Old Marley Barleywine Release

Sits/sat on shelves for months and months previous years. Supposedly pretty good, especially for Hooker.

 

Pretty sure you'll be fine.

 

Whoa, even Hooker is getting into the brewery-only release game!

 

Which is funny, since it's been a shelf turd for the last few years.

 

Maybe that's why they're trying the hype tactic.

But I will say, after the many years that I boycotted them after Paul "left", I've had some recently (like at a restaurant where there's nothing better on tap), and the beer's gotten a lot better. And I went to a fundraiser for the Simsbury Fire Dept there a few months ago and the IPA straight out of the tank was flat out deliscious. Anyhoo...

 

That's good news. I think the 1st year the Munson's Chocolate came out, it' was great on draft.

Had Hop Meadow on draft a few months ago and it was terrible. Like "didn't finish it" bad.

 

Hope to see some BA's there. This beer hasn't been released 5 years, and this version is the first to be barrel aged for 6 months on CT wine barrels. Here's the link/info:

http://hookerbeer.com/events/2013/12/14/old-marley-barleywine-release

 

loved the early releases of this beer, haven't had it in years. Gave up on TH when Paul left...

 

so they stopped using swing-top bottles for these releases?

 

Looks like wax-dipped 12 oz'ers... $4 a bottle, $14/4 pack. I'd hit it out of curiosity if I had the chance, loved it back in the day.

http://hookerbeer.com/events/2013/12/14/old-marley-barleywine-release/

 

I spit a case with a couple of buddies (it worked out to about $3 a bottle plus two free glasses). It is a really nice beer, i am pleasantly surprised. i think most of their beers are not very good (except munsons chocolate, imperial porter, and now old marley).