramel dipped apple, stone fruit and earthy hop tones
Taste: Caramel forward with apple and pear flavors building; through the middle, there is a cinnamon and clove aspect, along with some earthy hops that build, into the finish; the alcohol is also discernable in the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation; warmth in the gullet
Overall: I really enjoy good English barleywines but, while this is passable, it doesn't come close to the best examples of the style
Jun 27, 2017Smell: Caramel dipped apple, stone fruit and earthy hop tones
Taste: Caramel forward with apple and pear flavors building; through the middle, there is a cinnamon and clove aspect, along with some earthy hops that build, into the finish; the alcohol is also discernable in the finish
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation; warmth in the gullet
Overall: I really enjoy good English barleywines but, while this is passable, it doesn't come close to the best examples of the style
30th Anniversary English-Style Barleywine Ale from Summit Brewing Company
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
64 ratings
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