ITT: Barleywines

[anteater1]

Curiousity is perked. Is this still available around town?

3 left at W Burnside Zupan's (just grabbed one myself).

 

[andrewdrinks]

This year’s MOAS was my first MOAS. It way exceeded expectations.

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

I am definitely on barleywine right now.

Suck it losers

 

[regularjohn]

This year’s MOAS was my first MOAS.

 

[kbuzz1]

Cross-posting from vinyl thread. Just ignore the tunes in this case. Does this phenomenal BA blended old ale count? Yeah I ******* think it does. Last year's blend was slightly better, but not by much. Also clearly on beer.

Thanks again preluderl

 

[Podunkparte]

Definitely a sleeper and quality bottle of life.

I did expect a little more though based on the hype it's received. Carb is not HotD level but it is low. Picture was after a powzy Angry Pour (tm). I also tend to like a little more fresh whiskey flavor in my BABWs. This reminds me of an aged King Henry, where the booze has mellowed but that brown sugar goodness kicks you in the face. On the nose and taste the 14.3% abv seems like a joke, but I'm definitely on beer right now.

Curiousity is perked. Is this still available around town?

Let me know if you found one. Got you if not.

 

[WhalezB4Rarez]

Snow day here in SEPA so I cracked open a 2013 Yards Olde Bartholomew

(Yes, that is me and Yards founder Tom Kehoe on a plate in the background)

 

[libbey]

Bottle opened with a nice pop. Solid carbonation for a 16 year old beer.

All Dark fruit and leather. A touch of oxidation on the finish but still excellent. Props HotD.

 

[ASUBeer]

Bottle opened with a nice pop. Solid carbonation for a 16 year old beer.

All Dark fruit and leather. A touch of oxidation on the finish but still excellent. Props HotD.

Your boss is a ****** boss.

 

[AndresR]

Had Ryeway to Heaven recently. Fn Carmel bomb! I generally don't care much for rye beers, but this was a different beast.

If anyone has a line on some more, give me a shout, por favor.

 

[mateoloco]

Bottle opened with a nice pop. Solid carbonation for a 16 year old beer.

All Dark fruit and leather. A touch of oxidation on the finish but still excellent. Props HotD.

So all it takes is 16 years for a HOTD beer to carb up?

 

[KevSal]

Absolutely wonderful. Tastes like toasted pecans, caramel, leather and slight cocoa dust bitterness. The honey provides sweetness, but it's never cloying. It is THICC.

damn i had no clue cycle had a ba barleywine, sounds like it’s worth checking out!

 

[KevSal]

Definitely a sleeper and quality bottle of life.

I did expect a little more though based on the hype it's received. Carb is not HotD level but it is low. Picture was after a powzy Angry Pour (tm). I also tend to like a little more fresh whiskey flavor in my BABWs. This reminds me of an aged King Henry, where the booze has mellowed but that brown sugar goodness kicks you in the face. On the nose and taste the 14.3% abv seems like a joke, but I'm definitely on beer right now.

ha, i had a similar expirience, i’m really excited about my second bottle now

 

[PurityControl88]

Definitely a sleeper and quality bottle of life.

I did expect a little more though based on the hype it's received. Carb is not HotD level but it is low. Picture was after a powzy Angry Pour (tm). I also tend to like a little more fresh whiskey flavor in my BABWs. This reminds me of an aged King Henry, where the booze has mellowed but that brown sugar goodness kicks you in the face. On the nose and taste the 14.3% abv seems like a joke, but I'm definitely on beer right now.

Let me know if you found one. Got you if not.

Yeah this beer is awesome. Crushed it on a night of heavy BA barleywine drinking and it stood out the most. Definitely need to pick more up.

 

[duketheredeemer]

Bottle opened with a nice pop. Solid carbonation for a 16 year old beer.

All Dark fruit and leather. A touch of oxidation on the finish but still excellent. Props HotD.

I opened a 12-oz bottle of this a couple months ago and my tasting notes are basically the same. It's held up great even in small format and could have another decades' worth of legs on it easily, I believe.

 

[jmgrub]

Anyone ever have this one? It's really pretty good for its age. A little slick/thin and some cardboard, but not too bad.

 

[AndresR]

but not too bad.

That's some Jeremy speak for......"Well.....I didn't go blind."

 

[Scalzo]

Revolution Mineshaft Gap is like really good guys.
I would seek it out.

 

[jmgrub]

That's some Jeremy speak for......"Well.....I didn't go blind."

Haha no it was solid for its age.

 

[Padraig]

Anyone ever have this one? It's really pretty good for its age. A little slick/thin and some cardboard, but not too bad.

That's a very interesting tick. Gold Label itself is utterly hideous and puts most casual drinkers in the UK off the idea of ever drinking barley wine again but would certainly like to try this myself.

 

[Treebs]

I dark an old barleywine. It was nice. Leather and tobacco for days, mild soy creeping in. No cardboard oxidation to speak of yet. Some sherry notes as well. Ages with the best of them.

 

[jmgrub]

That's a very interesting tick. Gold Label itself is utterly hideous and puts most casual drinkers in the UK off the idea of ever drinking barley wine again but would certainly like to try this myself.

It was a cool tick. Did a little more digging and it looks like it was brewed to mark the closure of the Exchange Brewery in Sheffield (as opposed to just the cessation of Whitbread's brewing activities there). Worth a try if you can track one down. I was relatively impressed.

 

[AndresR]

I dark an old barleywine. It was nice. Leather and tobacco for days, mild soy creeping in. No cardboard oxidation to speak of yet. Some sherry notes as well. Ages with the best of them.

Cracked a MoaS '14 last week. Was FANTASTIC! A bit low on the carb, but sticky goodness all around!

Crack'em now if anyone is holding on to them.

 

[These are Talls]

Miss you, boo.
Not pictured- the bottle of Arctic Devil I got for 9.99 at my local's barrel-aged clearance.

 

[libbey]

A touch under carbed but there are so many layers to this beer. Decadent stuff.

 

[AndresR]

A touch under carbed but there are so many layers to this beer. Decadent stuff.

Wish I bought more.

 

[AndresR]

Mash Batch 1 .

Total *******. Wasn't great fresh. But not bad. Man.

 

[KevSal]

according to paste magazine this guy is in the top 25 blind.
a lot of good things missing on the list but it’s a solid list, regardless they are right about one thing, this beer ******* rocks!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.pa...best-barleywines-blind-tasted-and-ranked.html

 

[These are Talls]

Mash Batch 1 .
Total *******. Wasn't great fresh. But not bad. Man.

****. I have a 2014 and this does not sound promising.

 

[Stubs]

according to paste magazine this guy is in the top 25 blind.
a lot of good things missing on the list but it’s a solid list, regardless they are right about one thing, this beer ******* rocks!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.pa...best-barleywines-blind-tasted-and-ranked.html

Why do you C&C a barleywine?