Old Boardhead Barleywine Ale - Full Sail Brewing, Pub and Tasting Room

Old Boardhead Barleywine Ale

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Overall: 6.66/10 by 1 dude

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Style: American Barleywine

ABV: 9.00%

IBU: 91

Season: Year Round

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  • Color: Amber
  • From a 2009 bottle.

    Pours slightly cloudy with a bountiful light tan, densely packed foam to cover. Foam froths on top as it slowly recedes, leaving a thick sheen of sticky lacing in it's wake.

    Aroma is malt forward. The malts are aged: toffee is in the forefront while dark fruits of raisin and plum add complexity. As expected the hops seem to have fallen out.

    Taste is combination of light end caramel sweetness and some darker notes associated with the crystal malt family. The sweetness in the finish is reminiscent of candy, almost artificial. There are also hints of bitterness and chocolate/roasted malt hiding out as well in the finish; possibly adding to the bitterness. The beginning of the beer is uneventful. The middle brings the dark malt profile plus toffee.

    Surprisingly thin in spite of the sweetness (but the sweetness is even thin). Moderate carbonation.

    After having this in the cellar for so long, I was a bit disappointed. The sweetness, especially in the finish, doesn't help, lessening the depth and breath of the beer. Not a bad beer, just so many other choices in the style that are much more pleasing. Enjoy!
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  • Reviewed: Friday, May 03, 2013 at 22:21:50
  • Tasted: Friday, May 03, 2013
  • $4.49 for 22 oz. bottle
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Beer Notes
  • A deliciously rich Barleywine with great depth and delicacy of flavor, deep and robust. Its strong sweet body is balanced with Centennial & Crystal hops for a bracing hoppy finish. Ready to drink now, Old Boardhead also rewards your patience and cellars exceptionally well.
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  • $4.49, 1 serving(s), 22 oz. bottles
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