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Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale (2007)
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11.26%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 9.69%
- Reviews:
- 240
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 09, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 25, 2007
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 13
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Zorro:
Reviewed by Zorro from California
4.1/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.1/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Clear reddish amber colored beer with a small tan colored head.
Smells like ice tea with lemon at first. Citrus with a definite lemon note. Chocolate on toast with a slight menthol aroma.
Starts out neutral with a savory aftertaste. Quite a smooth flavor 3 years of aging has mellowed out this beer a lot. A little bitter up front on the tongue with a woody caramel aftertaste. Not real complex in flavor though, just mellow.
Mouthfeel is good, not quite thick though.
Drinkability is where this beer really shines. At this point it is perfectly mellowed and deceptively easy to drink. It would be a mistake to age this beer anymore it is perfect right now.
Sep 28, 2010Smells like ice tea with lemon at first. Citrus with a definite lemon note. Chocolate on toast with a slight menthol aroma.
Starts out neutral with a savory aftertaste. Quite a smooth flavor 3 years of aging has mellowed out this beer a lot. A little bitter up front on the tongue with a woody caramel aftertaste. Not real complex in flavor though, just mellow.
Mouthfeel is good, not quite thick though.
Drinkability is where this beer really shines. At this point it is perfectly mellowed and deceptively easy to drink. It would be a mistake to age this beer anymore it is perfect right now.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.25/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -21.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bomber from a friend, 16 years aged. Didn't fare that well. Dull amber pour, malty aroma and taste, tobacco, leather and signs of oxidation. Still plenty warm though.
Oct 09, 2023
Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale (2007) from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
291 ratings
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