Seriously? Give me a break with the hops already.

janivar123 said:

I like ipa and even dipa but when i buy a pale ale i expect there to be less hops in it.

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coryforsenate said:

I'd have to disagree. There'd be no reason to put a vintage date on it if they didn't want it to be aged at all. If you pull up a brewery's website for their barleywine, many of them will say something along the lines of "ready to drink now, but will improve with age".

I personally feel that they want you to try a bottle or two and age the other couple of bottles to see how the flavors develop.

Of course, that's not to knock the drinker that loves young barleywines. A young barleywine is something to behold in its own right. I got 4 bottles of BFBW 2011, drank one, and have to say that it's pretty good.

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Buna_Bere said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4EAGiefnxc

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