Three Guy Off The Scale Barley Wine - Dark Horse Brewing Company

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4.13/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle with red wax on it. Not sure of the vintage.

Poured into Old Guardian snifter.

Pours 1/2 finger of fizzy tan head. Fades down to a ring. Light lace left. Color is a very hazed copper brown with an extreme ruby hue to it. Very nice color.

Aroma: Cherry/ sherry flavors. Sweet and malty. Some caramel malt. Has some light booze and oak flavors.Has some dark dried fruits. Plums, raisins. This one is smelling very good.

Taste: A lot more booze here than the nose would suggest. The high abv shows here quite a bit. Sweet, rich, and malty. Lots of dark dried fruit flavors. Plums, cherries, and raisins all present. Caramel malt with some oak flavors and heat. Pretty solid bwine.

Mouthfeel: Sweet, rich, and warming. Reminds me a bit of an old ale. Full bodied with a lower amount of carbonation, but alright for the beer. Ends very malty with some booze.

Overall, this is a pretty solid bwine. It has a lot of great flavors, shows a little heat, and seems to fit the style well while going over the top for the abv. Really glad I had a chance to try this one. Decently drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2010 03:14:36 | More by mothman

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -2.4%

04-27-2013 00:01:05 | More by spycow

IPAchris

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -39%

03-31-2013 01:52:42 | More by IPAchris

hollywood_15063

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

03-31-2013 01:51:09 | More by hollywood_15063

neckbracesub

Indiana

4/5  rDev -2.4%

03-28-2013 13:02:31 | More by neckbracesub

bauermj

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

03-23-2013 22:16:21 | More by bauermj

UWBadgerFan4Life

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -26.8%

03-23-2013 02:47:06 | More by UWBadgerFan4Life

match1112

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%

03-15-2013 11:06:48 | More by match1112

Gotti311

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

03-06-2013 19:35:56 | More by Gotti311

BeerBaron

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

02-02-2013 01:16:03 | More by BeerBaron

readbaron

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

02-01-2013 16:04:59 | More by readbaron

avschmitt

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

01-14-2013 15:56:46 | More by avschmitt

ROBSTARR

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

01-13-2013 15:35:17 | More by ROBSTARR

BrokenStones

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

12-22-2012 12:44:11 | More by BrokenStones

Thirstygoat

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

11-23-2012 00:00:37 | More by Thirstygoat

imperialking

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

11-13-2012 20:15:40 | More by imperialking

CruisaC

Ohio

4.35/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Received this in a trade. Thanks Totoropanda

Pours relatively flat, but some bubbles make their way up to form some carbonation. Dark, dark amber in color.

Booze soaked raisins. What I expect when I sniff a barleywine.

Dark fruit, raisins, malts, toffee. Delicious.

Mouthfeel shines. Thick, but goes down easy. I don't say this much, but NO booze on this guy. Other than my face getting a little warm, you'd never know this thing packs a punch.

Dark Horse, please brew this again. If you put it in a barrel I don't know what I'd do. Glad to have tried this one.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2012 01:53:22 | More by CruisaC

rlcnmeyer

Missouri

4/5  rDev -2.4%

11-04-2012 19:59:32 | More by rlcnmeyer

surlytheduff

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

10-22-2012 03:33:41 | More by surlytheduff

EricCioe

Montana

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

10-21-2012 05:26:13 | More by EricCioe

Rempo

Indiana

5/5  rDev +22%

09-24-2012 00:44:01 | More by Rempo

t0rin0

California

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

09-18-2012 22:52:56 | More by t0rin0

Ryan011235

Ohio

3.85/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a Stone 15th Anniversary glass on 5/15/12

Not sure what vintage this is; I bought in in 2009.

Pours a dull brown, but takes a pretty ruby hue once in the glass. The one thumb head disappears at a moderate rate, leaving behind a large island of bubbles, collar retention and lots of lace.

The nose is all over the place; various aromatics come and go. Some highlights are notes of prune, raisin, fig, plum, caramel, butter toffee, mildly spiced bread, tomato paste, oxidation, leather, overtones of booze, and stray hints of fruits, a la blackberry and dark cherry.

The flavor takes a lean toward the sweet side, but doubles back for a drier finish. Hints of candied fruits quickly meld with the sugary flavors of fig, prune, raisin, toffee, caramel and sweet bread. The middle is fleshed out before tapering off with residual, earthy hop decay. Hints of rum as the beer warms up. The progression from sweet to dry is very enjoyable.

The feel is medium-full with a penchant for alcohol slickness. Indeed, this beer isn't shy of booziness; it has a warming feel that begins early on and builds throughout. Carbonation is low, making for a rather smooth sipping experience.

I bought three bottles of this at the end of a brief stop at Dark Horse while traveling from Ferndale, MI (by way of Waterford) to Chicago, IL for back-to-back Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 shows. If I recall correctly, I bought the last three bottles they had for sale; enjoyed one shortly thereafter and was sitting on the other two... until tonight. Check it out, and pick up a copy of Goodnight Oslo while you're at it.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2012 04:17:47 | More by Ryan011235

monitorpop

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-20-2012 15:38:59 | More by monitorpop

klipper

Michigan

5/5  rDev +22%

05-13-2012 23:53:24 | More by klipper