Worthy Barleywines for cold weather drinking...

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  1. dckepley

    dckepley Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2006 Iowa

    I'm sure this thread has been posted many times before, but...

    Tis the season for drinking a wonderful barleywine. I've had many good ones, but they are hard for me to acquire. I love Bigfoot and it's easy for me to find, but besides Bigfoot, what are some other widely distributed barleywines that are a "can't miss"?

    (Key words being "widely distributed")
     
    #1 dckepley, Nov 3, 2012
  2. JoeDurp

    JoeDurp Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Texas

    old ruffian
     
    #2 JoeDurp, Nov 3, 2012
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  3. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    Avery Hog Heaven.
     
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  4. runner440

    runner440 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2011 Maryland

    Flying Dog Horn Dog is a really good barleywine I love to drink in the cold winter months. It isn't going to blow your socks off, but it is a very solid offering at a very reasonable price!
     
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  5. ja1022

    ja1022 Zealot (562) Sep 27, 2009 Indiana
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    Bell's Third Coast Old Ale. Buy extra and put same age on it.
     
    #5 ja1022, Nov 3, 2012
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  6. WeedKing4

    WeedKing4 Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2009 Canada (ON)

    In Canada here, but I really enjoy Solstice D'Hiver from Du Dieu Ciel and St. Ambroise's Vintage Ale during the colder months.
     
    #6 WeedKing4, Nov 3, 2012
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  7. aurorabeerealis

    aurorabeerealis Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2010 California

    Not sure on distribution, but if you can find it, AleSmith Old Numbskull
     
    #7 aurorabeerealis, Nov 3, 2012
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  8. fatske

    fatske Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Troeg's the Flying Mouflan.
     
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  9. jbck109

    jbck109 Initiate (0) May 30, 2010 Michigan

    Southern tier backburner is decent, and relatively easy to find.
     
    #9 jbck109, Nov 3, 2012
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  10. Casedogg43

    Casedogg43 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Indiana

    Not a big barleywine guy, but SN Bigfoot was pretty decent
     
    #10 Casedogg43, Nov 3, 2012
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  11. TicoCali

    TicoCali Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2010 California

    SN Bigfoot
    Stone O G
    DoggieClaws
    Sucaba
     
    #11 TicoCali, Nov 3, 2012
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  12. ejeffer11

    ejeffer11 Zealot (646) Feb 15, 2008 New York
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    alaskan - fabulous!
     
    #12 ejeffer11, Nov 3, 2012
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  13. JoRado

    JoRado Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2010 Minnesota

    2 year barrel aged Bigfoot...when it's released that is.
     
    #13 JoRado, Nov 3, 2012
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  14. jmgrub

    jmgrub Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 California

    Anchor old foghorn...especially with a few years on it.
     
    #14 jmgrub, Nov 3, 2012
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  15. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    i have found the harpoon leviathan line to be wicked good............
     
    #15 diesel59, Nov 3, 2012
  16. deadonhisfeet

    deadonhisfeet Pooh-Bah (2,481) Apr 23, 2011 Kentucky
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    Lots of good suggestions here. I'd like to add Green Flash's Barleywine. Give it bonus points for being relatively inexpensive.
     
    #16 deadonhisfeet, Nov 3, 2012
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  17. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    Weyerbacher Insanity really hits the spot during the cold weather..
     
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  18. Barrelsnbeer

    Barrelsnbeer Initiate (0) Oct 6, 2012 North Carolina

    im partial to heavy seas "below decks"
     
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  19. RochefortChris

    RochefortChris Grand Pooh-Bah (3,271) Oct 2, 2012 North Carolina
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    These guys got to my suggestions but I still can say Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot dammit!
     
    #19 RochefortChris, Nov 3, 2012
  20. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    Sucaba/Abacus
     
    #20 jtmartino, Nov 3, 2012
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