Behemoth Blonde Barleywine - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

TK5150

Maine

3.7/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2008 Vintage - Purple Wax.

I had this vintage fairly fresh back in 2008, now I'm trying another bottle to see how it has changed since then. Let's see how 3+ years in the bottle has changed this BBW...

A- Pours a very nice dark amber/ruby with a one finger creamy beige head. Leaves some relatively nice lacing on the glass and recedes to a ring around the glass.

S- Funky caramel and estery pitted fruits. A unique/borderline weird nose that I remember from having this back in the day.

T- Heavy on the caramel, but this caramel is burnt and a bit funky (like in the nose). The esters follow with pitted fruits, citrus, and some unripe pear.

M- Fairly full bodied with a bit of a kick. Smooth at the beginning of the tongue and a quick shot of carbonation at the finish.

O- Overall this has not changed much in the past 3 years. It has mellowed a touch, but not TONS considering the amount of time. It is a very drinkable barleywine, especially for the alcohol content. It lacks the overall intensity and excitement I like to see in my barleywines. A bit boring. It does not have the complexity I like to see either. I would not pass this up if offered to me because it is a decent beer, but I would not SEEK this one out again. I liked this a little more fresh.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2011 22:18:41 | More by TK5150

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4.03/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle poured into snifter.
2013 edition with around 6months on it.

Appearance-pours a deep red/brown, very cloudy, small off white head which disappears quickly. Some lacing around the sides. 4

Aroma-aroma is a very even mix of hops and malt. Citrus hops are the first through, lots of grapefruit. Some fig and other dark fruits peaking their noses in. Very complex and hard to dig into. I'm also getting some cherry and vanilla. 4

Taste-that's a very even taste. Hops and malt work side by side perfectly in this one. Yes, there's bitter hops up front. There's also some nice dark fruit malts in there too.
Not one thing seems to overtake the other. 4

Feel-medium to full body, lots of boozieness in the mouth, a real good sipper. 4.25

Overall-I have had barleywines that I like more then this for one reason or the other, but I can't recall one that is this even. I really can't say that enough, it could be because I aged this a little, but the hops are completly even with the malts. Price is a little expensive, but its worth it for this beer, an all night sipper. 4

Serving type: bottle

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