Barleywine Appreciation Thread (2025)

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  1. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    ...I should have mentioned to pour it slowly so the sediment doesn't cloud the beer...most HoTD beers are bottle conditioned...
     
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  2. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    doo-doo water comes to mind
     
    #882 VodkaPong87, Dec 16, 2025
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  3. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    But did you even drink it?
    I do , too. Was sent one by the amazing @ovaltine . Bigfoot is my wifes absolute Favorite "i want a big beer" beer so i am waiting for the perfect moment with her.
     
    #883 Resistance88, Dec 16, 2025
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  4. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Picked this up yesterday, and enjoying it today. 2025 Thomas Hardy's. Fantastic stuff. Rich toffee, prunes, raisins, slight vanilla, honey, and a hint of maple.

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    #884 Beersnake, Dec 16, 2025
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  5. FRANKHAZE

    FRANKHAZE Pooh-Bah (2,188) Aug 24, 2021 Florida
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    Does the sediment alter the taste/flavors of the beer?
     
    #885 FRANKHAZE, Dec 16, 2025
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  6. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    Yes, its me.
    Yes , drinking this.
    Yes, enjoying it!
    15 Year Beer from Revolution.
    A nice gift from Ovaltine.
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    #886 Resistance88, Dec 16, 2025
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  7. FRANKHAZE

    FRANKHAZE Pooh-Bah (2,188) Aug 24, 2021 Florida
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    That's a solid descriptor for this pour..
     
    #887 FRANKHAZE, Dec 16, 2025
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  8. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
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    ...I think it does a bit...perhaps a more yeasty / doughy / buttery aspect...generally, I don't mind sediment much...since most of it is yeast sediment, I just look at it as a bonus B vitamin boost :sunglasses:...
     
    #888 beergoot, Dec 16, 2025
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  9. Resistance88

    Resistance88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,462) Apr 9, 2015 California
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    B for Butt.
     
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  10. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
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    Another day, another barleywine. This time It's a 2025 bottle of Thomas Hardy's Ale The Historical. This is mean to be similar to the very first release of Thomas Hardy's Ale back in 1968, in which it was aged in French Oak. I can imagine how excited people must have been to drink this sort of beer back then! This is just lovely.

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    #890 Beersnake, Dec 17, 2025
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  11. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    Dan, glad to see you are back more frequently, hope all is well in your world. I'll always be thankful for your sharing a EH Taylor bottle 3 years ago!
    Getting into my last bottle of 2025 Bigfoot, tasting solid!
    Cheers!
    Tom
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    #891 CarolinaCardinals, Dec 17, 2025
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  12. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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    Did you bring an empty suitcase to fill with Thomas Hardy?
     
    #892 VodkaPong87, Dec 17, 2025
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  13. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Thanks Tom! All is indeed well, this is the best season of my life by far.:beers: Hope you and yours are ready for a wonderful holiday season!
     
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  14. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Last can gifted from @GreenBayBA a while back.

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    Damn tasty stuff, light sweetness in the form of baked apples and brown sugar with a nice bitter bite at the end. Thanks again Micah!
     
    #894 DIM, Dec 18, 2025
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  15. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    Always happy to see this on the shelves!
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    #895 ZebulonXZogg, Dec 18, 2025
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  16. VodkaPong87

    VodkaPong87 Pooh-Bah (2,060) Oct 9, 2020 Connecticut
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  17. ZebulonXZogg

    ZebulonXZogg Grand Pooh-Bah (3,142) May 5, 2015 Illinois
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    This was terrific, not much of wine guy, but it did add a nice touch.
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    #897 ZebulonXZogg, Dec 19, 2025
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  18. DIM

    DIM Grand Pooh-Bah (4,788) Sep 28, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    That sounds amazing!
     
    #898 DIM, Dec 19, 2025
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  19. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Tonight Im having Barreled Souls and their Bombs Over Barley Double Barrel aged barleywine. This is the 2025 vintage and the beer was aged in Widow Jane Bourbon barrels and then transferred to Russell's reserve Bourbon barrels. Total aging was 25 months and 11 days!! Beer is 17.2%. I got to add this one to the BA DB!!

    Onto my review:
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    Sampling a cellar temp 250 ml bottle of this beer. Picked up as part of my bottle society stash. The beer pours a rich mahogany color with minimal , yet dense khaki colored head. This foam sticks around as a sturdy edging throughout the entire sampling.
    Aroma on this beer is pleasant with toffee and some light vanilla giving way to bourbon and some fusol peppery booze when I take a really deep sniff. No hint of any hop aromas on this beer.
    First sip reveals a medium to thick body with sticky texture that coats my palate with each sip. very minimal and fairly gentle carbonation. Definitely feels like a sipping beer.
    Flavor is caramel and toffee with a little butterscotch mixed in, not diacetyl more like a werthers hard candy. Fairly sweet note here and some brown sugar and bourbon notes follow, then a pretty good hit of warming peppery booze. The heat lingers long after each swallow. Never any hop character on the flavor profile either.
    This is a pretty boozy beer with tasty flavor on the sweeter end of the spectrum. Glad to have tried this and would very happily open and drink another bottle if given the opportunity.
    4.46 in the BA DB
     
    #899 sulldaddy, Dec 20, 2025
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  20. CarolinaCardinals

    CarolinaCardinals Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,231) Jun 11, 2003 North Carolina
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    Cross post from WBAYDN:
    Enjoying the last of a "dessert" American Barleywine aged in gin barrels from Sierra Nevada's Alpha Hop Society 2024 themed club (Breakfast, Day Drinks, Dessert).
    Acquired in December 2024, round 1 was had in March and came across with bolder gin botanicals and lemon zest. The blueberry adjunct is subtle, and it seems everything has mellowed and blended together.
    Cheers!
    Tom
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    #900 CarolinaCardinals, Dec 20, 2025
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