New to barley wines

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  1. HopHeadDC

    HopHeadDC Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 District of Columbia

    I am a long time IPA/DIPA fan but found myself wanting a bit more. Barley wines seemed like a logical step forward. I just tried the green flash barley wine and fell in love (palate wrecker and west coast ipa are two of my all time favorites). I was wondering if anyone could advise me on some other hoppy american barley wines. I know very little about the style and am looking to take the plunge. Any advise is greatly appreciated!
     
    #1 HopHeadDC, Jul 5, 2012
  2. DSlim71

    DSlim71 Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2010 New Jersey

    Avery Hog Heaven and Troegs Flying Mouflan for me. They definitely toe the line between Barley and DIPA. Still have a nice hop punch, but also some sweetness to balance it out. I'm sure there are plenty more, but those are 2 of my favorites. If you want more hoppy BWines, stay towards the American side to start. Their English brethren are going to have lot more caramel, toffee sweetness.

    Oh, and how could I forget Bigfoot! Perfect for fresh, hoppy drinking or mellowed out aging.
     
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  3. Jerone

    Jerone Initiate (0) Apr 21, 2011 Florida

    Many will suggest this, but Sierra Nevada Bigfoot fresh is awesome and quite hoppy. But, I would say a majority of the American barleywines, if drank fresh, will have a reasonable amount of hops to them and will satisfy your cravings.
     
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  4. powpig2002

    powpig2002 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 Florida

    sierra nevada BIGFOOT.
     
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  5. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    I second Bigfoot and add Victory Old Horizontal.
     
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  6. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
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    Coming from IPA/DIPA you'll naturally be geared for American Barleywines (like you stated), so naturally the first response should be:
    http://beeradvocate.com/lists/style/19

    Out of the bunch, a couple of the off the shelve varieties I enjoy are Great Divide's Old Ruffian (and BA Old Ruffian), Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot, and Avery's Hog Heaven (really hoppy in my book for this style), but if I were honest, I'm really more into English Barleywines.

    Too bad you're in DC, I was going to say if you're a west coaster, Alesmith Old Numbskull is excellent as well as HoTD DoggieClaws.
     
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  7. HopHeadDC

    HopHeadDC Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 District of Columbia

    From DC, Lived in philly for 4 years where I was chest deep in delicious beer. Just moved to NYC where the likes of russian river, bells, etc are unheard of. Rough adjustment...
     
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  8. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Old Horizontal was not made this year, hopefully they bring it back next year.

    Hoppy barleywines to try:

    SN Bigfoot
    Stone Old Guardian
    Avery Hog Heaven
    Great Divide Old Ruffian
    Alesmith Old Numbskull
    Troegs Flying Mouflan
     
    #8 Kadonny, Jul 5, 2012
  9. Longstaff

    Longstaff Initiate (0) May 23, 2002 Massachusetts

    SN Hoptimum
    Great Divide Hercules
    Harpoon Laviathan Imperial IPA

    :-o
     
    #9 Longstaff, Jul 5, 2012
  10. apaisncsu

    apaisncsu Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2011 North Carolina

    Lagunitas Gnarleywine
    Real Ale Sisyphus (would need to trade with TX local but def worth it)
    Evil Twin Freudian Slip
     
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  11. Brew33

    Brew33 Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2007 Ohio

    If you're a DIPA fan, fresh Behemoth is the answer.
     
    #11 Brew33, Jul 5, 2012
  12. ChanChan

    ChanChan Maven (1,341) Dec 12, 2009 California

    Bigfoot!
     
    #12 ChanChan, Jul 5, 2012
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  13. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    Stone Old Guardian wouldnt be terrible to try either.

    Definitely bitter, but also creamy and smooth as well.

    Stone/Bottleworks 13th tasted like a hoppy American barleywine to me and my friends.
     
    #13 VncentLIFE, Jul 5, 2012
  14. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    I vote Old Ruffian

    You might want to look into some American strong ales as well. Something like a Lagunitas WTF
     
    #14 hopsputin, Jul 5, 2012
  15. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

     
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  16. powpig2002

    powpig2002 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2012 Florida

    blithering idiot is another worth a shot
     
    #16 powpig2002, Jul 5, 2012
  17. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    I'd add Doggie Claws, Kosmyk Charlie Y2K Catastrophe Ale, Third Coast, Alaskan, and Old Herb to the list.
     
    #17 Bitterbill, Jul 5, 2012
  18. nickapalooza86

    nickapalooza86 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2010 Wisconsin

    If you have any way of getting som New Glarus Barleywine, it is one of the hoppiest out there for sure
     
    #18 nickapalooza86, Jul 6, 2012
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  19. Etan

    Etan Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2011 Wisconsin

    Seek out some English barleywines as well...
     
    #19 Etan, Jul 6, 2012
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  20. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    GET A KING HENRY. DO I GET A PRIZE FOR SAYING IT FIRST???
     
    #20 FUNKPhD, Jul 6, 2012
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