Appearance: Scary movie dark ruby red with a finger of head at the pour. Doesn't look inviting at all, but dark, stormy and cloudy like a horror movie.
Smell: Intense and predominant roasty malt backbone that blends with ease from the grassy VT hop character. Smell is pleasantly homewarming; I want to keep coming back for some more.
Taste: Reminds me of a stout in a ways but not as bitter/coffee/chocolate tinge that I am used to. Not overpowering as the barleywine style suggests, but definitely up there with a rich well-balanced blend of hops and malts
Mouthfeel: Full bodied, well carbonated and just made you feel full afterwards. Other than that, thick, dark and stormy = I am going to be hurting in the morning.
Drinkability: 10%abv with 100IBUs from the stoner state of Vermont = very impressive. This beer is BIG!!! I like it lots, debating whether to age another bomber???? 9/10
2 comments:
Holy hell, how are you still alive/function at work today?? Haha, sounds like an awesome brew to me, might have to drive to Paramus and pick some up myself.
Just had this bomber drinking it in the Sam glass, agreed with that dark ruby red, found even balance of hops and malts in the smell, a great full bodied barleywine that kicks but not overly so. Dead on review, Jimbo
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