Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2024)

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  1. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Damn right. Is that too sweet for you though?
     
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  2. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    after having a dose of Sweetums everything is bitter:wink:
     
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  3. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    Some good local BA barleywine. Need to get out to this place. Still haven’t seen any more of their stuff around since I bought this last year. The BA stout is money, too.

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    #203 VodkaPong87, Jan 27, 2024
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  4. chipawayboy

    chipawayboy Pooh-Bah (2,181) Oct 26, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Wondering if anybody in the New England area is going to tonight’s Cambridge Brewing Co’s Barleywine fest? Haven’t been to the venerable CBC in years - I think it’s the last original 80’s Boston area brewpubs still operating which is no small feat. Like the Stones latest tour (never ever say last) - I’m as interested to go for the nostalgia and to pay my respects to an old warhorse as I am to hear the music/drink the beer. Got a reservation and a designated driver - pretty excited.
     
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  5. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Huge thanks to @DIM for this one! Reflections of Reality from Forest & Main brewing in PA. Barleywine aged for 11 months in Heaven Hill barrels. Comes in at 12% ABV.

    Poured at fridge temp. Pours a dark brown with a bit of off-white head. The nose is amazing! Full of malts, bourbon-soaked toffee, figs, plums, vanilla, slight graham cracker.

    The taste is outstanding. Loads of toffee right away! A touch of leather, oak, plum, pear, fig, bread, honey, and bourbon. This is not harsh at all, nor is it boozy. Mild sweetness. Just a perfect balance of flavors right here.

    Mouthfeel is medium bodied with an aftertaste of bourbon and toffee. Overall a wonderful beer! Thanks, Dan!! So glad I got to try this!

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  6. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Joining @Beersnake1 with Reflections of Reality from Forest and Main. I find this label art... unsettling somehow. The eyes on that little girl in particular are just very disturbing.

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    It isn't pretty with a muddy light brown body and amber at the edges. Nice lacing as the head recedes though.

    There is a lot going on here, butterscotch and spiced fig cakes come to mind immediately. There is also some tobacco, sweet roasted nuts, toffee, sugary pears, and other fruits. The barrels add light oak, plenty of vanilla, and a wonderful bourbon blanket covering everything. The body is smooth and silky. Good stuff, this is disappearing quickly. Ditch the fancy wax bottles and I'd buy some packs for sure.

    Nice write-up as always Tim, glad you liked it! Edge of Time next week?
     
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  7. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Edge of Time next week for sure!
     
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  8. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    2021 Brandy Barrel BarleyWine and 2021 Whiskey Barrel Wheat Wine pours...they ran out of Collective Choice Imperial Stout and i was dying to taste Cardamom :wink:
    Edit: they also have 2012 §ucaba on tap, but i have had so much of it here i am almost bored of it.


    See....i barleywine, too.... RISIL (Russian Imperial Stout Is Life)tho
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  9. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    2023 Endolith from Jackie O's. Amazing as always.

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  10. chipawayboy

    chipawayboy Pooh-Bah (2,181) Oct 26, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Fun festival at CBC tonight - a true Cambridge community event w/ lots of friends and regulars coming out to celebrate this Kendall Sq brewing institution. Amazing selection of Barleywines w/ a big variety of barrel treatments. My BIS was the 2014 Weller Blunderbus - clean/classic bourbon/toffee and dark fruits. Unfortunately the Pretty Things Ale Project guest brew was showing some oxidation - but still a treat from the defunct local legend.
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    #210 chipawayboy, Jan 28, 2024
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  11. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Oh man that menu looks like a helluva lotta fun!
     
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  12. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,652) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    This thread, and your post in particular, may finally be what pushes me over the edge to drink the 2018 Sucaba I’ve got.
     
    #212 Providence, Jan 28, 2024
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  13. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Do it right now!
     
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  14. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    2023 Old Jetty at El Segundo Brewing
    Asked for a half pour and got 8oz:poop:
    As you can tell my wife's having a blast with me today :grin:

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  15. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Poor woman, barleywine is a cruel mistress. Let her down gently.
     
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  16. brewskis

    brewskis Grand Pooh-Bah (3,883) Jun 8, 2012 Indiana
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    Revolution V.S.O. Gravedigger (Imperial Scotch Ale aged in Eagle Rare, Elijah Craig, and WhistlePig Rye barrels for two years). I know this isn't technically barleywine, but it most certainly is comparable. Caramel, toffee, molasses, maple, slightest touch of smoke, raisin, fig, rich bourbon spirit, charred oak, vanillin. Yet another winner from Revolution's barrel program. Fantastic.
     
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  17. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    That sounds wonderfully barleywine-ish to me!
     
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  18. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    This is Stoneface Brewing from Newington, NH and their barleywine. This beer registers 11.9% on the label and I bought the bottle while stopping at the brewery on way home from a wedding weekend a few years ago. Cross posting with New Beer weekend thread.

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    Sampling a cellar temp 500 ml bottle poured into my snifter. This is a 2022 vintage that I purchased at the brewery.
    The beer pours a rich mahogany color and almost no head, although I finally get a dense beige foam of under .5cm with the end of an aggressive pour. This foam becomes an edge layer pretty quickly after the glass is sitting on the table.
    The aroma is fairly sweet and malt driven. I get brown sugar and some raisin notes mixing with a little toffee. No hop character and the ABV seems pretty well hidden at this point.
    First sip reveals a medium body with a smooth yet coating texture. Doesnt really feel sticky, although I expect it to with each sip, its a little bit of a weird combo, but also feels nice. Carbonation is very fine and fairly gentle on my palate. The physical traits actually make this an easier drinking beer than I anticipated.
    Flavor is similar to the nose.
    I get some rich toffee and brown sugar and then some toasted dark bread and raisins again. Here I do get some black peppery bitey booze and a little bit of warming on the swallow. The pepper bite is what lingers after each sip.
    This beer isnt overly complex and doesnt have barrels or adjuncts. I find that it works quite well, very glad I picked this up when we visited the brewery.
    4.28 in the BA DB
     
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  19. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    NOOOOOO!!!!

    Wait a few more days for Cellaruary! Share what you have had stashed with all of us then!
     
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  20. SLeffler27

    SLeffler27 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,906) Feb 24, 2008 New York
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    #220 SLeffler27, Jan 29, 2024
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