Barley Wine
Walnut Brewery

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From:
Walnut Brewery
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
9.9%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.25 | pDev: 7.08%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 16, 2007
Added:
Dec 07, 2004
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by Mebuzzard from Colorado

3.48/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
The current name for this is Old Thumper:

served in a glass resembling a flute/pilsner mix. Hazy brown/copper body with a nice soft white head.
Smells of light red fruit (plum, grape, maybe cherry). Some alcohol is present.
Taste of cherry and malt, some hops, some sweet bisuit, a bit raw. Alcohol is not detected in taste.
Feels a bit thin. Not very warming, very drinkable, yet I think it was almost too drinkable. Perhaps I was just in that kinda mood.
Feb 16, 2007
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Reviewed by alexgash from Connecticut

3.03/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Served in a 10 oz. glass. Dark chesnut body with ruby highlights and a thin, guaze-y, off-white head. Too cold when I got it, so I let it warm up a bit. Aromas of sugary malt, alcohol, and faint hops. Not bad, but not complex enough for a barley wine. Same goes for the taste. Sweet, bready malts dominate, with an off, cardboardy twang. I can taste the alcohol too. Hops come in, and balance out the sweetness, but that's all they do. I like the hop profile to have more flavor and complexity. Mouthfeel was a little thin for a BW. Not a bad beer, but meh...
Dec 21, 2004