Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2024)

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  1. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    I thought it was more like a Quad?
     
    #1301 russpowell, Dec 25, 2024
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  2. russpowell

    russpowell Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,292) May 24, 2005 Arkansas
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    #1302 russpowell, Dec 25, 2024
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  3. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    Is this beer appropriate for this thread?
     
    #1303 GreenBayBA, Dec 25, 2024
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  4. MadMadMike

    MadMadMike Grand Pooh-Bah (3,555) Dec 11, 2020 France
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    Indeed.,. it has all the symptoms.
    Happy Holidays and Cheers, Russ!
     
    #1304 MadMadMike, Dec 25, 2024
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  5. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Edge of Time from Cellarmaker- batch 2. Barleywine aged in Willett barrels for 14 months. Amazing!

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    #1305 Beersnake, Dec 26, 2024
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  6. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Damn those both sound amazing!
     
    #1306 DIM, Dec 26, 2024
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  7. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Absolutely, that's an all-timer right there.
     
    #1307 DIM, Dec 26, 2024
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  8. GreenBayBA

    GreenBayBA Grand Pooh-Bah (4,265) Aug 30, 2015 Wisconsin
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    This is from a brewery in Madison, Wisconsin. 13.9% ABV. This is pretty good. Like it says on the can, "molasses/raisin/malty." That about sums it up.
     
    #1308 GreenBayBA, Dec 26, 2024
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  9. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Perepllut from Blindman Brewing in Alberta. Prerpllut apparently comes from the Slavic word "rogue". Also the name of the ancient god of water, soil, and fertility of the earth. I like when beer names have some fun meanings. A fantastic barleywine!

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    #1309 Beersnake, Dec 27, 2024
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  10. Uberdachen

    Uberdachen Devotee (355) Jun 21, 2019 Minnesota
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    It’s holding up alright - not sure if as well as the original brand. If you’re interested, one can find its way out to you.


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    St. Paul Brewing - Winter Warlock English golden barleywine, barrel aged. I loved the base beer. This seems to have been aged in rye barrels which definitely made it spiced right for Christmas, though not entirely to my preference.


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    Town Hall Brewery - Twisted Trace double barrel barleywine. From last February. Damn. This is how you do them. The prime rib was kind of ruined but thanks to the mood-happinessing properties of BARLEYWINE, I am pretty sure few attendees were even capable of noticing.
     
    #1310 Uberdachen, Dec 27, 2024
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  11. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Having a big from Alpha Acid. Fermented with tart cherry juice then aged in bourbon and cherry brandy barrels.

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    I had fears of barrel aged cough syrup style sadness but this works well. Plenty of sticky barleywine sweetness and lots of pleasantly bruising booze compliment the tart cherries nicely. 18% ain't shy but I'm really liking this one.
     
    #1311 DIM, Dec 27, 2024
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  12. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    That's very nice of you!
     
    #1312 Beersnake, Dec 28, 2024
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  13. Braunmeister_1943

    Braunmeister_1943 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,965) Nov 22, 2020 Pennsylvania
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    [​IMG] @Beersnake I’m going to post this one here: 2SP “Bronson “ Barleywine & Imperial Stout Blend!
     
    #1313 Braunmeister_1943, Dec 28, 2024
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  14. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Cedar from Humble Forager. 14% ABV. A blend of 33-month-old barrel-aged English Barleywine. Extended aging in Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, and Willett Rye barrels.

    Poured at fridge temp. Pours dark brown. Nose is burnet sugar, toffee, vanilla, oak, bourbon, and maybe a hint of maple.

    The taste is really interesting. Almost a pine note from the start. Floral, vanilla, oak, leather, burnt toffee, slightly medicinal, herbal, fig, cherry, and a hint of mint.

    Body is medium with an oaky herbal aftertaste.

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    #1314 Beersnake, Dec 28, 2024
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  15. Blogjackets

    Blogjackets Grand Pooh-Bah (4,816) Nov 22, 2017 Ohio
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    How hot is the barrel?

     
    #1315 Blogjackets, Dec 28, 2024
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  16. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Double Barrel Syzygy from Temporal Artisan Ales in Vancouver. This is a barleywine aged in a Heaven Hill bourbon barrel for 16 months and then aged in an Old Fitzgerald wheated bourbon barrel for an additional year. 14.79% ABV and one of 400 bottles.

    Poured at fridge temp. Pours a murky brown with almost zero head. The nose is very bourbon forward, which makes sense given the amount of time aged. Rich toffee, figs, raisins, vanilla, light brown sugar, and a bit of stone fruit. Super smooth.

    The taste is equally as boozy as the nose suggested. But it's not hot - just a really nice intense barrel character that is also quite smooth. Compliments the toffee and fruit really nicely. A bit of brown sugar, apricot, strawberry jam, vanilla, and a lot of malts. Crazy how smooth this is for a beer that is basically 15% ABV.

    Mouthfeel is medium bodied and the aftertaste is bourbon and toffee. Lovely beer overall.

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    #1316 Beersnake, Dec 29, 2024
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  17. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Bigfoot 2013. Amazing stuff.

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    #1317 Beersnake, Dec 29, 2024
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  18. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    2021 Cyclops from Elysian. Wonderful (and affordable) BA barleywine. 15% ABV. Tons of toffee, bread, plums, bourbon, and vanilla.

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    #1318 Beersnake, Dec 29, 2024
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  19. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Revisiting Brew 6000, my last bottle.

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    I can't say that I'm able to discern any changes in two and a half years, my original review still rings true. Unsurprisingly this is still great. Honey dripping over figs and raisins alongside a stiff measure of high caliber bourbon. There is some molasses and toffee in there as well as a lovely vanilla note. Like I said originally, joy in a bottle.
     
    #1319 DIM, Dec 29, 2024
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  20. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Such a great beer! I have one more of those that I need to open soon!
     
    #1320 Beersnake, Dec 30, 2024
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