Need help to find a specific barleywine

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  1. Bifolco13

    Bifolco13 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2020

    Hey everyone,

    I am new here and I need help identifying an incredible barley wine I drank 3, 4 years ago. My local beer shop recommended it to me, but it has closed since.

    I don't remember the name (otherwise it wouldn't be funny...)

    What I am sure of: It had a red label with the silhouette of a boy on a horse. At the time, I thought of him as a native / indigenous boy so, as he was only a black shape, maybe he had a spear or a bow or something.

    What I am not sure of: I think it was one of those small fat bottles, and I think it was an american barley wine.

    Does it sound familiar to anyone ?

    Stay safe and drink good beer.
     
    #1 Bifolco13, Apr 12, 2020
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  2. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    OP, it would likely help if you mentioned where you are located as it might have been a local brewery.
     
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  3. SierraNevallagash

    SierraNevallagash Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2018 Maine
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    The only label that sounds like is The Cowboy from Asheville Brewing - I don't think that's a barleywine though.

    Barleywines that I know have horses: Cape May - Sawyer's Swap, Adnams - Tally-Ho, Back Road - No.9,

    Barleywines I know that have a native on it: Horus - Barleywine.

    Hey, at the very least, I've ruled out five. Sounds quite frustrating. Good luck!

    Edit: Google image these, don't look them up here, OP - the labels are different.

    Also - native? On a horse? Red label? No chance it's this, is it? https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/10541/34982/
     
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  4. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Whatever beer this is, consider me ISO.
     
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  5. Bifolco13

    Bifolco13 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2020

    Hey everyone, thank you for your quick replies !

    You are right Jaycase, I should have said where I'm from right away. I am located in Bordeaux (France). I really don't think it was a French beer, though. But we shouldn't rule anything out since I am not 100% sure it was an american beer. Maybe it was only an american yeast.

    Impressive answer, SierraNevallagash, thank you ! Unfortunately, none of them match. I am positive it was not a cowboy on the label. Just the black silhouette of an indigenous boy. He must have had a bow, or a spear, or maybe a headband... something that made me think of a native back then.

    I am currently browsing through my photos of that time period in hopes to find a picture of someone drinking it somewhere in the background... I will let you know if I find anything.

    Thanks again for you help !
     
    #5 Bifolco13, Apr 12, 2020
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  6. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    The character on the label isn't a match, but in case you are misremembering some of the details - Great Divide Old Ruffian is an American barley wine with a red label with a dark silhouette of a man on it. Here's an image:
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    Perhaps there's even a chance you saw the above beer with their Orabelle and have combined the two in your head. No horse though. Here's that label:
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    Maybe @Shanex has an idea.
     
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  7. Coronaeus

    Coronaeus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,744) Apr 21, 2014 Canada (ON)
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    Could you post an example of ‘the small fat bottle’ style either as a picture, or by reference to another beer that uses the same? It might help to place the beer geographically. A lot of US barleywines are in larger format bottles so it might really narrow things down.
     
    #7 Coronaeus, Apr 12, 2020
  8. Shanex

    Shanex Grand Pooh-Bah (4,960) Dec 10, 2015 France
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    Ah, I can’t help with the OP request at all, @zid because at the risk of upsetting the community, Barleywines as a style are something I steer clear of... not my thing.

    Désolé...
     
    #8 Shanex, Apr 12, 2020
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  9. bret27

    bret27 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,064) Mar 10, 2009 California
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    Like the duvel bottle style?
     
    #9 bret27, Apr 12, 2020
  10. officerbill

    officerbill Pooh-Bah (2,228) Feb 9, 2019 New York
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    Maybe one of the older Pilgrim's Dole labels?
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