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Leviathan - Barleywine Style Ale
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- From:
- Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 13.09%
- Reviews:
- 105
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 28, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 20, 2010
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 21
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Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.71/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Basic barleywine.Eight years out. Smells the style. malt and hops. Above average mouthfeel. Still delivers , lasting foam.Boozy residual.A worthwhile contribution to the allowing of retired beer ratings.
Dec 28, 2018Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas
4.02/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Hazy dark amber body, crowned by a massive, dense, and persistent cream-colored head. Thick, unbroken lacing coats the glass walls.
Aroma: Caramel, plums, raisins, plums, and honey dominate the aroma. There is a strong undercurrent of sweet alcohol as well. Hops are present, to be sure, mainly herbal and floral in character.
Taste: Dark fruit and caramel dominate the taste. Sweet, warming alcohol is a supporting undercurrent, throughout. The malt contributes a flavor somewhere between biscuit and shortbread, more to the latter, for a slight sweetness. Hops dominate the finish, with woody, herbal flavors vying with the caramel, dark fruit, and sweet alcohol, drawing the taste to a gracious close.
Mouthfeel: Smooth and full, simply excellent.
Drinkability/Notes: Simply wonderful. Another excellent example that is, alas, apparently no more. As I clean out the veer cellar to make room for new acquisitions, I feel a touch of sadness at those we will probably never experience again.
Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce brown glass longneck bottle with a pry-off crown, served in a South American Pilsener-style glass.
Aug 06, 2018Aroma: Caramel, plums, raisins, plums, and honey dominate the aroma. There is a strong undercurrent of sweet alcohol as well. Hops are present, to be sure, mainly herbal and floral in character.
Taste: Dark fruit and caramel dominate the taste. Sweet, warming alcohol is a supporting undercurrent, throughout. The malt contributes a flavor somewhere between biscuit and shortbread, more to the latter, for a slight sweetness. Hops dominate the finish, with woody, herbal flavors vying with the caramel, dark fruit, and sweet alcohol, drawing the taste to a gracious close.
Mouthfeel: Smooth and full, simply excellent.
Drinkability/Notes: Simply wonderful. Another excellent example that is, alas, apparently no more. As I clean out the veer cellar to make room for new acquisitions, I feel a touch of sadness at those we will probably never experience again.
Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce brown glass longneck bottle with a pry-off crown, served in a South American Pilsener-style glass.
Reviewed by thepenguin from Massachusetts
3.85/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Reviewed 3/21/12
L: A nice color; deep burgundy. Off-white head with lots of suspended sediment.
S: Caramel mingling with dark fruits and licorice. Pretty malty but some hop aroma is perceptible. Alcohol is present. Also bisquity. Pretty nice.
T: More dark fruits, caramel, and toffee. A maltiness that is both bready and bisquity, with a good deal of hop bitterness; more than I had anticipated. Pretty malty upfront . Alcohol also has a presence in the taste.
F: Medium-full, slick mouthfeel. Low carbonation. A good deal of alcoholic heat, which Iām not welcoming at the moment.
Overall: A decent English barleywine. This one packed a bit of heat; some time in the cellar would do well to curb the hotness as well as let some of the hoppiness fade, which is a little much for the style. But not bad at the end of the day.
Sep 24, 2015L: A nice color; deep burgundy. Off-white head with lots of suspended sediment.
S: Caramel mingling with dark fruits and licorice. Pretty malty but some hop aroma is perceptible. Alcohol is present. Also bisquity. Pretty nice.
T: More dark fruits, caramel, and toffee. A maltiness that is both bready and bisquity, with a good deal of hop bitterness; more than I had anticipated. Pretty malty upfront . Alcohol also has a presence in the taste.
F: Medium-full, slick mouthfeel. Low carbonation. A good deal of alcoholic heat, which Iām not welcoming at the moment.
Overall: A decent English barleywine. This one packed a bit of heat; some time in the cellar would do well to curb the hotness as well as let some of the hoppiness fade, which is a little much for the style. But not bad at the end of the day.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.5/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +17.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours orange tinted amber with 2.5ā off-white foam collarthat grips the side of the glass.
S: Resiny, citrusy hops, sweet malt, dried fruit.
T: Begins with sweet malt, some light caramel notes, light fruit and a hint of dried apricot.
F: This is a full bodied luscious, chewy beer with medium carbonation
O: The big malt and hops mask the alcohol making for a deceptively drinkable beer.
May 11, 2015S: Resiny, citrusy hops, sweet malt, dried fruit.
T: Begins with sweet malt, some light caramel notes, light fruit and a hint of dried apricot.
F: This is a full bodied luscious, chewy beer with medium carbonation
O: The big malt and hops mask the alcohol making for a deceptively drinkable beer.
Leviathan - Barleywine Style Ale from Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
235 ratings
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