Consider it an extremely hoppy barleywine, or a really big IPA. Either way, ten hop additions contribute to its lush and intriguing body. Aggressive dry-hopping brings a strong citrus character to the aroma. The flavor and smell of orange-blossoms pervade throughout the experience.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by ggrumet from Pittsburgh, PA, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (8/23/2008 8:41:21 PM)
"Sampled from a bottle with no freshness date. Pour is clear orange with a thick off white head. Aroma is musty malts and astringent alcohol. I think I may have a bad bottle. Very sour taste up front, mouth puckering. Musty malts along with a creamy mouthfeel give way to a sharp alcohol bite. I don't understand why there's a hop depicted on the bottle as I didn't notice any hop bite. This is certainly a beer in limbo - I'd think of it more of a barleywine than a IIPA. I've had this on draft before and enjoyed it more. I'd like to sample this again with a different bottle."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught Sample Size: 22oz @ $10 Unit Cost: $7.27 per Pint
[2] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/10/2008 11:18:04 PM)
"This barleywine pours a medium orange gold color from a 22oz etched bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is caramel, bready and sweet with some citrusy hops. A medium bodied barley wine. The malts are caramel and sweet, touch or orange rind. The hops are piney and grapefruity. This beer is one of those in between a hoppy barley wine or a sweet Imperial IPA. I would have to lean ever so slightly to the hoppy barley wine; it is a little more sweet than bitter, well it’s a lot more sweet than bitter but most of that sweetness is at the finish. Most of the bitterness is at the start. Touch of alcohol at the finish as well. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is sweet, with a touch of alcohol. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by cheapdark from Monacatootha, PA, USA who has tried this beer once. (7/9/2008 8:01:15 AM)
"Advertised as a IIPA at the Bocktown. Clear and slightly darker than the ubiquitous pale lager. Creamy head. Turns tea froth after a few minutes. Perfumery on the olfactory. Aroma of hops and of course, piny spruce hops. thick mouth coating syrupy palate. Way too much alky for this lager lover. Virtually no carbonation. Comes across like any other barley wine. Finish is bitter medicine like a DPA. On style.
"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
3/10
Mouthfeel:
3/10
Flavor:
3/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[4] Review by eaglefan538 from DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (2/12/2008 8:37:26 PM)
"Bottle shared by slob. Pour is amber to orange in color, nice steady off-white colored head, good retention, nice splotchy lacing. The nose is citrus, pine, maple, tea bags. Flavor picks up where the aroma left off, some brown sugar also in there. Turns a little sticky with warmer temperatures (even some butterscotch, as Bert noted first), and the alcohol comes on, but overall a nice bwine. Perhaps the best NH brew I've had to date. Thanks, Bert!"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.5)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by ante from Stockholm, Sweden who has tried this beer once. (12/6/2007 2:05:35 PM)
"Bottled at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Amber colour with a long-lasting sticky white foam. Sweet aroma of flowers, caramel and honey with touches of pepper and spicy alcohol. Full-bodied with a clean mouthfeel. Caramel, honey, melon, brown sugar and garpefruit in the flavour. Medium bitter and warming finish of spices, caramel, pears, grass and grapefruit. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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