Just tapped, as part of my new event, Imperial March, 1/2 our taps lines turned over to imperial stouts, double IPAs, and barley-wines for two weeks. My first time tapping this, and it's as yummy as when I first wrote about it, in June, 2003, about a vintage 2002 bottle. Here it is:
"Appearance: a brilliantly ruby reddish hue, with a darkish head that dies down immediately.
Aroma: dazzling! full of dark fruits (cherries, berries, grapes), and wine, port, cognac... a very evident alcoholic component!
Big hops, big malt, big booze: that's the basic lineup, but when it all tastes so good, who could want anything else
A sweet, syrupy characteristic shines through the mouthfeel...the fruit and the booze (brandyish) totally dominates the overall texture.
One thoroughly decadent ale, and a truly stand-out examples of a barley-wine."
Barley-wine, stock ale, old ale, strong ale, whatever you want to call it, it's wonderful. Or, one-derful. At 12.5% a.b.v., one is all you need.
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