Favorite BBA Barley Wines

New to BW's but MOAS is incredible! If anyone needs a 2014 MOAS, I've got a few for trade and would LOVE to try a bourbon county BW or ADWTD!!

 

Goose Island
Brookly Hand & Seal
Victory Oaked Horizontal
Sucaba
Jackie O's Brick Kiln

Have not had my Mother of All Storms or Arctic Devil yet. Would also love to try Arcadia's BBA Cereal Killer because it is probably my favorite English Barley

 

Just had a FiftyFifty Old Conundrum on Wood - really enjoyable all around...up there with the best of em.

 

Against the Grain London Balling was a pleasant surprise.

 

It was very tasty. The aroma was absolutely amazing.

 

FiftyFifty Old Conundrum
SN BBA Bigfoot

 

Wild Turkey Concrete Pillow
BA Naked Evil
Omega Point
London Balling
BCBBW

My top 5, in no particular order.

 

Definitely Bligh's, Arctic Devil, and Sucaba.

 

Lake Front's Bourbon Barrel Beer Line blew me out of the water. If you see it, make no hesitation. Quite the "sleeper" for a lesser known BA brew.

 

My top 10:

1. Mother of All Storms
2. Arctic Devil
3. A Deal with the Devil
4. FiftyFifty Old Conundrum On Wood
4. BCBBW
5. FiftyFifty Annularity
6. Sucaba
7. Hardywood Bourbon Barleywine
8. Brooklyn Hand & Seal
9. Jack's Abbey Bride Maker
10. Clown Shoes Pierre Ferand Billionaire

 

BA Flying Mouflan so far by a mile. But, still have a bottle of ADWTD and Billionaire I haven't tried yet...

 

I certainly enjoyed Goose Island and Brooklyn Hand and Seal but I really like picking up as many CW BBBW as I want for less than $5 a bottle.

 

I totally agree! This was an excellent barrel aged Barleywine!

 

I will open my Anabasis from Side Project on my birthday week in September. Not many reviews of that one but have high hopes!

 

What's a BBA? Brandy Belgian Ale? Bourbon Blonde Altbier?

 

Bourbon barrel aged

I'm excited to check out Pierre, and thanks to the op I've got a pair of hand and seals to look forward to also!

 

Haven't had many, but enjoyed them all.

BCBBW is #1
The rest...in no particular order...

Bigfoot BA
Saturn (w/ two more cellaring)
Insanity....

Yeah, not many.... I have an Old Ruffian BA in the fridge waiting for the right reason to be be devoured, which will come down to something like my inner voice saying (most likely on a Friday, ha!) ..."God put this here for me and you. Take advantage man, take advantage."

Biggest want has to be Scuba, but no Firestone here in NC. And Mother of All Storms, just because, well you know...Pelican.

 

(age # years)
§ucaba (1-3)
BCBBW (.5-2)
CW BBBW (2-6)
BA Naked evil (2+) is amazing
Jackie O's BA BrickKiln (only had it fresh but I got a couple in the cellar and can't wait...)

Still dying to get my hands on mother of all storms, Great, deal with the devil

 

Personally, I just can't see anything topping Sucaba, especially with about a year/year and a half on it. BCBBW and CW are right there too, but there's just something about the perfect balance of Sucaba that can't be topped. And if we're going to toss other barrels into the mix, Clown Shoes Pierre Ferrand Billionaire is near perfection.

Also, I'm sure ADWTD is fantastic, but I can't see myself spending 2.5x what I spend on a bottle of Sucaba for it. It just can't be that good.

 

Bigfoot. Still haven't had Sucuba though..