Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2024)

I can't wait till October to drink some New Glarus Barleywine

 

I’m not waiting until October to drink this one Very Special Old (Straight) Jacket 14.4% English barleywine. Cheers to @ChicagoJ for this tremendous beer. Thanks Jason for the beer and the glass!

 

2017 Old Jetty from El Segundo
At 15.2% shit drinks like wer-derrr

 

The other night I tried a birrifico indipendente progressive barleywine ale but, it was many years past its best by and no idea what conditions it’s been through. It wasn’t drinkable though I did feel like I caught glimpses of the very fine beer it should have been. Anyways I remedied it with a third coast old ale that did the shit.

Then it was this:


Too dark picture of Wabasha brewing Night Queen - bourbon barrel aged barley wine
This still struck me as apple-y up front but then all bourbon. But just much more enjoyable than the last go around with it. Really good.



But tonight,


Another too dark picture, this time of Town Hall Brewery’s Twisted Trace bourbon barrel aged barleywine.
Yep. This was what I wanted tonight. Hot buttered shitfacery, this is the propers.

 

Tree House: Tree of Fortitude. Blend 14-22 month aged barleywines, conditioned on vanilla, coconut and lime. Tree House clientele are strange. This has been available for 11 months now, and is my 3rd bottle purchase overall. After a year in the bottle I can still get all the adjuncts (TH does not typically go very heavy handed on them), even the lime. I would have kept it another year, but citrus and coconut make me nervous when it comes to long term aging. Maybe it’s fine, but the price isn’t exactly low for these, so I don’t want to risk it. Lots of butterscotch coming through now. It makes me want their standard barrel aged barleywines, which have been rare lately. Those seem to move much faster for good reason. They’re on the same level as Revolution’s lineup for sure imo

 

Too bad Valkyrie is no more, beause that would be the perfect excuse to head over to Wisconisn. I know my crew will be doing a trip over there to get it in October. It might well be to the Lazy Monk.

Now this beer that @snaotheus sent me is just on fire. It was just delicious as heck.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/50306/686914/


.19/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From a 16oz can with no date on the can, though "Boy Howdy! It's Huntin' Time" printed on the bottom of the can. I did let it warm up a bit before opening.

This is a dark brown pouring beer. I was surprised that there was a 1 1/2 finger tan head that lasted a long time considering the ABV. There's no lacing on the glass as the head disappears.
The aroma is so full of plum, raisin and fig. There's also hints of vanilla, caramel and toffee in this beer.
Taste - Very rich flavored. I just get a great hit of dark fruit right away. This flavor doesn't fade, but is added to by the caramel, toffee and vanilla. There's a slight bitterness on the finish of this beer.
The body is quite full and thick. There's a faint bubbly feeling to this beer. There's a very slight burn to this beer that tells you to take your time with it.
I am very impressed with this beer. A delicious beer of this style, and a pleasure to try.

 

Hacienda Beer Obnoxious Heckler barleywine. Very nice.

 

Burlington Beer Company - Mahogany & Tweed. A maple barleywine from @HoppingMadMonk. Thanks Al.

 

from last night. 2nd shift row crew vol. 2 - american barleywine ale aged in bourbon barrels for 13 months. cheers!!

 

Hell yeah Tim, peaches and barleywine belong together I loved that one!

Looking forward to BL's banana b-wine...I think. I passed on the raspberry and cream cheese one.

 

Thanks Tim! I've got one coming from tavour though.

 

I've found SJ does not improve with age. Fresher is better with that one. Seems pretty surprising, but that's just how it seems to be

 

I miss our trips to the Mt. Hood area with the requisite stop at Belmont Station after landing!
Currently enjoying a 2020 Brandy Barrel Old Stock Ale, this is very tasty! Thanks Tomas!
Cheers!
Tom

 

Schilling - Timbre

Blend of two year barrel bourbon, rye, and port barrel aged barleywine