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Barleywine Style Ale
Green Flash Brewing Co.
- From:
- Green Flash Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
Ranked #162 - ABV:
- 10.9%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,946 - Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 11.63%
- Reviews:
- 439
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 16, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 08, 2006
- Wants:
- 48
- Gots:
- 88
No description / notes.
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Ratings by blitz134:
Reviewed by blitz134 from California
4/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
After nearly a 6 month hiatus from reviewing, I'm trying to get back into it a little more. I picked this one up several months back.
Poured into a snifter. Dark in the glass but a vibrant, garnet-cherry red when held to the light. Small quarter inch off-white head on the pour that reduced to a ring around the glass. Nice clarity, fairly low carbonation. Occassional spots of lace.
Alcohol rich cherries, plums and raisins throughout over a faint grainy background. Good dosing of hops as well offer up some grapefruit and citrus. No doubt this is an American barleywine.
Flavor is more malt oriented with a good malty backbone that barely fights through the hops. Some tea and tobacco notes coincide with a faint touch of toffee and dark caramel. Dark stone fruits and some raisin come in just before a lasting piney bitter note. Alcohol is definately noticable.
Low carbonation as expected, medium to medium-thin body, seems some sugar was probably employed, helping reduce the residual sweetness and upping drinkability. A bit of stickiness on the palatte allows the malt and dark fruit flavors to linger with the bitterness.
Overall a pretty good representation of the style, although the alcohol could be a bit tamer. Some additional time on this one wouldn't hurt to possibly smooth things out just a bit.
Sep 23, 2008Poured into a snifter. Dark in the glass but a vibrant, garnet-cherry red when held to the light. Small quarter inch off-white head on the pour that reduced to a ring around the glass. Nice clarity, fairly low carbonation. Occassional spots of lace.
Alcohol rich cherries, plums and raisins throughout over a faint grainy background. Good dosing of hops as well offer up some grapefruit and citrus. No doubt this is an American barleywine.
Flavor is more malt oriented with a good malty backbone that barely fights through the hops. Some tea and tobacco notes coincide with a faint touch of toffee and dark caramel. Dark stone fruits and some raisin come in just before a lasting piney bitter note. Alcohol is definately noticable.
Low carbonation as expected, medium to medium-thin body, seems some sugar was probably employed, helping reduce the residual sweetness and upping drinkability. A bit of stickiness on the palatte allows the malt and dark fruit flavors to linger with the bitterness.
Overall a pretty good representation of the style, although the alcohol could be a bit tamer. Some additional time on this one wouldn't hurt to possibly smooth things out just a bit.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.51/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This is a review of the 2009 vintage that was consumed round the pool on August 23. 2016. Hit that 7 year itch with this one down in the cellar.
Pours a deep amber to auburn color. Thin head barely around 1/6" at most when it settled. Aroma of caramel, wasn't picking up those cardboard oxidation notes in the nose. Hopping wasn't evident at this stage either.
Taste revealed that this wasn't going to be a heavy boozy barleywine. Also there was minimal oxidation, but what there was you could say was complimentary, the caramel notes bonded nice with a light woodiness instead of a beat up cardboard box kind of vibe. The bitterness was high, but not three digit hypothetical ibu number high. I'd guess around 75 ibu at this point. Caramel not only bonded with the light woodiness but also a light brandy nuttiness to it as well. Dude, I think this aged pretty well.
Jun 19, 2020Pours a deep amber to auburn color. Thin head barely around 1/6" at most when it settled. Aroma of caramel, wasn't picking up those cardboard oxidation notes in the nose. Hopping wasn't evident at this stage either.
Taste revealed that this wasn't going to be a heavy boozy barleywine. Also there was minimal oxidation, but what there was you could say was complimentary, the caramel notes bonded nice with a light woodiness instead of a beat up cardboard box kind of vibe. The bitterness was high, but not three digit hypothetical ibu number high. I'd guess around 75 ibu at this point. Caramel not only bonded with the light woodiness but also a light brandy nuttiness to it as well. Dude, I think this aged pretty well.
Rated by pathman from Ohio
4.75/5 rDev +22.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +22.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
05/25/20 bottle (2010 vintage; cellared at ambient basement temp since purchase) @ home
May 25, 2020Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.11/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from bottle into a glass.
Deep, dark orange-rust color. Very murky.
Nice offwhite head; a veritable blanket of lace.
Treacly sweet caramel nose, plus some booze; very much of the style.
Medium mouthfeel.
Taste is of sweet caramel with a subtle hop undertone. Not as over-the-top as many US Barleywines can be. Not amazing, but better than average for the style.
Nov 25, 2016Deep, dark orange-rust color. Very murky.
Nice offwhite head; a veritable blanket of lace.
Treacly sweet caramel nose, plus some booze; very much of the style.
Medium mouthfeel.
Taste is of sweet caramel with a subtle hop undertone. Not as over-the-top as many US Barleywines can be. Not amazing, but better than average for the style.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.02/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Nearly no head which leaves no lace. Deep copper color. Clear.
Sickly sweet. Good alcohol aroma.
Rich and brownish in taste, meaning there's a slight burnt flavor with string caramel tastes. Not to sweet in the flavor. Good hoppy bitterness in the swallow which makes for a bittersweet aftertaste. I get a Grappa taste in the finish.
Oct 23, 2016Sickly sweet. Good alcohol aroma.
Rich and brownish in taste, meaning there's a slight burnt flavor with string caramel tastes. Not to sweet in the flavor. Good hoppy bitterness in the swallow which makes for a bittersweet aftertaste. I get a Grappa taste in the finish.
Reviewed by pmarlowe from Virginia
4.05/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
"Early" 2010 vintage. Thanks spry.
Beautiful ruby color. Malt forward with nice toffee aroma and taste. Very dry and mildly bitter. Not an ounce of sweetness here. This has aged gracefully, the hops have receded but still leave mild bitterness to balance the malt.
May 27, 2016Beautiful ruby color. Malt forward with nice toffee aroma and taste. Very dry and mildly bitter. Not an ounce of sweetness here. This has aged gracefully, the hops have receded but still leave mild bitterness to balance the malt.
Barleywine Style Ale from Green Flash Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
850 ratings
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