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Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company (Downtown)

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From:
Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company (Downtown)
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
12%
Score:
+5 ratings needed
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 15.68%
Ratings:
5 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 09, 2017
Added:
Jan 15, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
A black barleywine brewed with dried cherries.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Etan:
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Reviewed by Etan from Wisconsin

3.22/5  rDev -17.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
22oz.

A: Pours black with a healthy dark tan head. Looks like a stout.

S: Dried cherries definitely coming through in the aroma, along with mild roasted grain, cocoa, toffee, a slight mint-like note.

T: Taste brings a rush of sweet, almost syrup-like cherry flavor, moderate roast, a hint of hop bitterness, maybe some mild caramel behind the huge sugary cherry.

M: Thick-bodied with light carbonation, chewy.

O: This is an interesting idea but the cherry flavor is just too over the top and cloying to enjoy more than a few ounces of.
Jan 15, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 5 by DissentFatsquirrel from Minnesota

May 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.8 by WastingFreetime from Wisconsin

Dec 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by SkinniePost from Wisconsin

Jun 05, 2014
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Reviewed by mjpolzin from Wisconsin

3.94/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I bought a 22 oz bomber of this when it first came out but have had it in my cellar for a little over a year mostly because I haven't been that impressed with other Great Dane bottles so I wasn't in any rush to drink this.

It pours a dark black with a brownish head. It almost looks more like a stout. The smell is of faint fruit. The taste reminded me a lot of a cherry stout. It was tart upfront with some sweetness on the backend. There was also a dark malt profile in the background.

Although there are many barleywines that are better than this one, I liked it enough that I may try to grab another bottle to stash away. I think this beer was a little overpriced when it came out which led to much of it sitting on shelves in Madison for quite awhile.
Mar 02, 2014