Unplugged Iced Barleywine
(Serving: bottle poured into Leffe glass) APPEARANCE: Medium reddish colour, small but lasting head, great clarity AROMA: Rich malty nose, alcohol evident, complex fruity notes, raisiny, faint hops FLAVOUR: Intense malt and alcohol, medium bitterness, balanced toward the malt (and alcohol) but not overly sweet, a little bit of hop flavour, fruity, raisiny, finishes dry MOUTHFEEL: full bodied and warming, medium carbonation DRINKABILITY: even young, this is a nice beer, and I plan to buy some to lay down for a few years. (I recently tried a bottle from my stash of New Glarus Tail Wagger Barleywine and that has held up very well, so I hope this one will, too.)