Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2022)

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Which type of Barleywine do you prefer?

  1. American

    97 vote(s)
    17.0%

  2. English

    295 vote(s)
    51.8%

  3. That's like asking me to choose my favorite child, I love them all!

    162 vote(s)
    28.5%

  4. Neither, if Barleywine is life then life has no meaning.

    15 vote(s)
    2.6%
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  1. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    I was just out in Western PA for work last week. Stopped at Voodoo Homestead, Brew Gentleman, and East End Brewing. They had cans of fresh Gratitude and bottles of several vintages.
     
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  2. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    So cracking open the first can of the aforementioned East End Gratitude I recently picked up. This is a fresh 2022 can.

    Very nice aroma - toasty caramel malt, classic American C-hops - citrus, dank pine. similar flavors in the taste, good balance between the malt and firm bitterness. just a touch boozy. sticky mouthfeel, medium bodied. Reminiscent of fresh Bigfoot.

    I also picked up a couple of vintage bottles, I plan to do a side by side with one of the other fresh cans.
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  3. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    I had a 2014 bottle during the pandemic shut down. It was very good. Lightly sweet alcohol with vanilla and caramel. I wish I knew they were from Pittsburgh, I was out there in the spring and would have bought more.

    Edit, not a BA bottle. That was a non BA bottle of 2014.

    Enjoy
     
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  4. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    The more you tick, the more you realize Revolution is the best in this game

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  5. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Not a fan huh? I love me some Revolution too, Kane and Jackie O's are among my favorites as well.
     
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  6. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    It’s actually pretty good, but I would rate straight jacket much higher. It really is the gold standard of barrel aged barleywines (for me)
     
    #1106 VodkaPong87, Sep 5, 2022
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  7. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Back on here with a barleywine tonight! This is Boneshire Barleywine 2022 vintage, a 10.4% brew. glad to share it with this thread. Gotta split up my time here more as I went and did several impy stouts over the past few weekends. Gotta keep emptying the cellar!

    Onto my review:
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    Im sampling a cellar temp 22 oz bottle poured into my snifter. This was picked up at the brewery in July of 2022. Been to the brewery a bunch of times and surprised to be adding this one to the BA DB.
    The beer pours a chestnut to amber color leaving the bottle and rests in my glass a darker mahogany with deep garnet highlights on the edges.
    There is a dense creamy khaki colored head of 4 cm that almost overtops my glass. This fades to a sturdy edging and leaves some dense covering lacing on swirls and sips. Looks very nice in the glass.
    Aroma is toffee, brown sugar and dark fruit, I get raisins and plums and lightly soaking rum, even though I dont think this was ever barrel aged. I also get some lemon notes and a bit of black tea from hops, never any fusol notes or heavy booze.
    First sip reveals a smooth texture and medium body with very fine tingly carbonation. Not a sticky feel or coating from this one.
    Flavor is similar to the nose with toffee and brown sugar and some raisins giving way to black tea and some pine sap and general light bitterness. The booze is hidden here with no warming and overall this is pretty drinkable for 10.4%. Maybe even dangerously so! Im glad I picked this one up during my recent visit and would recommend to folks who like barleywines.
    4.26 in the BA DB
     
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  8. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Does your cellar fill up faster than you can empty it like mine?
     
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  9. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    It
    It does, although #cellaruary really helped me move stuff.
    Ive also consciously tried to reduce how much beer I buy until I a smaller stockpile.
    Although I am picking up my Barreled Souls stash in October so that will blow up my plans again.
     
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  10. dlcarst

    dlcarst Zealot (733) Aug 21, 2015 Missouri
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    I absolutely love that beer. I regret not picking up any vintage bottles or the rye BA version, but I was on a cross country trip and the 3 packs I did buy was more than I'd intended from any one brewery. The Bourbon BA version was fantastic, and the peaty scotch BA version is one of my favorites ever (if you're into that sort of thing). Next year I'm going to have to find someone in Pittsburgh who might want to hook me up for some St. Louis beers.
     
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  11. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    They still had 4 packs of the Scotch Aged version but I passed on that since I'm not a big Scotch whisky fan.
     
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  12. cozmo

    cozmo Pundit (818) Jun 30, 2006 New York
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    Barleywines are one of my favorite styles. I prefer the less hoppy English Style. The problem I have with most Barleywines out every time a new one comes out it usually Barrel Aged. Nothing wrong with barrel aged, but I would like to see MORE that are not barrel aged. I prefer the more traditional Barleywines. Just give me a good ole Barleywine. American breweries IMO sometimes over due it when they mess with Barleywines.
     
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  13. adrock314

    adrock314 Pooh-Bah (1,963) Apr 14, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Happy to send some your way whenever you need it :+1:
     
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  14. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Double Oaked A Deal With The Devil. I wasn't gonna buy it, I was done with Anchorage, but I came across some Anchorage stuff for cheaper than Tavour offered them so I took the plunge. Just too damn hard for me to say no to barleywine...

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    Blend 2022 - aged for 9 months in Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels, then transferred into freshly emptied Woodford Reserve Double Oaked barrels for an additional 7 months.
    Well I won't pretend that buying these was a good idea, I won't say they're worth the price, I will say I don't regret the purchase. Drinking this is comparable to drinking cold brew coffee concentrate that I forgot to water down. The intensity of flavors makes this absolutely unique. The relatively short time in the barrels seems to leave the oaky depths and nuance behind in favor of a massive straight up bourbon presence. This works well with the strong toffee and raisin base. This does not represent my favorite approach to double barrel barleywine, I will continue to buy multiples of everything Kane offers at a fraction of the price while this is a one and done purchase. But, these are flavors I enjoy at intensity levels that no one else offers. If you are curious, I say try this once. This is leaps and bounds better than Wendigo.

    Looking forward to Deal with Evil...
     
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  15. Argail

    Argail Pooh-Bah (2,367) Dec 19, 2019 Louisiana
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    art :+1:
     
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  16. Argail

    Argail Pooh-Bah (2,367) Dec 19, 2019 Louisiana
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    tasty beer from Canada, cheers...
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  17. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Fantastic picture. I really enjoyed that beer as well, but haven't seen it for a while.
     
    #1117 Beersnake, Sep 7, 2022
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  18. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Yeah, I love the label on this one!
     
    #1118 Beersnake, Sep 7, 2022
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  19. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    2020 Harvest Ale from J.W. Lees. A classic, despite the can format. However, I'm really enjoying the small can. I kinda wish more breweries would do this, especially for the big beers. Tons of fruit on this one - apricot, peach, mango, and a bit of pineapple. More fruit than I remember from a J.W. Less. This is one that ages so nicely.

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    #1119 Beersnake, Sep 8, 2022
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  20. Uberdachen

    Uberdachen Devotee (355) Jun 21, 2019 Minnesota
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    This is tasty. Has the rounded creaminess thing going that a bunch I’ve had recently were lacking.
     
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