Fair State Life Ain't Fair Barleywine-style Ale

Fair State Life Ain't Fair Barleywine-style Ale. 

14.8 % ABV, 15 IBU. Fair State Brewing Cooperative, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. 

Dark as sin, deep black, reddish tinges, thoroughly opaque, brief brown head. 

In the nose: Massive malt. Dark fruits, plums and berries. Hugeness. Foreboding alcohol. 

In the mouth: Hooey! Immensely complex upon the palate. Richness compounded upon luxuriousness, deep, dense, thick, ominous. Boom, boom, boom, boom. Chocolate meets dark fruit, molasses, sweetness, wow...this one goes...almost to 15. This is pretty damned amazing. 

I'm going to need to snag one or more of these to stash away for a special day. 

Sometimes life calls for a barleywine and we’re here to provide. This is bound to keep you warm and satisfy your sweet tooth. We’re torn between saying it tastes like a liquid See’s Chocolate Caramels or a Riesen candy, but you get the point. Low bitterness and very, very malty.