Massive Spire
Strangebird Beer
- From:
- Strangebird Beer
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 1.52%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 02, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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American Barleywine dry-hopped with Amarillo, Centennial and Simcoe and balanced by an enormous malt backbone that includes nine different grains.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by SLeffler27 from New York
3.93/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.93/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The head on this one is outrageous. Tall, Dense, and Infinitely lasting. A perfusion of carbonation causes a tumult within. As the bubbles diminish in size, the quantity never relents. It is clear, dark amber, with copper highlights. Unfortunately, the last oz drops yeast into the mix. Ultimately that head leaves thick chunks of dense seafoam lace on the wall of a Strangebird IIPA Glass.
The aroma is over-the-top with hoppy spruce, not to be out-done by the malty accompaniment. As things calm, sun tea and toasted malt drifts in with sweet toffee.
Clearly An American variant, the bitterness is quite high. Sweetness is several steps lower. Orange is unmistakable yet lacks the brightness that citrus can provide. Pine straw is strong, as is the sun-tea. The finish is long and surprisingly modest. Rye and celery leave an impression once it warms a bit.
A dense body with a soft unctuous texture. ABV I every bit of the 10% expected. The first sips had a ton of carbonation, however understandably after 15-20 minutes of raucous activity and warming, the carbonation becomes a fine prickly sensation on the palate. Sticky malt builds on the lips.
So long as the beer has some refrigeration, it remains bright. Warmth dramatically cuts that back to a very earthy state. I could almost understand this as an Imperial English IPA, save the bitterness, which is certainly an exercise in splitting hairs. Regardless, it is tasty.
Jan 02, 2024The aroma is over-the-top with hoppy spruce, not to be out-done by the malty accompaniment. As things calm, sun tea and toasted malt drifts in with sweet toffee.
Clearly An American variant, the bitterness is quite high. Sweetness is several steps lower. Orange is unmistakable yet lacks the brightness that citrus can provide. Pine straw is strong, as is the sun-tea. The finish is long and surprisingly modest. Rye and celery leave an impression once it warms a bit.
A dense body with a soft unctuous texture. ABV I every bit of the 10% expected. The first sips had a ton of carbonation, however understandably after 15-20 minutes of raucous activity and warming, the carbonation becomes a fine prickly sensation on the palate. Sticky malt builds on the lips.
So long as the beer has some refrigeration, it remains bright. Warmth dramatically cuts that back to a very earthy state. I could almost understand this as an Imperial English IPA, save the bitterness, which is certainly an exercise in splitting hairs. Regardless, it is tasty.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.02/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This one pours a golden amber color, clear, with a small head, and a little bit of lacing.
This smells essentially like Imperial Nugget Nectar or something along those lines, with a very significant hop-forward aroma, and not much barleywine character.
Even though it's not my typically preferred type of barleywine, this is pretty good stuff. The hop character works really well here, with orange, pine, weed, etc. The barleywine underneath the hop blast is decent enough, with toffee and breadiness.
This is medium bodied, crisp and pretty clean, with no real booziness to it. It's pretty surprisingly drinkable.
I continue to like all of the Strangebird beers that I've tried so far.
Feb 12, 2021This smells essentially like Imperial Nugget Nectar or something along those lines, with a very significant hop-forward aroma, and not much barleywine character.
Even though it's not my typically preferred type of barleywine, this is pretty good stuff. The hop character works really well here, with orange, pine, weed, etc. The barleywine underneath the hop blast is decent enough, with toffee and breadiness.
This is medium bodied, crisp and pretty clean, with no real booziness to it. It's pretty surprisingly drinkable.
I continue to like all of the Strangebird beers that I've tried so far.
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