By the power of barley
The barleywine smells… powerful. That’s appropriate I suppose. The aroma is full of caramel and booze. The head gets obliterated by alcohol in fairly short order. Some carbonation persists but a low level is sufficient. The beer itself is extremely rich with huge coffee and dark caramel flavors. It’s sweet without so much as a nod towards being balanced, but I think that’s OK since the whole thing is tuned for a ten ounce glass. The alcohol presence isn’t the least bit subtle but it’s tamed down just enough. All in all a solid prototype barleywine – the flavors are well suited to further aging and developing.
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