Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2025)

I’m a broke ass b*tch who hates money

 

I couldn't drink Tree of Fire. I bought it on a whim and immediately regretted it. They just dropped another BA Barleywine with fall spices. Sounds good as far as adjuncts in BW go, but again, the $45 price-tag and 750ml is just too much. No one I know drinks the style so I can't share it.

 

I hear you Tim, but TH barleywines are pretty stout and I LOVE banana stouts so I had to give it a shot.

 

NBW cross-post. Tree House Brewing Tree of Life. An American barleywine ale. Please see the label for the enticing description. Courtesy of @TCgenny. This is best barleywine I have ever experienced.

 

Cheers!

 

This was from last night and forgot to post. Pretty solid barleywine. I’m sure this comment could be frowned upon (and I don’t necessarily feel this way about imperial stouts) but I really prefer barleywines to be barrel-aged. That said, this was very good for a non barrel-aged barleywine. Cheers!!

 

I miss Dims posts

 

This a shot at me?!

 

Thomas Hardy's Ale 50th Anniversary Golden Edition. Enjoyed at room temp. Fantastic.

 

My last Cyclops, hope to see this again this year, it's solid and a nice bang for the bucks!

 

This is part of the Big Beer Box that @Todd curated and is more than worthy of your consideration, IMHO.





4.5/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark mahogany brown with a minimal sudsy tan head that evaporates in seconds, which isn’t surprising given the 13.9% ABV. Looks great in my glass.

The nose is led by rich vanilla and oak aromas, and there’s also a significant stone fruit note courtesy of the figs, and there’s also a nice bit of toffee and cinnamon as well. Wow.

The taste is a direct reflection of the nose, with the vanilla, oak, and cinnamon leading and the fig and barrel flavors following, with the latter providing a nice warming note at the back of the palate. Magnificent.

The mouthfeel is very full and coats the palate, verging on creamy. What a wonderful BA barleywine this is.

 

You filthy heathen. Oh, wait, that might be a compliment round here.

 

Drinking this one straight from the can for @Resistance88



I only have a couple left from the case I bought late last year. Really hope they do something similar again this year. The bourbon and cognac are great together in this one. Sweet and easy drinking.

 

Tree House: Tree of Life.
You can smell this from across the room. As good as any BA BW on the market and it was $15 for a 2-pack… there’s plenty of breweries that would charge $45 for 12oz of something like this. It’s actually a blend of fresh and barrel aged beers, but the average time spent in barrels is 2 years.

 

Cheers!

 

Totally agree. The barrel impartation brought heat and balance and left the essence of the base beer in which i got a ton of toffee, fig, and burnt brown sugar. Regret not buying a second pack for science. Rated it 4.4.
Cheers!
Tom

 

And it sits around for months sometimes! Glad you got some