Noir Black Belgian Barleywine
Sand Creek Brewing Company

Noir Black Belgian BarleywineNoir Black Belgian Barleywine
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From:
Sand Creek Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
10%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 16.08%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
35
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 25, 2018
Added:
Jan 14, 2012
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 3.33 by Slim_720 from Wisconsin

Apr 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Jul 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.59 by TastyIsBeer from Illinois

Sep 05, 2015
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Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
no bottle dating so I'm not sure how old this is. Belgain barleywine.
Aroma has the smooth malt presence similar to Allagash Black Ale. Has a touch of a barleywine character here. This is decent.
Very dark towards black body with highlight being lighter. Nice dense tan head and drippy lacing.
Taste comes across as a little more of a mess. Seems to have the malty dryness of a big stout (not the relatively clean dryness of a big Belgian). There also seems to be some roast character. Up front comes across like the barleywine, but quickly followed by the darker malts that don't have the candy richness or dark fruit of advertised styles.
Moderate feel and good smoothness including the carbonation.
MIxed bag here. Hard to get my tongue and mind organized around the taste. Maybe a few would help but I only have one shot here.
Jun 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Rutager from Canada (BC)

3.64/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A. Pours a dark brown, close to black in the glass with half a finger of dark khaki, thick head that fades to a collar pretty quickly.

S. Bourbon, caramel and toffee, some sweet smelling (candied?) hops with pine and citrus rinds, and some milk chocolate.

T. Caramel and bourbon, some sweetness but not sugary or anything, citrus rinds with some oily bitterness that kind of builds.

M. Pretty full body, medium low carbonation.

O. Thinking this might improve with age, let the hops fade a bit more and it might be great.
Feb 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by neckbeardnation22 from Maryland

Oct 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Fluffmeister from Wisconsin

Aug 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Latarnik from New Jersey

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by amishbooze from Michigan

Jun 28, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Tinkerm from Wisconsin

May 05, 2014
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Reviewed by martyl1000 from Wisconsin

3.98/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A deep mahogany pour that turns opaque and black as the glass fills. Small tan head, with lots of lacing.

Surprising sweet cocoa in the aroma.

Drinks like a black IPA: very roasty, with a delicious hop bitterness. Reminds me of Lakefront IBA, though bigger.

Totally not getting the barley wine angle, certainly not from the flavors in the mouth. Nor the Belgian angle. If they'd called this a black IPA, I'd have scored it higher.

Carbonation is too sharp and high for a BW. Though definitely drinkable, especially for 10% abv.

Certainly a tasty brew. Nice to have this kind of experimentation to mix things up.
Apr 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Feb 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by zkoehn from Wisconsin

Feb 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by CWhite from Wisconsin

Feb 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

Jan 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by coz from Illinois

Dec 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by richkrull from Wisconsin

Dec 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Dec 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Zachtheporter from Wisconsin

Aug 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by AmandaSchaefer from Wisconsin

Apr 16, 2013
Noir Black Belgian Barleywine from Sand Creek Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 35 ratings