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\"AleSmith<\/a><\/p>\n

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4.3<\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0AROMA\u00a0<\/small>9\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small>4\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small>8\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small>4\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small>18\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/div>\n

adamjackson\u00a0(638)<\/a>\u00a0– Canaan, New Hampshire, USA – SEP 9, 2012<\/small><\/p>\n

Acquired two of these in a cellar cleaning a friend was doing. Very excited to try this! Enjoyed in a huge Riedel Bordeaux glass at just above fridge temp around 45-50 Degrees F.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A – Poured a plum to brown hazy purple into the glass. No head at all, almost no carbonation wisp as I uncapped it. Looks very murky.\u00a0<\/p>\n

S – Smells very sweet. Lots of dark fruits and sugars. Very like candied sugar sort of sweetness. Hints of vanilla and smoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n

T – Lots of fruity characters to this. Plums, bananas, mangos, kiwi and something else. Maybe grape juice? It has this uber bitter-sweet taste that stays around for a while. Middle of the tongue is very musty and sort of raw. Back of the tongue is this light campfire smokiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

M – Very mild carbonation but it\u2019s still there. Heavy body.\u00a0<\/p>\n

O – This is the oldest barley wine I\u2019ve had. It\u2019s remarkable. I\u2019m going to hold onto the other one for a while.<\/p><\/div>\n

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