America's Beautiful Babylon
City Steam Brewery Café
- From:
- City Steam Brewery Café
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 10.34%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 22, 2006
- Added:
- Jan 19, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MarineHokie from Connecticut
3.63/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A - Deep opaque copper, thick two-finger head fades quickly to swirls of wispy foam, leaving light oily lacing.
S - Sweet malt & fruity apple skin esters.
T - Cidery, with cherry and grape notes. Sweet and slightly vineous.
M - Medium bodied. Mouthfeel turns from slightly oily to sticky.
D - Smooth & drinkable, fairly sweet so only one for me!
Jan 22, 2006S - Sweet malt & fruity apple skin esters.
T - Cidery, with cherry and grape notes. Sweet and slightly vineous.
M - Medium bodied. Mouthfeel turns from slightly oily to sticky.
D - Smooth & drinkable, fairly sweet so only one for me!
Reviewed by wyllder from Massachusetts
4.48/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.48/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours a slightly murky deep brown/amber with a 3/4 inch caramel head that recedes to a thin lacing.
The nose is mildly reminiscent of apple cider.
Taste is very interesting for a Barley Wine. The first sip is very much a mild, natural apple-cider flavor, with notes of malt & caramel lurking in the background. From there it transitions over to a phenomenal caramel aftertaste, all the while it has a lurking alcohol warmth to remind you this isn't spiced apple cider.
Mouthfeel is smooth, slightly creamy, but not slick or overly aggressive.
Easy, but not too easy, to drink for 9%.
I'm impressed. Thus far, my favorite offering from City Steam.
Eric-
Jan 20, 2006The nose is mildly reminiscent of apple cider.
Taste is very interesting for a Barley Wine. The first sip is very much a mild, natural apple-cider flavor, with notes of malt & caramel lurking in the background. From there it transitions over to a phenomenal caramel aftertaste, all the while it has a lurking alcohol warmth to remind you this isn't spiced apple cider.
Mouthfeel is smooth, slightly creamy, but not slick or overly aggressive.
Easy, but not too easy, to drink for 9%.
I'm impressed. Thus far, my favorite offering from City Steam.
Eric-
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