ITT: Barleywines

[regularjohn]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayum gurl

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

When 2016's Bourbon Counties were released I was at a bar that had a limit of 1 bottle of 1 variety per person. The first person in line got the Barleywine and everyone was surprised. After that everyone wanted the coffee and that's what I got. In hindsight I should have gone for the Barleywine.

Lesson learned for next year.

 

[jmgrub]

 

[furley]

those are some chunky white shoes

 

[jmgrub]

Doesn't get much better than this. 08 and right in the sweet spot. Molasses/caramelized sugar/creme brulee and a flavor I can only describe as yam/sweet potato (but in a good way). Love this ******* beer.

 

[Scalzo]

Hopefully the bible got it wrong and Jesus really turnt water into barleywine.

 

[KevSal]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayum gurl

there are no way this will actually taste like batch 1 at this point tho right? everyone who made it has moved on

 

[Treebs]

there are no way this will actually taste like batch 1 at this point tho right? everyone who made it has moved on

Van Wyk came back and rebrewed it with the current head brewer.

 

[KevSal]

i havnt had a ba bwine in a while! been caught up with too many cans lately, yikes!

as promised next on deck, batch 3 ba orange giant. not bad, much more like mirror mirror type bwine than the dark fruit i really enjoy the most.

still pretty darn tasty tho!

 

[jmgrub]

i havnt had a ba bwine in a while! been caught up with too many cans lately, yikes!

as promised next on deck, batch 3 ba orange giant. not bad, much more like mirror mirror type bwine than the dark fruit i really enjoy the most.

still pretty darn tasty tho!

That glass looks really clean!

I really like this beer.

One of the foregoing statements is true.

 

[KevSal]

That glass looks really clean!

I really like this beer.

One of the foregoing statements is true.

you hate the beer?!

for some reason the initial pour was suuuuper bubbly. but it faded quickly

 

[jmgrub]

you hate the beer?!

for some reason the initial pour was suuuuper bubbly. but it faded quickly

Was just ******* with you. I like that beer a lot. Was very impressed.

 

[Fahmie25]

Doesn't get much better than this. 08 and right in the sweet spot. Molasses/caramelized sugar/creme brulee and a flavor I can only describe as yam/sweet potato (but in a good way). Love this ******* beer.

why are you hiding the talkbeer glass tho

 

[jmgrub]

why are you hiding the talkbeer glass tho

Completely unintentional.

 

[sacrelicio]

there are no way this will actually taste like batch 1 at this point tho right? everyone who made it has moved on

Still want so ******* hard.

 

[KevSal]

Still want so ******* hard.

i just picked up alesong maestro today. that's the same brewer of wooden hell right? ill see how it stacks up tomorrow night!

 

[Treebs]

Next Friday I will be doming a Wooden Hell B2 and will report back.

 

[NAD1983]

"Hey bud I noticed you haven't opened the BA barleywine you brought...."

"That's right, I'm a good boy."

 

[Treebs]

Official now that there's a label.

 

[IndianaJones]

Official now that there's a label.

Any idea if it's a second filling after .Rar 2015? I would have to imagine it is...

 

[Treebs]

Any idea if it's a second filling after .Rar 2015? I would have to imagine it is...

At the brewery during Rare Day the barrels were labeled as "Rare Barleywine". Rare was already bottled by then so I'm assuming this is second use barrels from Rare 2015. Unless they had another whole batch of the HH 35 year barrels, but waiting a year and half to fill them with Barleywine seems odd. Rare 2015 second use barrels makes the most sense and kind of fits into the 20 month aging timeline

 

[KevSal]

why didnt they just call it king henry 2017? they didnt mind calling it rare 2015 and that guy was completely different than rare 2010

 

[Gonzoillini1]

why didnt they just call it king henry 2017? they didnt mind calling it rare 2015 and that guy was completely different than rare 2010

Gregg Hall is no longer involved at Goose Island, and King Henry was a reference to his son (I believe Sofie is a reference to his daughter?).

So for branding perspective adding the Reserve tag makes some sense especially if they want to continue making this product in the future.

My $.02

 

[KevSal]

Gregg Hall is no longer involved at Goose Island, and King Henry was a reference to his son (I believe Sofie is a reference to his daughter?).

So for branding perspective adding the Reserve tag makes some sense especially if they want to continue making this product in the future.

My $.02

from a branding perspective, calling it king henry would have been a far superior choice than, people will be going nuts for it

also didnt gregg hall leave like 6 months before king henry was released?

but i get where your coming from.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

from a branding perspective, calling it king henry would have been a far superior choice than, people will be going nuts for it

also didnt gregg hall leave like 6 months before king henry was released?

but i get where your coming from.

I know it's been said before, but we (beer nerds) vastly overestimate our position compared to the general public even when it comes to limited / rare beer releases. King Henry is a break from the standard Bourbon County brand, and as a result a large percentage of people wouldn't even realize it was part of the same series as Bourbon County, Bourbon County Coffee, Bourbon County Barleywine, Bourbon County Rare, Bourbon County Proprietors, etc...

King Henry was released in November 2011, the sale to In Bev occurred in March 2011. However, the family was still actively involved in the brand, labels had already been submitted for TTB approval, etc... At this point making a clear break from the past makes sense.

Tagging Lansman as he might have some additional insight into things I've missed.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Official now that there's a label.

 

[KevSal]

really looking forward to this one,especially with wh2 on the horizon

very unique flavor in this guy, which i like to see now and than. kinda taste like it was blended with a wee heavy as it has strong peat flavors and some smokiness.

it's alright, i wouldn't buy it again, but it was a cool try

 

[Scalzo]

really looking forward to this one,especially with wh2 on the horizon

very unique flavor in this guy, which i like to see now and than. kinda taste like it was blended with a wee heavy as it has strong peat flavors and some smokiness.

it's alright, i wouldn't buy it again, but it was a cool try

#DGM

 

[jmgrub]

Monday's (and, by extension, Sunday evenings) suck. I think I will drink a barleywine tonight. Update forthcoming.

 

[jmgrub]

I had high hopes after the cork smelled quite nice, but this was an abomination. Thin/watery, balsamic, musty.

Never again (other than the '99 bottle I still have to open).

13 BCBBW cooling in the fridge to avenge this tragedy.