Thanks for all the suggestions! Think I will go ahead and go with a barleywine. Maybe i talk one of my friends in to bottling it for me a bit before i get back, that way it's done when i return. No beer for a year, it's gonna be rough.
Im deploying next month and was wondering if there is anything i can brew before i go and leave in the carboy for a year. This would only be my third brew but I want to brew one more time I leave and have something tasty when i get back. Was thinking a barley wine but didn't know if i can...