Sleepy Dog St. Bernard - Sleepy Dog Brewery

Glibber

Idaho

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nice amber, light red color with a small head. Nice dark fruit flavors- raison, plum, with a good but not overpowering hoppiness. I am a bit suprised how drinkable this beer is. It is one of the better barley wines I have had- if you get a chance to drink this on tap- do it.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2011 00:51:21 | More by Glibber

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

01-27-2013 15:14:28 | More by t0rin0

Thecherryman

Arizona

4/5  rDev +4.7%

01-20-2012 01:52:43 | More by Thecherryman

swthomas55

Michigan

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

At the brewery, on tap. Bartender says it's about a year old.

App - clear deep copper, no head.
Aroma - intensely malty, with plummy fruit and subdued (only in comparison) hops. There are hints of age/oxidation, but
definitely acceptable considering it's age.
Flavor - sweet malt with significant, balancing bitterness. Hop flavor must be subdued with age but still definitely there. A candy note is here, that I've found in a few of their other beers.
Mouthfeel - full, warming, with slight astringency (from the hop load?)
Overall - very nice. Not exceptional, but definitely worth 10 oz pour.

Serving type: on-tap

03-27-2011 03:13:45 | More by swthomas55

Phelps

Arizona

3.48/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: clear amber-laced crimson with a sticky, frothy half-finger tan head that eventually becomes a thin ring that doesn't adhere much. Allowable, at over ten percent alcohol.

S: Fruit juicy. Grape and cranberry, peanuts, a bit of lime and some other tangy citrus.

T: light grape juice again, vodka, a bit of something metallic, peanut skins, caramel, toffee, toast. Sweet mid-palate, but dryish, bitter and slightly tangy and more roasted at the finish.

M: medium-bodied, smooth and subtly carbed.

D: Not my favorite from Sleepy Dog, who often trends toward sweetness in their beers. It is, however, an interesting take on your average barleywine.

Serving type: on-tap

09-26-2010 23:39:07 | More by Phelps