ITT: Barleywines

[sacrelicio]

2014 Central Waters BBBW and now 2015 MOAS. On barley.

 

[KevSal]

damn this is good! 2016

 

[KevSal]

this is even better than before!

 

[sacrelicio]

this is even better than before!

Somehow they just keep improving it, plus they made Ryeway so good that it might even be better than SJ.

 

[danbanana]

this is even better than before!

This year had VSOJ in the blend...

 

[KevSal]

This year had VSOJ in the blend...

yea this is magic, but i was campairing this to a can i had fresh

 

[wuntrikpony]

i was campairing

 

[KevSal]

 

[sacrelicio]

Daammmnnnn for a non-BA barleywine this is amazing.

 

[stakem1]

8 years old. no idea what this was like fresh but it has a unique dry oak flavor and is pretty thin

 

[stakem1]

4 years old. I imagine this is what Abacus/Sucaba would be like if it was aged in red wine barrels

 

[jmgrub]

4 years old. I imagine this is what Abacus/Sucaba would be like if it was aged in red wine barrels

Any good? Traded for two bottles when it was released and opened one. Thought it was very blah - just pretty neutral, a little nutty. Still have the other somewhere.

 

[stakem1]

Any good? Traded for two bottles when it was released and opened one. Thought it was very blah - just pretty neutral, a little nutty. Still have the other somewhere.

I drank one fresh and thought it tasted like nothing (similar to my sucaba/abacus experiences)

Tonight, this was quite wine forward and easy drinking but still thin and “simple” by barleywine standards

 

[jmgrub]

I drank one fresh and thought it tasted like nothing (similar to my sucaba/abacus experiences)

Tonight, this was quite wine forward and easy drinking but still thin and “simple” by barleywine standards

Well that sounds like somewhat of an improvement. We had the exact same experience with it fresh.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Man, I had an Old Abominal back in the day when I didn't even know what Barleywine was.

 

[andrewdrinks]

The Burning Sky x 3 Floyds Rainbow Project beer is a BA Barley Wine


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[Podunkparte]

The Burning Sky x 3 Floyds Rainbow Project beer is a BA Barley Wine


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Keep Brett out of barleywine!

 

[jammery]

I had gotten this in a trade from a guy from the Netherlands who came to visit NYC. He threw it in as an extra as he knew I liked barleywine. This was early 2017 so I’m assuming this is a 2016 bottle.
It’s very very good. Sweet caramel and toffee dominate. I think the rum barrels enhance those flavors. Still a touch hot with a booze burn. Medium thick body. If it was just a touch thicker and the booze was a little more incorporated, it would be an all-timer. Still, a top tier BW and I wish I had a lot more.

 

[stakem1]

Thomas Hardy 2017

Im a straight up moron for even getting excited about finding this on the shelf recently. Nothing is ever gonna be Eldridge Pope era TH again so why even get my hopes up like this? I thought I recalled that these last couple of newest releases were barrel aged which is kinda exciting... except once you crack into this you realize if they did so, it wasnt done for this bottle cuz all thats evident is slightly solvent alcohol and a hint of orange zest. This has no aging potential, its so linear and boring there is nothing to look forward to developing in the bottle which makes this next statement even more ironic - the best by date is 10 years out. The real thomas hardy ale told you not to even think about drinking it until it was 8 years old. What a shame.

 

[davey101]

Thomas Hardy 2017

Im a straight up moron for even getting excited about finding this on the shelf recently. Nothing is ever gonna be Eldridge Pope era TH again so why even get my hopes up like this? I thought I recalled that these last couple of newest releases were barrel aged which is kinda exciting... except once you crack into this you realize if they did so, it wasnt done for this bottle cuz all thats evident is slightly solvent alcohol and a hint of orange zest. This has no aging potential, its so linear and boring there is nothing to look forward to developing in the bottle which makes this next statement even more ironic - the best by date is 10 years out. The real thomas hardy ale told you not to even think about drinking it until it was 8 years old. What a shame.

Did they just get the rights to the name/labeling and not the recipe?

 

[stakem1]

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Did they just get the rights to the name/labeling and not the recipe?

The website thomashardysale reads like an adventure in which they try and recreate the OG to the finest detail. But that hasnt been updated since 2016... so maybe 2017 was the year they gave the **** up when people tore off their shroud and discovered it was all ********? Or maybe its another brewery already? I dont care enough to find out at this point.

 

[ccbstl]

Enjoyed this ADWTD Dec 2014 yesterday

It had a great dark caramel/creme brulee thing going on. Really holding up well.

 

[KevSal]

Enjoyed this ADWTD Dec 2014 yesterday

It had a great dark caramel/creme brulee thing going on. Really holding up well.

that’s my favorite barelywine! was it capped or c&c?

 

[ccbstl]

that’s my favorite barelywine! was it capped or c&c?

Capped

 

[KevSal]

Capped

nice batch 2, definitly delicious!
dang that means the c&c vintage is from 2013, maybe it’s time to drink mine

 

[mjshearer1]

 

[sherm10161]

Dis gud. Sweet, but gud.

 

[jmgrub]

X-posting from DDT. This is phenomenal. Moderate sweetness (for a Lees) balanced by nice tobacco, leather and fig notes. None of that yammy character that I sometimes get from aged Lees. Slight oxidation, but I would say this is in its prime.

 

[AndresR]

Yeah, ok....

 

[Podunkparte]

Yeah, ok....

Having it along with the rest of the lineup of wasn't bad. I think my least favorite was the scotch barrel. Surprisingly my favorite was the double barrel, which was the most widely produced. At least that's what was distributed through Tavour.