Vermilion Winter Ale - Perennial Artisan Ales

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rAvg: 3.89
pDev: 17.74%
Reviews: 6
Hads: 22

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Perennial Artisan Ales

Missouri, United States

Style | ABV
English Barleywine | 10.50% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (3), on-tap (3).

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Reviews by DrinkSlurm:

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

4.09/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured from tap into snifter at flying saucer in Kansas city. Pours a deep brown amber with a finger of tan head. Nice chewey sticky head. Great boozey fig and dried fruit aroma..some slight oaky vanilla notes. Nice warming dried fruit...lots of date and sweet vanilla. A bit boozey and sweet but nice.
Overall, nice strong brew.

Serving type: on-tap

03-06-2013 23:02:45 | More by DrinkSlurm

More User Reviews:

jono0101

Missouri

4.75/5 rDev +22.1%

05-18-2013 16:16:04 | More by jono0101

ncaudle

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

05-05-2013 16:04:03 | More by ncaudle

Daniellobo

District of Columbia

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

05-03-2013 03:40:01 | More by Daniellobo

siege06nd

Virginia

2.75/5 rDev -29.3%

04-27-2013 22:07:37 | More by siege06nd

otrejo

Illinois

2.75/5 rDev -29.3%

04-19-2013 20:03:44 | More by otrejo

zeff80

Missouri

4.1/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Poured out a dark, burgundy color with a one-finger, tan head of bubbly foam. It left sudsy rings of lace on the glass.

S - It smelled malty and boozy.

T - Malty - caramel and toffee with light hints of chocolate. Sweet and boozy with a hint of bitterness.

M - It was crisp, sharp and smooth. A medium to full bodied ale.

O - This is really good. Another high quality brew from Perennial.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2013 20:18:00 | More by zeff80

Wamba

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +9.3%

03-09-2013 19:13:45 | More by Wamba

Tonyole

New York

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

03-06-2013 01:17:27 | More by Tonyole

imperialking

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev -3.6%

03-02-2013 21:49:43 | More by imperialking

Jason

Massachusetts

4.01/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

750ml brown bottle, no freshness date though this beer is cellar strength.

Dark rusty brown color, some haze. Thin lacing but it sticks around. Caramel, booze, anise, taffy, hermit cookies, toasted bread and ripe figs make for a complex nose. Super creamy, thick body with a light level of carbonation. Very figgy, suggestions of chocolate, brown bread, grapenuts and caramel. Very warming but not hot at all. Balance hopping with a slightly sweet boozy finish.

Very tasty and definitely comparable to many of the old school English Barleywines, no many beer get "better" with age ... most just evolve. My guess is that this will do both though it is great to drink right now as well.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 01:17:28 | More by Jason

Eaglefan344

Missouri

4.5/5 rDev +15.7%

02-21-2013 04:51:42 | More by Eaglefan344

bsuedekum

Missouri

4.5/5 rDev +15.7%

02-19-2013 04:01:53 | More by bsuedekum

Etan

Illinois

3.74/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

On tap at Maria's, into a snifter. Bartender said it's a barleywine made with peated malt.

A: Pours a woody red-tinged brown with a nice light tan head.

S: Light peat, roasted malt, figgy sweetness in the nose. Interesting.

T: The taste is a balance between sweet barleywine and smoked malt. The smoked grain presents as peaty and a little earthy rather than meaty like many smoked beers. Other than that, there's lots of sweet figgy and raisiny notes, plenty of residual sugar.

M: Thick-bodied, moderate carbonation.

O: This is interesting, but I'd prefer it to be a little less sweet. As it is, the sweetness clashes with the peatiness a little bit.

Serving type: on-tap

02-16-2013 08:02:28 | More by Etan

mcc1654

Illinois

1.75/5 rDev -55%

02-12-2013 19:48:42 | More by mcc1654

Gonzoillini

Illinois

2.25/5 rDev -42.2%

02-09-2013 02:58:41 | More by Gonzoillini

RichH55

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +15.7%

02-06-2013 20:56:50 | More by RichH55

tut2528

Illinois

3.61/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

A: pours a deep chocolate brown with sublte hints of ruby are also noticed. it created a very thin film of light mocha head formation that dissipated rather quickly.

S: definitely a weird smelling brew. big bon-fire like smoke, roasted malt, pecan nuttiness, moderate alcohol burn.

T: definitely more sweetness here than in the nose. it has a nice toffee and caramel body, again the nuttiness comes out making this one of the most interesting brews I have had to date. i still pick up on a big toasted malt and smokiness that lingers during the after taste. it really reminds me of bon-fire smoke. there are some interesting spice (nutmeg?) that also integrates into the beer adding more complexity. there is an ever so faint of chocolate that lies in the background as well, and a fruit character that i struggle to pinpoint

M: strong medium bodied brew, that leaves a touch of toffee and roasty malt on the palate in a fairly nice balance. alcohol is felt here this a slight tingling aspect that is rather delightful

O: 1st offering by Perennial, and this one was just simply weird for its denoted style. i really picked up on a ton of nuts and smokiness in this one which I was never expecting. However, it it is labeled a Winter Ale, so the play on the season is definitely in full effect. I just dont think it is that well balanced for its style.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 04:41:15 | More by tut2528