Barleywine
Bosque Brewing Co. - North
- From:
- Bosque Brewing Co. - North
- New Mexico, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 5.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 05, 2019
- Added:
- Nov 11, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania
3.76/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.76/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pumpkin orange with almost two fingers of tan-tinted head that leaves thick lacing. Big, malty aroma with baseball-mitt leather, pumpkin pie spices (cloves, ginger, allspice, mace) and a sweet, squash-like twang to it. These continue in the taste, with more of a caramel characteristic to the malt, and a strong spicy, piney, herbal hop bitterness added to the mix, as well as a kiss of alcohol. The bitterness lingers in the aftertaste. Medium bodied, slightly viscous, with decent carbonation. Definitely an American version, and not exactly my thing.
Oct 16, 2016
Reviewed by SomethingClever from Ohio
4.07/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.07/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
22 oz bottle poured into snifter
A: bright light amber with a lot of red, light small slightly off white head. Beer has amazing clarity
S: very nice resin and floral hops but with a deep rich caramel maltiness that has some nice breadiness.
T: Wow this beer is intense, its very piney and floral the hops are bracing with a very good slap of malts but they don't nearly take over the hops
M: surprisingly light and very clean it might be a touch clingy but it is very mellow for a barleywine touch high carbonation.
O: Big hops malts are there but its all about the hops. Reminds me of Bigfoot but maybe not as hoppy nice soft caramel on the finish. I would drink this any day.
May 13, 2016A: bright light amber with a lot of red, light small slightly off white head. Beer has amazing clarity
S: very nice resin and floral hops but with a deep rich caramel maltiness that has some nice breadiness.
T: Wow this beer is intense, its very piney and floral the hops are bracing with a very good slap of malts but they don't nearly take over the hops
M: surprisingly light and very clean it might be a touch clingy but it is very mellow for a barleywine touch high carbonation.
O: Big hops malts are there but its all about the hops. Reminds me of Bigfoot but maybe not as hoppy nice soft caramel on the finish. I would drink this any day.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.34/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle from Whole Foods-Indian School Plaza. Copper/orange pour, small silky head. Sharp malt aroma and taste, crisp, dry bitterness. Warm, but overall just average.
Feb 14, 2016
Reviewed by ONovoMexicano from New Mexico
4.06/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in a snifter at the brewery.
Deep copper body, creamy oatmeal head. Head becomes a thick film with a wall of lace. The clarity is superb and the beer looks majestic. 5
Sweet malty aroma initially. Candy caramel. Berry fruity hop aroma. 4
Candy-like caramel sweetness like a sucker. Beery fruitiness like the nose offered. Vanilla then mingles with resinous, earthy, spiciness. Element's of this remind me of a Belgian, with the fruity, candy-like sweetness. Add to this a marshmallow sort of element. Something alluringly sweet. 4
It's smooth and creamy while also spicy, resinous and bitter. Sweetness takes on a candy-level but the beer is never really hot. 4
Fresh barleywines have always been tricky for me as I think they're best with age and maturity. This shows great potential and all signals point to a gem after this develops.
Nov 13, 2015Deep copper body, creamy oatmeal head. Head becomes a thick film with a wall of lace. The clarity is superb and the beer looks majestic. 5
Sweet malty aroma initially. Candy caramel. Berry fruity hop aroma. 4
Candy-like caramel sweetness like a sucker. Beery fruitiness like the nose offered. Vanilla then mingles with resinous, earthy, spiciness. Element's of this remind me of a Belgian, with the fruity, candy-like sweetness. Add to this a marshmallow sort of element. Something alluringly sweet. 4
It's smooth and creamy while also spicy, resinous and bitter. Sweetness takes on a candy-level but the beer is never really hot. 4
Fresh barleywines have always been tricky for me as I think they're best with age and maturity. This shows great potential and all signals point to a gem after this develops.
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