Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2024)

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  1. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Such a fantastic beer to age. I always think of smoked plums when I smell this one. Cheers!

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    #1041 Beersnake, Sep 19, 2024
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  2. brettanomyces420

    brettanomyces420 Crusader (429) Nov 30, 2023 Massachusetts
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    De Molen's "Bommen & Granaten" 2018
    An old Shelton Bros. treat from the cellar. Attractive chestnut color, with just a hint of carb. Well aand surprisingly mellow for a 15% abv! Notes of toasted coconut, burnt toast, wet stone.
     
    #1042 brettanomyces420, Sep 21, 2024
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  3. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Nice! Haven't seen that one in a while! I drank quite a few of these a few years ago!
     
    #1043 Beersnake, Sep 21, 2024
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  4. brettanomyces420

    brettanomyces420 Crusader (429) Nov 30, 2023 Massachusetts
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    Midnight Sun Brewing - Munich Wine. Spicy! It's hot, too - it's fantastic attenuation avoids any syrupiness, and keeps a focused flavor profile of chocolate covered banana, vintage rum, and old spice cabinets.
     
    #1044 brettanomyces420, Sep 23, 2024
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  5. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    So damn good. I wonder if the cans will age as gracefully as the bottles? I probably won't risk more than one or two to find out.
     
    #1045 DIM, Sep 23, 2024
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  6. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Just picked @Beer_Economicus up from LAX and what better way to welcome him to California

    2023 Sucaba
    Revolution Collab - Oakpocalypse Now BW
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  7. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    From Grimm tonight, Village Green Preservation Society. Aged 2 years in Madeira barrels.

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    This is quite sweet with lots of vinous booze and just a trace of misplaced funk. Tons of barrel and there just isn't much else here. If you LOVE Madeira you might like this but it isn't my cup of tea.
     
    #1047 DIM, Sep 28, 2024
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  8. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Tonight I am sharing Barreled Souls out of Saco Maine and their Nebula extended aged barleywine. This 14.5% beer is the Knob Creek barrel version. Just added the beer to the BA DB.
    Glad to share this one with you and drinking to forget the travel soccer game today where our team got smoked by an average squad, and we simply did not show up. Enough about that, lets get to beering!


    onto my review:

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    I am sampling a cellar temp 500 ml bottle poured into my snifter. Bottled on date is 6/15/2023. Picked up at the brewery last November.
    the beer pours a clear mahogany color and very little light passes through my glass, there is some deep garnet red on the edges when I hold to the light. A fizzy, dense khaki colored head of about 0.5 cm foams up and fades to a sturdy edge layer quickly after the pour. one wispy island spins from bubbles rising to the surface.
    Aroma is malt and bourbon driven with some brown sugar, bourbon, dark raisin notes and maybe a little fruity plum too. No hop character and not boozy or fusol, which is impressive for a 14.5% beer.
    First sip reveals a very smooth slightly syrupy textured beer. Very low and gentle carbonation and the beer drinks pretty easy for one of bigger "umph". A little warmth on the finish as it sits in my belly.
    Flavor is definitely on the sweeter side with some toffee and brown sugar mixing with some sweet bourbon, not really any char or wood from the barrel in my opinion. I dont get the fruity flavors really that I got on the nose as the brown malt sweetness carries the day.
    Pretty solid sipper and Im glad to have tried this one. Would gladly drink another.... IN fact, I believe I have a 2nd bottle downstairs! :slight_smile:
    4.4 in the BA DB
     
    #1048 sulldaddy, Sep 28, 2024
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  9. Luscious_Malfoy

    Luscious_Malfoy Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,068) Oct 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Side Project Continuance b5

    lots of maple and cinnamon on the nose and the taste. good barrel presence. solid but idk how i feel about flavor additives in barleywine.

    ok, yes i do: i don’t need them :neutral_face:

    this was still mighty tasty but glad it was split 3 ways. cheers!!
     
    #1049 Luscious_Malfoy, Sep 29, 2024
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  10. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    2012 Old Guardian

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  11. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    Every once in a while I see this the local Woodman's for $9.49, hard to beat.
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    #1051 ZebulonXZogg, Oct 1, 2024
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  12. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    In case anyone is interested, there might be a second barleywine/stout BIF this fall. See HERE for information and to express your interest!
     
    #1052 Beersnake, Oct 1, 2024
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  13. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,681) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    Instabuy if I ever saw this.
     
    #1053 MistaRyte, Oct 1, 2024
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  14. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Flash Point from Bottle Logic, BA bananas foster barleywine. Very excited for this! Banana stouts are amazing and barleywines are better than stouts so...

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    The sweet, boozy base barrel and barleywine definitely shines through, up front in particular. Brown sugar, dates, toffee, and lots of smooth brown liquor are all here in abundance. The banana and cinnamon come into play mid palate, I wish there was more nanners and less cinnamon but this fun as hell as is. I can't say I find the walnuts anywhere.

    I'm enjoying this and I wish I had bought another, but I think banana stouts > banana barleywine.
     
    #1054 DIM, Oct 4, 2024
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  15. Spade

    Spade Pooh-Bah (2,568) Mar 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Columbia Kettle Works English Bulldog

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    5 oz. pour. Not sure what to make of this one. Nice malt base but an odd dry bitterness in the finish. Not necessarily bad, but lacks that cozy, warming quality I look for in an English barleywine.
     
    #1055 Spade, Oct 5, 2024
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  16. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Old Gods from The Eighth State Brewing Company. English Barleywine with Earl Grey tea, toasted coconut, Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans, and Tahitian vanilla beans. 13.4% ABV.

    Poured at fridge temp. Pours a very dark brown with no head. The nose is fantastic. Deep and intense layers of chocolate and vanilla, with a hint of coconut. Wow. A bit of maple comes through a bit as well. Not a ton of complexity, but what's there is amazing.

    The taste is really interesting and very good. The tea comes through in a really nice way. Also getting truffle, vanilla, maple, and some brown sugar. It is sweet, but I don't find it overwhelmingly sweet. Super thick mouthfeel. Overall, a really interesting barleywine.

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    #1056 Beersnake, Oct 8, 2024
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  17. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Flash Point from Bottle Logic. Aged in a combination of bourbon and VSOP cognac casks and finished with rum-flambéed bananas, toasted walnuts, and a dash of cinnamon.

    Poured at fridge temp from a bottle. Pours dark murky brown with an inch of off-white head. The nose is heavy on the walnuts and bananas. Some toffee and brown sugar, but not really picking up any cinnamon here. A bit of vanilla as well.

    The taste is pretty good, but not really my cup of tea (or beer!). The banana really seems to dominate here. The brown sugar as well. It nicely matches the description, I will say. Cinnamon, burnt toffee, and walnuts. It's good, but again not what I'm looking for in a barleywine.

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    #1057 Beersnake, Oct 8, 2024
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  18. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    A bit of an unfair comparison since this Bigfoot is from December and this Double Bastard is from April. I could taste the age in the Bigfoot. It's also unfair because Bigfoot is one of my favorite American beers. I tried these blind, but I could tell which was which. They are a lot alike though. Both are lovely but it's really hard to compete with Bigfoot for me.

    Bigfoot is fuller (but at a lower ABV). Sticky hop character. The bitterness is more of a building one that hits you in the finish (compared to DB). Double Bastard is thinner (but at a higher ABV). The bitterness is super intense upfront.

    It's been a while since I posted here.
     
    #1058 zid, Oct 8, 2024
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  19. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Awesome comparison. I have both and might do the same. I'm curious how an Old Guardian would compare to a Bigfoot (both fresh, of course).
     
    #1059 Beersnake, Oct 8, 2024
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  20. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Tusk and Feather from GI tonight. Double barrel aged in Elijah Craig rye barrels for 28 months total.

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    Oh damn this is magnificent, very sticky, both in sweetness and viscosity. The barrel notes are deep and delicious, prickly booze, nutty oak, earthy vanilla, and some heavily toasted coconut. The base barleywine features tons of smooth caramel with some dates and brown sugar. One of the best I've had in a long time.
     
    #1060 DIM, Oct 9, 2024
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