Olde GnarlyWine - Lagunitas Brewing Company

lurpy1

Minnesota

3.9/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Flamin' Grill in Sacramento. Was cautioned that this keg has been around awhile. Apparently, not a big seller. To the waiter this was a problem, to me, a little more age on a Barleywine.

That being said, the pour is tired looking. A vague amber, no head, no panche, it just sits there all murky.

The smell is a bit subtle, but is heavy on the malt. Some caramel flavors, with grain and raisin in the backdrop.

Taste comes and goes with a heavily sweetsy, grainy, appropriately barleywiney flavor. Some sips are better than others. Occasionally, the dark fruit is overly pronounced. But I still like it.

Mouthfeel is a bit too fizzy for me, but did have a real nice stickiness to it.

At the end of the day, somehow, Old Gnarlywine is a beer where the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts. The taste was good, the consistency and smell were a little better than OK, but when it was gone, hey, I missed it and wish it was more. There is something intangibly great about this beer, a little, uh, sumpin sumpin (rimshot) going on. I will buy this again for shizzle.

Serving type: on-tap

03-23-2012 00:58:13 | More by lurpy1

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Washington

4/5  rDev -2%

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Texas

4/5  rDev -2%

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3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

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Texas

4/5  rDev -2%

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New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

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4/5  rDev -2%

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4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

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Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

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Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

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Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -14.2%

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bishopdc0

Maine

4.19/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

At novare res was given a glass....the color is classic barley wine buy the glass and how it was served, free, definitely. Knock it up. The aroma is sweet caremel toffee butter delicious. The taste matches swwleet up front bit the carel and slight and I men slickeryfht roast come in to smooth the tongue. The finish is slightly ddru but beautiful. The eas a 2011 and is drinking perfect...stupid phone

Serving type: on-tap

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Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -8.1%

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Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

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4.5/5  rDev +10.3%

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4/5  rDev -2%

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4/5  rDev -2%

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4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

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4/5  rDev -2%

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4.25/5  rDev +4.2%

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