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Unplugged Iced Barleywine
New Glarus Brewing Company
- From:
- New Glarus Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 13.5%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 10.95%
- Reviews:
- 194
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 07, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 04, 2009
- Wants:
- 153
- Gots:
- 17
No description / notes.
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Ratings by mikecharley:
Reviewed by mikecharley from Pennsylvania
4.37/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.37/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Scored in a trade @ DLD from Emerge077, thanks a ton for this rarity, Matt. Enjoyed with the wife in the hotel room afterwards.
Pours a copper, rubyred color. no real head, kinda standard BW pour.
The nose is subtle, possibly a bit to cold for the style. Smells of dark fruits, mostly raisins, and figs. Some prunes in there.
The taste is fantastic on this one. Much of what the nose has to offer. Great dark fruit flavors, super raisony, and nice chewy barley flavor. It tastes like something you would expect from a 1yo BW, not a fresh one. Not hot at ALL. I honestly couldnt believe that this was 13.5! Didnt know until I logged on to enter this review. I originally had the taste at 4.5, but in light of finding out that it was HIDING that much, it gets a half point bump to 5. This one would be wonderful in a couple of years. Only wish i could have some more to cellar. Dammit...
Apr 27, 2009Pours a copper, rubyred color. no real head, kinda standard BW pour.
The nose is subtle, possibly a bit to cold for the style. Smells of dark fruits, mostly raisins, and figs. Some prunes in there.
The taste is fantastic on this one. Much of what the nose has to offer. Great dark fruit flavors, super raisony, and nice chewy barley flavor. It tastes like something you would expect from a 1yo BW, not a fresh one. Not hot at ALL. I honestly couldnt believe that this was 13.5! Didnt know until I logged on to enter this review. I originally had the taste at 4.5, but in light of finding out that it was HIDING that much, it gets a half point bump to 5. This one would be wonderful in a couple of years. Only wish i could have some more to cellar. Dammit...
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.86/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle at share, courtesy of Toby. Dark brown pour with small, spotty head. Aroma is woody, leathery. Taste brings a hint of sweetness. Dry, chalky.
Jan 07, 2020Reviewed by megapyro6 from Wisconsin
4.4/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
This got stuck in the back of my aging shelf. I would normally not let it sit for 8 years, but it's held up surprisingly well.
Poured deep red-brown mahogany color, with little to no carbonation. Light lacing on the initial pour, but it's pretty low on carbonation.
Smells of dark caramel, toffee, some vinous well aged sherry and lightly fruity notes. I don't detect any alcohol notes despite being 13.5%.
The taste is malty, dark fruit, caramel, toffee, fig, raisins, a little cherry perhaps. It's really smooth actually. The hop bitterness has aged out, leaving a sweet smooth liquid.
The mouthfeel is big and thick, but very smooth at this point. No alcohol warmth, a bit slick, but goes down easy.
Overall, I'm really impressed with this and how well it's held up over 8 years. Normally I would have had this quite a long time ago. This has held up impressively well. It seems some of the booziness and heat previous reviewers have mentioned are long gone. I hope I find another bottle or two of this.
Mar 17, 2017Poured deep red-brown mahogany color, with little to no carbonation. Light lacing on the initial pour, but it's pretty low on carbonation.
Smells of dark caramel, toffee, some vinous well aged sherry and lightly fruity notes. I don't detect any alcohol notes despite being 13.5%.
The taste is malty, dark fruit, caramel, toffee, fig, raisins, a little cherry perhaps. It's really smooth actually. The hop bitterness has aged out, leaving a sweet smooth liquid.
The mouthfeel is big and thick, but very smooth at this point. No alcohol warmth, a bit slick, but goes down easy.
Overall, I'm really impressed with this and how well it's held up over 8 years. Normally I would have had this quite a long time ago. This has held up impressively well. It seems some of the booziness and heat previous reviewers have mentioned are long gone. I hope I find another bottle or two of this.
Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
3.77/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle into a wine glass appears a chestnut brown with ruby clarity. A khaki cap rises up less than a finger strong and quickly fades back leaving spotty lace.
Aroma has primarily solvent alcohol and herbal to fruity character. Slight pine aspect.
Taste is bitter and big with solvent booziness. A little tannic/astringent with almost an oakiness to it and lingering herbal to pine-like resinous bitterness.
Medium in body with light carbonation. Quite solvent despite being 8 years old. Feels more american than english in nature. Interesting and glad I got the chance to try it but yikes, this could use another 8 years aging.
Jan 12, 2017Aroma has primarily solvent alcohol and herbal to fruity character. Slight pine aspect.
Taste is bitter and big with solvent booziness. A little tannic/astringent with almost an oakiness to it and lingering herbal to pine-like resinous bitterness.
Medium in body with light carbonation. Quite solvent despite being 8 years old. Feels more american than english in nature. Interesting and glad I got the chance to try it but yikes, this could use another 8 years aging.
Reviewed by Ri0 from Wisconsin
3.76/5 rDev -6.5%
3.76/5 rDev -6.5%
poured 12oz bottle into chalice. Bottled back in Feb 2009.
A - Dark brown coffee color with a thin 1 finger sandy head. . Decent head retention and some lacing.
S - Malts, caramel, toffee, dark fruits, and earthy hops. I also notice the booze..
T - Still boozy, with dark fruits even citrus, caramel, toffee, with some burnt sugar and even cola.
M - Medium bodied and still decent carbonation given the age.
O - A good BW, but not quite top tier.
Sep 08, 2014A - Dark brown coffee color with a thin 1 finger sandy head. . Decent head retention and some lacing.
S - Malts, caramel, toffee, dark fruits, and earthy hops. I also notice the booze..
T - Still boozy, with dark fruits even citrus, caramel, toffee, with some burnt sugar and even cola.
M - Medium bodied and still decent carbonation given the age.
O - A good BW, but not quite top tier.
Unplugged Iced Barleywine from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
258 ratings
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