Overripe cherry sweetness gives sherry-casked edition brighter fruited malt palate than other Harvest spin-offs. Secondary peach brandy and whiskey-soaked orange twang seemingly expedite caramelized stewed prune illusion.
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SIERRA NEVADA BIGFOOT BARLEYWINE STYLE ALE
WEYERBACHER 1995-2007 TWELVE ANNIVERSARY ALE
(BOULDER) KILLER PENGUIN BARLEYWINE ALE
Mild auburn-cleared barleywine (with unassuming 10% alcohol volume) places tongue-snagging cherry, tangerine and grape sweetness above dry earthen hop bittering, settling to candied red apple luster. Creamy chocolate-cocoa malting centers stimulating fruited assemblage as sugarplum, vanilla and maple illusions vie for tertiary position.
GREAT DIVIDE OLD RUFFIAN BARLEY WINE
Emboldened rust-brown-clouded barleywine nestles chewy brown-sugared caramel-chocolate malting beside black cherry-pureed candied apple glaze and sharp citric tang, retaining emphatic bite. Cedar-chipped almond toasting and terse hazelnut niche calm down surging pine-hopped aggression. Rounded floral bouquet tempts dry bourbon finish, retaining strong bite. On tap at Ambulance, creamy brown chocolate sweetness gained pronounced black cherry, fig, prune and orange notions. Powerful ruffian never fails to delight.
LAGUNITAS BROWN SHUGGA
Exemplary barleywine coalesces bittersweet spruce-hopped orange-tangerine tang with ripe melon, cherry, red grape, and fig-prune nuances, becoming medicinal as almond wine succulence secures alcohol-smitten oaken dryness. Chewy malt sugaring renders creamy maple, molasses, and cookie dough richness.
SIERRA NEVADA BIGFOOT BARLEYWINE STYLE ALE (25TH EXPEDITION)
YOUNG’S OLD NICK BARLEYWINE STYLE ALE
BRIDGEPORT OLD KNUCKLEHEAD BARLEYWINE STYLE ALE
9.1% alcohol thrust boosts doubled malt-hop complexity, bruised orange souring, and port-like dryness to full-bodied hearty warmth. Fruitcake, malt liqueur, and dark rum illusions crowd cherry-pureed pineapple-mango-papaya center. At finish, honeyed nuttiness drapes slow sipping bourbon-barreled dessert treat.