Griffin's Bow - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Immortale25

Florida

2.88/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Poured into a Dogfish signature snifter. No freshness date.

A- Pours a medium copper color with a 3/4 inch off white head that retains quite well before becoming an 1/8 inch head. Solid ring of trickly lacing.

S- Strong aroma of pineapple and other tropical fruits. Sharp without much malt sweetness.

T- Unorganized clash of flavors brings a wince to the face. Stinging alcohol, unattractive bitterness and very little malt to bring balance. A boozy mess indeed. Barely any trace of the somewhat nice tropical fruit in the aroma. Acerbic.

M- As said before, stinging that isn't helped much by the medium-high carbonation.

O- As one could expect from a brewery that's way past its prime, not a good barleywine. I wouldn't have even reviewed/drank it if it wasn't given to me for free.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 21:13:27 | More by Immortale25

Herky21

Iowa

2.25/5  rDev -36.1%

05-20-2013 03:17:48 | More by Herky21

Iamstryker

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

05-16-2013 22:17:19 | More by Iamstryker

Dave7500kl

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

05-15-2013 00:38:28 | More by Dave7500kl

drummermattie02

Texas

4/5  rDev +13.6%

05-14-2013 17:04:02 | More by drummermattie02

carterbt

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

05-14-2013 03:14:55 | More by carterbt

BeerLover99

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -29%

05-12-2013 21:12:33 | More by BeerLover99

Spiderbeerman

New York

4.94/5  rDev +40.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

My brother-in-law had a bottle at a party he was hosting. I usually don't go for barley wine and like a product with a little less alcohol content but Griffin's Bow was a pleasant surprise. It was smooth and didn't taste like it was strong. I would certainly buy this myself and will enjoy every drop!.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 04:58:38 | More by Spiderbeerman

McBraniel

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -21.9%

05-02-2013 03:43:35 | More by McBraniel

rhoadsrage

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +27.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

(Served in a snifter)
Batch #2
A- This beer pours a slightly dense woody brown body with a bubbly sticky head of light beige that hung on the glass after each sip. There was a slow motion carbonation pushing to the surface.

S- The green grassy hops have a cream aroma to follow with some fresh raw oak aroma and a slightly sweet malt aroma that grows and grows as it opens.

T- The green grapefruit hops blend with a creamy rich malt flavor that has some buttery character that turns a bit more coconut like as it opens. There is a raw oak finish with some caramel malt sweetness and a sweet flower taste with honey hints. The gentle grassy bitterness of hops lingers cutting the malt flavor very nicely.

M- The medium mouthfeel has a gentle prick of fizz and no real alcohol heat noticed.

O- This beer has lots of nice complexity that is a bit subtle but really grows as does the richness of malt flavor. The green fresh oak blends really nicely with the hops and pale malt flavor. Very good sipper.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 16:25:23 | More by rhoadsrage

FliryVorru

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

04-29-2013 17:53:13 | More by FliryVorru

cowboy83

New York

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

04-26-2013 15:29:02 | More by cowboy83

poisonpythons

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

04-26-2013 00:39:22 | More by poisonpythons

JHurley

Alabama

2.75/5  rDev -21.9%

04-21-2013 02:19:02 | More by JHurley

Beer4Mike

Minnesota

2.5/5  rDev -29%

04-18-2013 21:42:01 | More by Beer4Mike

086InferiorWisdom

New York

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

04-14-2013 00:56:06 | More by 086InferiorWisdom

AlkaholTester

Nevada

3/5  rDev -14.8%

04-12-2013 07:41:38 | More by AlkaholTester

David1492

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

04-09-2013 20:32:57 | More by David1492

Resuin

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

04-04-2013 23:48:17 | More by Resuin

Skarod

Maine

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

04-03-2013 08:09:16 | More by Skarod

jahbulon

New York

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

04-01-2013 06:57:19 | More by jahbulon

Broden

California

4.5/5  rDev +27.8%

04-01-2013 04:52:17 | More by Broden

lauries444

New Jersey

1.75/5  rDev -50.3%

03-30-2013 00:03:31 | More by lauries444

zestd

Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

03-29-2013 22:30:40 | More by zestd

lovindahops

New York

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

03-29-2013 19:42:47 | More by lovindahops