beer_name: Vermonster
text: A- Cloudy brown with an off white head the fades quickly while leaving behind moderate lacing. S- Mild pine hops that turns into a dark toffee bittersweet smell. T- Up front piney hops that lingers till the next sip. Bittersweet aftertaste that reminds me of a water downed brandy. It's hard to distinguish the taste of this brew. The hops are one dimensional and so is the aftertaste. M- Heavy bodied with high carbonation. D- I think a 22oz pounder will be more than enough. This is my first barleywine, so I'm not very accustomed to the style. It's not bad, I really like the 100ibu bitterness. But it lacks depth and character to me. I'm kind of disappointed, the guy at the brew shop talked this one up. Maybe this is an excellent barleywine, I'm not sure. I will definitely try more barleywines in the futures to compare.