Balroggen
Well Crafted Beer Company
- From:
- Well Crafted Beer Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9.8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 3.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 30, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 26, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Our bold and demonic interpretation of an American style Barleywine. Brewed with malted and roasted rye and an array of caramelized malts. A homage to the hoppy American versions of the traditional English style. We further diverged from tradition and hit this beer with two healthy doses of piney, and juicy chinook hops. Dauntless notes of treacle tart, robust molasses, tree sap and peach cobbler.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Well Crafted Beer Company "Balroggen"
on tap at the brewery on 19 January 2019
Notes: Clear dark copper colored body beneath a creamy head of off-white foam. Good head retention and lacing. The aroma is caramelish and piney but not as malty as I might have expected from a barleywine - or is that the hops throwing it off? The flavor follows and the alcohol at 9.8% abv is very well hidden but the spiciness of the rye comes through within the otherwise caramelish malt. It's mainly a medium-dark caramel, what I would call red-brown, but there are some more golden notes as well, and even a darker edge that verges on becomeing almost burnt sugar. The piney hops remain and it's solidly bitter with a dry, spicy and piney finish. Medium bodied and crisp. Overall it's pretty decent but I have to wonder if the choice to combine Chinook hops and rye was the best way to go. I didn't brew it so I can't say what they were going for. Intense.
Jan 30, 2022on tap at the brewery on 19 January 2019
Notes: Clear dark copper colored body beneath a creamy head of off-white foam. Good head retention and lacing. The aroma is caramelish and piney but not as malty as I might have expected from a barleywine - or is that the hops throwing it off? The flavor follows and the alcohol at 9.8% abv is very well hidden but the spiciness of the rye comes through within the otherwise caramelish malt. It's mainly a medium-dark caramel, what I would call red-brown, but there are some more golden notes as well, and even a darker edge that verges on becomeing almost burnt sugar. The piney hops remain and it's solidly bitter with a dry, spicy and piney finish. Medium bodied and crisp. Overall it's pretty decent but I have to wonder if the choice to combine Chinook hops and rye was the best way to go. I didn't brew it so I can't say what they were going for. Intense.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.98/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On draft at brewery - half-pint pour
dark copper amber color, white head. aroma is caramel malt and piney dank hops. similar flavor, very bitter with the malt providing some balance. thin to medium bodied. Overall, reminds me of the classic SN Bigfoot
Jan 27, 2019dark copper amber color, white head. aroma is caramel malt and piney dank hops. similar flavor, very bitter with the malt providing some balance. thin to medium bodied. Overall, reminds me of the classic SN Bigfoot
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