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Thumbprint Barley Wine
New Glarus Brewing Company
- From:
- New Glarus Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 13.37%
- Reviews:
- 121
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 04, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 13, 2012
- Wants:
- 53
- Gots:
- 66
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2012 bottle. White head. Clear copper color. Still hoppy af and has a deep resin and pine flavor. Perfume/floral notes as it warms. Sticky with an awesome bitter finish. Some grapefruit citrus. Not sure how or why, but getting some coconut to go with the caramel and bready malt profile. Raisins, apple skins, fig newtons.
Sep 04, 2021Reviewed by TheGent from New Jersey
4.38/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Look: The beer pours a medium to deep amber color with a murky and translucent appearance. A finger of tightly packed khaki colored head when I pour. It eventually settles down to thin a layer of bubbles across the top of the beer with some specs of foam on the side of the glass. No visible carbonation. The murky amber color is what I like to see in this style.
Smell: White raisins, prune, soft sherry, and some sweet holiday spice that reminds me of candied orange and nutmeg. Label says graham cracker. I get some of that too. Some rotting peach and lemon. Bready.
Taste: White raisins, white grapes and sweet fruit bread on the tip of tongue. Mid palate the bitter, resinous and lemon pithy hops show up. Earthy and citrusy tea. Lemon herbal tea. Caramel and toffee. Dried apricot.
Feel: Medium level of carbonation. Smooth. Warming on the palate and in the pipes. Exactly the feel good want in a 12% Barleywine.
Overall: This beer drinks like an American Barleywine that’s aged gracefully, taking on soft oxidation notes. I prefer English Barleywine over American. That said, I’ve come around over the past couple years, and I love an American Barleywine that gives way to the hops over time, coupled with some nice oxidation. I would’ve enjoyed the opportunity to try this beer fresh, but am basking in the glory it’s become over the past 7 years
Nov 18, 2019Smell: White raisins, prune, soft sherry, and some sweet holiday spice that reminds me of candied orange and nutmeg. Label says graham cracker. I get some of that too. Some rotting peach and lemon. Bready.
Taste: White raisins, white grapes and sweet fruit bread on the tip of tongue. Mid palate the bitter, resinous and lemon pithy hops show up. Earthy and citrusy tea. Lemon herbal tea. Caramel and toffee. Dried apricot.
Feel: Medium level of carbonation. Smooth. Warming on the palate and in the pipes. Exactly the feel good want in a 12% Barleywine.
Overall: This beer drinks like an American Barleywine that’s aged gracefully, taking on soft oxidation notes. I prefer English Barleywine over American. That said, I’ve come around over the past couple years, and I love an American Barleywine that gives way to the hops over time, coupled with some nice oxidation. I would’ve enjoyed the opportunity to try this beer fresh, but am basking in the glory it’s become over the past 7 years
Reviewed by userPOOK from Wisconsin
4.09/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Apperance: Hazy orange. Minimal head that disappears quickly.
Smell: Sweet caramel. Earthy, fruity, Apple cider, raisin, slightly citrusy. Oxidation prominent. Smells old.
Taste: Sweet malts on the front end. Old hops. Some citrus, dried fruit, wet earth. Warm alcohol. Slight acidity. Bitter on the back end.
Feel: Medium-thick. Syrupy. A bit sticky.
Overall: Not bad but not great either. At 7 years old oxidation has pretty much taken over. This beer does not quite have the malt backbone to stand up to it. This is very different than it was fresh. The bright piney hop flavors are long gone. There is some complexity left in it, but it isn't trending upward.
Jan 19, 2019Smell: Sweet caramel. Earthy, fruity, Apple cider, raisin, slightly citrusy. Oxidation prominent. Smells old.
Taste: Sweet malts on the front end. Old hops. Some citrus, dried fruit, wet earth. Warm alcohol. Slight acidity. Bitter on the back end.
Feel: Medium-thick. Syrupy. A bit sticky.
Overall: Not bad but not great either. At 7 years old oxidation has pretty much taken over. This beer does not quite have the malt backbone to stand up to it. This is very different than it was fresh. The bright piney hop flavors are long gone. There is some complexity left in it, but it isn't trending upward.
Rated by dutesanch from California
3.99/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Delicious balance of malt and hops. Not the best or worst of this style.
May 21, 2015Reviewed by don1481 from Wisconsin
3.92/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12o bottle poured into glass.
Look: Pours a hazy orange-ish with a decent amount of bubbling on the inside. Off-white head that lingers and leaves a small amount of lacing on the glass.
Smell: Quite hoppy, even after 3 years. Not much else seems to get past that, maybe a little toffee.
Taste: More smooth than the overpowering hop smell would have indicated. A complex taste, some citrus notes, maybe a little sweetness to balance the hops. I like it better than Bigfoot, but not as much as barrel-aged barleywines such as CW.
Feel: Pretty clean, slight hoppy aftertaste and a slight stickiness.
Overall: Good. Would like to see a barrel-aged version of this appear. Could be intriguing.
Apr 23, 2015Look: Pours a hazy orange-ish with a decent amount of bubbling on the inside. Off-white head that lingers and leaves a small amount of lacing on the glass.
Smell: Quite hoppy, even after 3 years. Not much else seems to get past that, maybe a little toffee.
Taste: More smooth than the overpowering hop smell would have indicated. A complex taste, some citrus notes, maybe a little sweetness to balance the hops. I like it better than Bigfoot, but not as much as barrel-aged barleywines such as CW.
Feel: Pretty clean, slight hoppy aftertaste and a slight stickiness.
Overall: Good. Would like to see a barrel-aged version of this appear. Could be intriguing.
Rated by Bosoxfan20 from Missouri
3.03/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -22.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pretty average. Probably my least favorite from this brewery.
Apr 18, 2015Reviewed by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin
4.43/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottled in 2012. Noticeable head, estery flavors, incredibly smooth mouthfeel, very drinkable with a just a touch of alcohol in taste. A well-made English style barleywine.
Mar 08, 2015
Thumbprint Barley Wine from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
354 ratings
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