ITT: Barleywines

[mwbbq]

Why hasn't anyone tagged dontdrinkbeer here?

 

[amk1]

Impromptu barleywine comparison yesterday (included M&C #5 because of the Aaron component).

We lucked out with the KH bottle as it was very good, lots of toffee and brown sugar. Great 2013 is still the best. Aaron b2 was a letdown in comparison, a bit one note sweetness to it.

 

[liquiddegenerate]

Went a very different yet similar direction

 

[liquiddegenerate]

Alas this exhausts may stash of kuhnhennhenn bbbw.

 

[AndresR]

Had a deep pour of Behemoth from FFF at the Rate Beer fest. Drinkable, but really needs a few years on it to give kick in the the drinkability category.

 

[KevSal]

Had a deep pour of Behemoth from FFF at the Rate Beer fest. Drinkable, but really needs a few years on it to give kick in the the drinkability category.

i have an aged one we should split soon, i think it's a 2012

 

[greg4579]

Did a Goose Island tasting yesterday and IMHO 2013 BCBBW > King Henry at this point.

 

[regularjohn]

Alas this exhausts may stash of kuhnhennhenn bbbw.

This is still my favorite Barleywine hands down....hell possibly even one of my favorite beers ever. Just a great complex brew with so many layers and the barrel treatment is spot on. Wish I had more but I only drank it one time.

 

[Previously]

Had a deep pour of Behemoth...

What's a "deep pour?" srs question.

 

[regularjohn]

What's a "deep pour?" srs question.

It's when you're balls deep in the glass and cant possibly go any further. Seems legit right?

 

[Previously]

It's when you're balls deep in the glass and cant possibly go any further. Seems legit right?

 

[Stubs]

This is still my favorite Barleywine hands down....hell possibly even one of my favorite beers ever. Just a great complex brew with so many layers and the barrel treatment is spot on. Wish I had more but I only drank it one time.

You'll soonish have one more.

 

[davey101]

Anyone else jazzed for Olde School 2017 bottles? That beer with five years on it is magical.

 

[mateoloco]

Anyone else jazzed for Olde School 2017 bottles? That beer with five years on it is magical.

In that case shouldn't I be jazzed about 2012 Olde School bottles?

 

[regularjohn]

You'll soonish have one more.

what the??? tlor you're too much my friend

 

[AndresR]

What's a "deep pour?" srs question.

At a festival where is no pour line, you can tend to get middle of the glass pours. But if they are heavy handed you can get a large DEEP pour, aka a Boss pour. On th r other hand, you can get shorted, aka a Midwest pour. I just learned about that last term. Man, festivals, you can learn everything!

 

[Previously]

At a festival where is no pour line, you can tend to get middle of the glass pours. But if they are heavy handed you can get a large DEEP pour, aka a Boss pour. On th r other hand, you can get shorted, aka a Midwest pour. I just learned about that last term. Man, festivals, you can learn everything!

Wow. I had no idea.

 

[falc0n26001]

What is everyone's favorite dontdrinkbeer barleywine meme? This was a recent favorite:

 

[KevSal]

What is everyone's favorite dontdrinkbeer barleywine meme? This was a recent favorite:

i thought this one was a funny meme myself

 

[regularjohn]

this one is good

 

[GoodDon]

What is everyone's favorite dontdrinkbeer barleywine meme? This was a recent favorite:

 

[Snarf1]

haven't been able to keep up with all of the various beer releases over the last year or so but does anyone make a 100% brett BW, preferably a English style BW?

A 100% brett beer of any sort would, by definition, not be an English style barleywine.

 

[sacrelicio]

this one is good

that one was cracking me up over the weekend

 

[IAmJacksHopTongue]

Just stumbled on this thread recently. See that regularjohn is here, but I'll stay anyway

I like barleywine. A lot.

Drinking this, it's pretty good.

Not Kuhnhenn BBBW good, but good.

 

[regularjohn]

Not Kuhnhenn BBBW good, but good.

You think at this point a brewery would've pumped something out that's similar if not better than BBBW that isn't super limited. Obviously everyone needs to focus on turbid canned ipa's and not so much having a great barrel program.

 

[stakem1]

I finally got to see what all the talk is about with this one. Batch 2... the shelf turd edition?

People give the Bruery a hard time with the beetus jokes but holy **** this one trumps the sweetness of any Bruery beer, ever. Its almost like they said **** it and just barrel aged/bottled unfermented wort. Easily, not only the sweetness beer I ever had but the thickest as well. It was good, id even seek it out again but holy **** dessert beer.

 

[PSUMike]

I finally got to see what all the talk is about with this one. Batch 2... the shelf turd edition?

People give the Bruery a hard time with the beetus jokes but holy **** this one trumps the sweetness of any Bruery beer, ever. Its almost like they said **** it and just barrel aged/bottled unfermented wort. Easily, not only the sweetness beer I ever had but the thickest as well. It was good, id even seek it out again but holy **** dessert beer.

A few ozs was more than enough for me and truthfully, still hard to drink. As much of a BW fan as I am, I wouldn't drink this beer again.

 

[stakem1]

no picture but the Bruery Mash & French toast is rediculously good.

Ive not been a big fan of the mash series but this beer is crazy. The adjuncts are not too over the top and what has been added is just enough to be noticeable and enjoyable. The cinnamon, maple and vanilla all mingled well with what I perceive to be the most bourbon and barrel character of any Bruery beer ive had.

 

[IAmJacksHopTongue]

After busting ass for 4 hours of renovation work - I've earned a beer. This is mediocre.

On the plus side, I drank it before the label fell off.

 

[ncaudle]

A 100% brett beer of any sort would, by definition, not be an English style barleywine.

1) I don't give a **** about style guides
2) wouldn't a lot, or at least a large %, of the English barleywines from waaaaaaay back have brett in them? historical docs tend to reference a twang in the older aged BWs.

regarding #2, yes 100% brett is not the same as sacc+brett. semantics/schemantics
(but in seriousness, have you ever had a 100% brett C English BW? (by English BW I mean very low AA% hop presence - **** those overhopp'd American versions). they be mighty tasty