Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2023)

To me they all taste like butt

Which Barleywines have you had that have choco notes and chocolate malt in the bill? i will try them

 

I’m not sure the answer, but if I gave b-bomb to myself blind, I would be very sure it was a stout. It’s the only time I’ve had it, so maybe the coffee addition skewed it more to stout than the OG would?

 

Have you tried the regular Imperial Winter Ale that i posted? That's a stout

@DIM Sucaba and BOE are def more caramel and toffee dominant . I drink those regularly and have never picked up any chocolate at all . The color is also deep amber/red/brown as opposed to Fremont Imperial Ale/ B-Bomb which pours black and has chocolate front and center.
IDK if you meant those are ones i liked or those are some with chocolate notes.

I love Sucaba and BOE

Change my mind

 

Who said anus notes were a bad thing !?!?!?

 

I have not. I can only get Fremont on Tavour or by trade. I now want to seek out more b-bomb

 

seek out the base beer first

barrel aged stouts are a scam

 

I’ll just post my preliminary review since this covers all the basics. Cheers!

3.83/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle into a tulip. Pours a slightly hazy (possibly chill hazed) amber with a half-finger off-white head—similar to the 2012 OG recently reviewed.

Aroma is sweet and fruity—brown sugar, alcohol, floral hops.

Taste is equal parts malty sweetness and bitter hops. Caramel, toffee, and apricots balanced by a sharply bitter hop finish.

Mouthfeel is medium-heavy, sticky, lingering. Low carbonation detracts.

Overall a good but not great American barleywine. It’s held together pretty nicely and the hop presence is still there, this just has never been one of my favorite beers.

 

Wild Mind Ales - Terror Bird American style barleywine.
Oh man. Everything except the label is miles better than last year, and I don’t usually drink the label. Excited to crack into the apple and peach brandy barrel variants.

 

I hear youngsters nowadays like the taste of butt, so is that to say you really like barleywines? It’s tough being old. I can’t decipher the vernacular well any more.

 

No cap!

 

Watching the game from the Big House™ and enjoying this Jackie O’s Horchata Bourbon Barrel Brick Kiln Barleywine. Cheers.

 

Received a Batch #1 750ml bottle from @Mikexw 11-4-23 as part of the Barleywine/Stout BIF #1. Presumably bottled sometime in 2013; consumed 11-25-23. Pairing this with the greateast college football rivalry in America, Go Blue!

Beer poured reddish-brown with a nice tan head which is surprising for such an older beer.

Nose is dark fruit forward with toffee and brown sugar. Not getting any bourbon.

Taste is sublime as the larger malt base gives notes of caramel, toffee, figs, raisins all topped with a touch of brown sugar. Finishes with a nice warmth and some balance provided by the subliminal bourbon barrel. So damn easy to sip on!

Mouthfeel is medium to large bodied with each sip being creamy smooth.

Overall this is such a treat to enjoy something that is 10 years old. Thank you, Mike, for the opportunity to enjoy; this is a home run!

4.51/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

 

Barleywines don't be bussin , fam. I'm tellin you! That's cap bruh