Barleywine

[Hammy976]

My buddy was going to try to snag one of their HOTD Adam rebrew bottles, looking forward to trying that one.

Appropriately carbed (drinks almost flat) with that light peatiness. Pretty solid representation from what I recall, but it’s been a few years.

Drinking this reminded me of when I homebrewed an Adam clone and then “eis’d” 6 bottles worth (in some tupperware in the freezer) and then bottled it again. Turned out way better than in it should have.

 

[Disco P]

Paid my annual visit to New England’s premier barleywine specialists this week.





DBA Reap What You Sow with matching glassware.

 

[sameasiteverwas]

Thanks ABSTRACTlegend for this tasty beverage. This appears to be b4. I had b5 on draft at SARA a year ago so I seem to be traveling back in Private Press time.

 

[Podunkparte]

Sad news for one of the OGs

 

[LurchingBeast]

Sad news for one of the OGs

This bums me out. Alan was very kind to me the time we all hung out with the Matt's at Brouwers and the few times I ran into him after that over the years.

...even if he couldn't ever remember when or how many batches he made of his most high profile beers.

 

[rcubed]

This bums me out. Alan was very kind to me the time we all hung out with the Matt's at Brouwers and the few times I ran into him after that over the years.

...even if he couldn't ever remember when or how many batches he made of his most high profile beers.

Got a tour of HoTD from him. He's fantastic.

 

[Podunkparte]

My first BW in quite a while, and my last VSOJ from the 2024 Chicago trip. Just celebrating an all around pretty good day.

 

[sameasiteverwas]

Revolution Fifteen Year Beer

On the occasion of our quindecennial, we aimed to produce a celebratory Deep Wood Series blend representative of both our most disciplined and ostentatious tendencies.

The fusion of extended-aged, double barrel Straight Jacket and Ryeway to Heaven, each embellished with new French oak, is then finished with a surgical strike of sweet and tart cherries.

As pictured, the carb was a little high on this one to start which threw off the flavor. But as it sat, it settled into a great beer. The cherries were prevalent early (and tasty) but faded as the classic BW flavors took over as it warmed.

 

[Liquiddegenerate]

This is squarely in the it's alright category.

 

[phing]

Appropriately carbed (drinks almost flat) with that light peatiness. Pretty solid representation from what I recall, but it’s been a few years.

Drinking this reminded me of when I homebrewed an Adam clone and then “eis’d” 6 bottles worth (in some tupperware in the freezer) and then bottled it again. Turned out way better than in it should have.

Feels flat? Looks fairly carbed. Adam is a top 10 and wondering if this is worth the trouble to seek.

 

[Hammy976]

Feels flat? Looks fairly carbed. Adam is a top 10 and wondering if this is worth the trouble to seek.

I enjoyed it and felt it was pretty close to HOTD versions I’ve had in the past. Bourbon version is still available for online shipping.