Redhook Treblehook - Redhook Ale Brewery

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Trade with New Hampshire, one of the non-breakingbottles sent to NYC. 2007 edition. Pours medium amber with a bit of foam and minimal head. Good malty barley aroma, though sweet. Medium mouthfeel, nice barleywine not at peak and not young either. Quite drinkable. Bit sugary sweet aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2008 21:12:42 | More by northyorksammy

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3.63/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had a chance to try this one on tap recently. I heard they had redone the recipe so I was anxious to see how it would unfold. Dark caramel colored body gave way to a small, but even light tan head. Nice ring of lacing around the sides of the glass gives it the impression of a stable and strong ale. Aroma is sweet, loads of caramel and light piney hops coming through on the initial pass. Warming brings it down and the aroma and flavor start to fade on it a bit. Still sweet notes of almost light honey, hints of pine sap, and a touch of caramel are all clearly coming through for me. Nice smooth carbonation and medium body is full enough to let the flavor really come off and not too filling or dull. Easy sipper with the ABV well hidden it makes it much easier to enjoy then I would have thought.

Overall while it was very enjoyable it just seemed to be lacking something for me. I would have liked to have seen some more depth and exploring of the palate. Not the worst I have ever had, but certainly not the best.

Serving type: on-tap

04-14-2010 01:21:52 | More by mikesgroove

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.7/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours out a clear, amber-orange body with a scant, wispy, white head.

Smell: Sweet-scented, sugar-coated nose with hoppy accented notes of citrus, tropical fruits, and yellow pine mingled amidst the malty aromas of honey and, though lightly, toast.

Taste: A sweet, sugary kickoff to things with tastes of light caramel sauce, honey, and treacle. Touch of lightly toasted malt. Regardless of the sweet start, things quickly turn towards the bitter end of the beer spectrum, as the hops deliver tastes of citrus, other tropical fruits, and maybe, just maybe, a hint of peach. Some more pine upon warming. Fairly bold bitterness, though the sugary nature of the brew continues to push back against the hops. Finishes drying, still a bit fruit, and with some warming peppery alcohol tones.

Mouthfeel: Medium-plus body. Medium carbonation.

Drinkability: You know, it's a decent, if not downright passable barleywine and one of the better releases from Redhook. I'll give'm that much. Still, I'd probably step over it to get to just about any other barleywine out there.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2010 18:45:13 | More by ChainGangGuy

brentk56

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a very hazy amber color with a moderate head that drops to a big bubbled film and litters a few dots of lace around

Smell: Rich caramel malt with undertones of pine

Taste: Opens with a caramel base upon which the piney hops start to make an appearance; by mid-palate, the citrus joins the fray to provide a nicely balanced profile; after the swallow, the bitter flavors linger but once again are dominated by the brown sugary malt

Mouthfeel: Thick and viscous, with moderate to low carbonation

Drinkability: A solid, if not somewhat above average, barleywine

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2008 00:50:44 | More by brentk56

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.03/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Well I'm glad that Redhook released this again, as I missed it before, and I think it's one of the best beers in their Limited Release series so far.

The paper label is laser dated "SEP 08 09" so it's fresh, but I also think this would lay down for at least a year. It will probably not improve with age as it's already very soft and round, and it would lose some of its bright hoppiness, but it would at least hold up. If you want to age it though, the sweet spot is probably around 4 months.

For those of you that don't fish, a treble hook is one that has three points on it. Thus the name... it's bigger and stronger, and it will get you and hold you if you go after it! Onward...

Clear body. As you pour it it looks almost brass in color, but once in the glass it's a deep orange-red copper. Nice head of creamy off-white. Very good head retention. Very good lacing.

The aroma is bright and lively with resinous, gently piney and grassy hop notes and yeasty fruit.

In the mouth it's medium-full and dextrinous. A soft carbonation leaves it pillowy soft.

The flavor combines gently sweet, golden-caramel-accented and lightly bready and honeyish malts with softly piney, grassy, and gently citrusy and fruity hops. A solid bitterness balances it from beneath, and it finishes spicy and lively, but also gently sugary smooth. It lingers nicely, suggesting ginger, clove, tangerine, pine, grass, and apple. The alcohol is clearly present but it's not too hot, and it melds well with the overall character.

Overall, it's almost more of a double IPA than a barleywine in my opinion, but it does have just enough maltiness to pull it into the latter category. And the strength is there! Regardless, it's bright and fresh and interesting. It's unique, and certainly worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2009 23:12:17 | More by NeroFiddled

TMoney2591

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a Dogfish Head snifter.

Lucked out at the local Binny's when I was able to grab the last bottle o' this guy, giving me a second chance at what I remember to be a nice li'l gem. Here's hoping it's still as good as I remember it being:

It pours a pretty clear luxurious garnet-ruby (what's I say about it being a gem?) topped by a bit less than a finger of light eggshell foam. The nose comprises rich, buttery biscuits, slight hints of toffee, a fair sprinkling of coriander, and an undercurrent of eau de caramel corn. The taste leans more toward orange-dominated citrus, though the biscuits are still there in great amounts, now mostly blackened. A touch of what seems like rum-soaked oak finds its way to my 'buds as well. The body is a more-than-solid medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a somewhat easy-going feel. Overall, it may not be as good as I remember it (quite the pedestal I put it on, apparently), but still a damn fine barleywine. Good times.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2010 18:59:31 | More by TMoney2591

Mora2000

Texas

4.33/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours orangish-amber with a white head. Lots of hops in the aroma as well as some caramel malt. The flavor is pretty hoppy, with grapefruit as well as pine. That being said, it is not a bitter beer, just lots of hop flavor. A good amount of sweetness but not as sweet as some other American Barleywines. Medium mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2009 05:33:52 | More by Mora2000

zeff80

Missouri

3.9/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Poured out a clear, burgundy/orange color with a two-finger, thick, white head of foam. It left behind sheets of lace.

S - It smelled malty and sweet with strong caramel notes. There were hints of vanilla.

T - It was malty sweet with a good deal of caramel and toffee. There was a mild bitterness from the hops.

M - It was crisp and smooth with a chewy mouthfeel A medium to full bodied beer.

D - This is a pretty good barleyine. Redhook always does a good job with their "Limited Release" brews.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2010 02:28:02 | More by zeff80

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This brew was poured for me at the ACBF 2010. They had just tapped a keg of a 2007 Vintage of this brew. So I got my sample and looked it over. The look of the beer was a deep brownish color. with a pretty good head on it. The lacing was sticky and left some foam on the glass. The smell of the beer was a little earthy with some boozy malt and what I think is some rather impressive hops. The taste of the beer has a good hoppiness to ti for being a few years old. The other spices were of malts and some alcohol heat in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel was pretty nice, medium to heavy body with some good carbonation. Overall not a bad barely wine. Glad I got to try this one.

Serving type: on-tap

09-12-2011 03:19:19 | More by Knapp85

russpowell

Oklahoma

4.1/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This one looked interesting: Fall 09 bottle, pretty nice packaging

Pours an effervescent amber with 1 finger of sand colored head. Average lacing & average head retention

S: Cakeyness & grapefruitty hops, plus leafy hops once warm, plus some boozeyness

T: Follows the nose up front, plus some herbal hops & figs & dates. Herbal, piney & woody hops plus a bit of toffee & pinneapple as this warms. Finishes with much pine & grapefruit, dryness, plus a touch of cherry, oak & leafy hops & a bit of booze

MF: Chewy with moderate carbonation that fades over time

Drinks pretty easy, but sooo hefty, one of the better efforts from Redhook in a while IMO

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2009 04:33:40 | More by russpowell

Halcyondays

California

3.6/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22 oz. bomber, completely different look from the bottle in the picture, looks like a combo acyrilic/glass bottle,

A: Pours a dark amber with firm white head, some light lace.

S: Hops, definite American barleywine, caramel malt.

T: Really more of an English style flavour initially, heavy on the malt, the malt is going crazy. Then the bitter, bitter melon/pine hops come in and you know where it's made. A good flavour, but they seemed to play both sides against the middle, either go American or English don't try to make a hybrid, because neither of the 2 disparate identities of this beers is keeping me interested. Nice enough in the end, but there are better examples out there.

M: Light carbonation, the ethanol comes out, there is a solvent/ethyl alcohol component that is there.

D: Solid barleywine, I really want intensity, hop-oriented or malt/complexity in this style one way or another. A good effort, one of the most inexpensive barleywines I've found, so I like that.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2010 00:45:33 | More by Halcyondays

Gavage

New Jersey

2.93/5  rDev -24.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Appearance: clear orange in color with a 2" head that slowly falls. Some mild lacing develops.

Smell: malt sweetness and a hint of floral hops are hard to pull from the glass.

Taste: caramel, ripe plums, red grapes, mild bitterness, and some alcohol is noticeable. Some metallic flavors arrive late.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied. Lightly crisp to start, smooth and a bit dry at the finish. Long aftertaste here.

Drinbkability: slow sipping beer. The flavors are a bit unbalanced and metallic. Not a barelywine I could recommend.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2010 00:58:23 | More by Gavage

barleywinefiend

Washington

4.38/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I had the first sip of draft Treblehook on the West Coast...

A: Poured red/orange color with a small head.
S: Nose is malty with dried fruits and faded hops
T: Taste dried fruit, mildly spicy aroma, with some sweet malt also. ABV was well hidden. Faded hops and caramel, toffee, sticky sweet.
M: Medium to bog body, sweet, sticky and so delicous
O: Good barleywine indeed and surprise by Red Hook. Wow. What a surprise by RedHook. Great Bwine indeed.

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2011 02:10:58 | More by barleywinefiend

smcolw

Massachusetts

4.2/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Not much of a head. What's there doesn't remain very long. The liquid is cloudy with an orange-dark amber color. Light spotty lace.

Sweet, molasses-like aroma. I note a smell I find similar to oranges. Reminds me of a dessert beer.

The taste mimics the smell. Rich bodied with a distinctive strong alcohol kick. There's also a good contribution of hop bitterness, although this beeris far more sweet than any other taste. The aftertaste is well-balanced--strong alcohol, mild hop and a nearly maple syrup flavor. The best indirect taste is an orange citrus flavor.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2011 01:27:08 | More by smcolw

Wasatch

Utah

3.85/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Thanks goes out to Satchboogie for this brew.

12oz. Bottle
Bottled On: 083 10

Pours a nice cloudy golden amber color, nice carbonation, nice one-finger creamy off-white head, which leaves some small islands and sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, sweet, with some dark fruit notes, and some caramel. The taste is malty, sweet, fruity. Medium body, ABV is hidden fairly well. Again, a very tasty brew, this one surprised me from this brewery.

Thanks goes out to ybnorml for this brew.

22oz. Bomber
Sep 08 09

Poured into a chalice a nice golden amber color, nice carbonation, nice one-finger creamy off-white head, which leaves some small islands and sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, sweet, with some dark fruit notes, and some caramel. The taste is malty, sweet, fruity. Medium body, ABV is hidden fairly well. Drinkable, this one surprised me from this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2010 23:09:23 | More by Wasatch

jdhilt

New Hampshire

4.03/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours with a three fingered, cream head that goes slowly and leaves some lace. Nice clear, deep amber color. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Nose is cherry and caramel. Flavor is caramel but barely sweet, sweet and sour cherry. High ABV stays hidden. Some bitter aftertaste. The ABV is 9.8% since we have a strange law here in NH limiting beer to 10%. $1.50 for a 12oz bottle from Capitol Convenience Concord, NH.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2008 23:43:29 | More by jdhilt

Billolick

New York

4.08/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bomber bottle, bottled Sep 08,09, frosted bottle, pours darker amber, near mahogony, moderate light tan head, collar and bits of lace left behind. Rich malty noe, with hints of brandy, vanilla and darker breads. Robust and slightly boozy, with more of the lush flavors found in the nose. Heady brew. Full flavor Bwine. Perhaps a bit rough around the edges, but tasty and well worth a try. Nice cold late night sipper.

Serving type: bottle

02-14-2010 04:57:23 | More by Billolick

ppoitras

Massachusetts

3.43/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle purchased somewhere local.

Poured into a Chimay chalice, formed a 1/4" beige head over the clear orangey amber brew. Head quickly fades to a random spattering of bubbles, with good slow-falling lace. Aroma is sweet and fruity with alcohol apparent. Taste follows the nose upfront, then comes clocking on with hops bitterness, but the aftertaste brings some off flavors in the warming. Mouthfeel is smooth and soft over the tongue, and drinkability is okay. Was hoping for a little bit more here.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2010 23:59:42 | More by ppoitras

Zorro

California

4.08/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bomber bottled 08 September 1009.

A clear red colored ale with a small white head. Not all that outstanding in looks.

Smell is sweet and malty with lots of toffee and a slight smoky scent. Some raw grain aroma and a slight grassiness. Fruit is plum and grape with some mango in there.

Starts out Sweet and woody with a fruit flavor best described as peaches or mango. Little bit of melon and citrus here. Mild bitterness this is pretty mild for the beer style.

Mouthfeel is good.

Very drinkable for a Barleywine. Tasty yet mild this is good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2010 23:29:43 | More by Zorro

Viggo

Ontario (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle, big thanks to grub for sharing.

Pours a clear copperish orange, some amber highlighting, medium sized white forms and settles down to a medium ring around the glass and a thin layer, some solid lace spots stick.

Smell is nice, sweet and malty, lots of caramel, some biscuit, brown sugar, grapefruit, pineapple, a bit of pine, alcohol, floral, decent amount of citrus hoppiness, nice balanced nose.

Taste is nice, very subtle, some caramel and malty sweetness, a bit sugary, grapefruit, some pineapple, pinesol, a bit of alcohol, apricots and dried fruits, lightly sugary, balanced and biscuity in the finish, solid bitterness.

Mouthfeel is light bodied, but not thin, low to medium carbonation, some warmth going down. A pretty nice barleywine. Thanks Russ!

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2010 03:10:14 | More by Viggo

glid02

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle purchased from Green's on Ponce in Atlanta.

Pours a deep copper color with a one-finger off-white head. The head recedes into a patchy layer on top leaving solid lacing.

Smells of pine and tropical fruit hops with a solid caramel malt backbone. The hops stay strong even as the beer warms.

Tastes similar to how it smells. Caramel malt flavors segue into large hop flavors almost immediately. The malt flavors aren't quite as clean as I would like but I'm just nitpicking. The hops stay on the palate well after the bitter finish.

Mouthfeel is very good. It has a smooth and almost syrupy thickness with moderate carbonation.

Drinkability is very good. I finished the bottle fairly quickly and could have another.

Overall I have to say that I'm very impressed with this offering from Redhook. I went into it based on recommendations and wasn't disappointed. Well worth a shot.

Serving type: bottle

10-28-2009 23:44:49 | More by glid02

HopHead84

California

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

6/11/2011

2010 bomber share by Paul, thanks. Snifter.

A: Color appears reddish orange with a small off white head.

S: Light cardboard oxidation with notes of caramel and faint alcohol. Earthy and slightly piney hops.

T: Boozy caramel with an upper moderate bitterness and a good bit of cardboard oxidation though not offensive. Pretty boozy overall. Finishes bitter and alcoholic with lingering caramel.

M: Medium body upper-low carbonation. Sticky mouthfeel with some late warming.

Overall: A respectable American Barleywine.

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2011 20:17:32 | More by HopHead84

Brad007

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +16%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Picked this up at Redhook in Portsmouth, NH yesterday.

Color: Amber with nice ruby red hue. One-finger head.

Aroma: Very hoppy upfront with malt underneath. Aroma of plum and raisins. As it warms up, hops and fruit show through the most.

Taste: Smooth and hoppy upfront. Raisin and plum flavors. Bready/chewy. A bit of alcohol warmth shows through. Coats the back of the throat mildly.

A second sip finds the hops dominating the palate, followed by alcohol warmth. Very subtle flavors. Smooth.

Mouthfeel: Alcohol warmth, raisin and plum flavors.

Drinkability: More of a sipping beer. Definitely not something you'd want to quaff. The alcohol warmth will fade over time, hopefully mellowing things.

Verdict: A very drinkable, enjoyable barleywine from a brewery that usually gets shunned because of it's connection to Anheuser-Busch. It's a shame because people are missing out on a beer like this and Treblehook makes a great addition to a cellar, which I plan to do with at least another bottle to see how it ages over time.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2008 17:09:39 | More by Brad007

JohnGalt1

Idaho

4.3/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 oz received as an incredibly cool extra from DIM... Treblehook has been on my wants since I first heard about it.. Very cool.. Thanks Dan... Tonight it's poured into my Chimay goblet.

An aggressive pour revealed only a slight and short lasting 1/4" head.. only touches of lace as the brew leaves the glass.. the beer itself is a perfectly clear deep orange red..

The nose is sorta muted hoppiness with quite a bit of caramel and toasty malts.. hops are there, but lite with a piney/citric element..

Flavor is much more abundant then the aroma.. bracing bitterness balanced by a great malty quality that is chock full of caramel and bready malts .. not alot of yeasty esters, fairly clean in this mode.. a little bit of golden raisin.. grapefruit zest hops are present for sure.. sorta oily... reminds me of Old Boardhead with a year or two on it.. that makes sense, because the OB is a hop monster out of the gate.

The body is nice and firm with a little too much burpy carbonation for my liking.. still it tastes great.. I bet this was a hoppy beast when it first came out.. now.. the hops are still very present and make it a pretty well balanced BW... I think a little bit more age may help .. but I wanted to try this one as soon as I opened Dan's box and sample it as fresh as possible.. Drinkability is sorta high for me just because I want another sip and try and analyze it.. I like it for sure.

Huge thanks Dan... I hope you like your box. :-)

Edit: Looking at other reviews, I honestly expected more love on this one... It really is pretty fine.

3.5/4/4.5/4/4.5

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2009 06:30:55 | More by JohnGalt1

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.48/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Strong, fruity aroma has notes of sweet apple and banana and a malty undertone plus a touch of yeast. It pours a clear, dark copper, almost mahogany, with a fluffy and rather persistent beige head that leaves a fair amount of lacing. Fruity flavor is rather brandy-like, what I expect from a good barleywine, with a fair alcohol bite and a woody undertone. It is a bit sweet, and the flavor lacks depth; still, it is pleasing. Texture has above-average body but only average fizz, and leaves a fruity and woody finish. I’ve had better, but this is acceptable.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 23:20:24 | More by Cyberkedi